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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎206v] (417/1826)

The record is made up of 1 volume (908 folios). It was created in 1829. It was written in English, Arabic and Persian. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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A bay^ (from £-r^)? Buying. Selling. Commerce, deal
ing. Inauguration, salutation, acknowledging the authority of
a great man. 1j £--J bay^ zca shara. Purchase and sale,
p bay^kardan, To buy. To sell. To trade, to traffic.
A Bayyi^ A buyer. A seller. A merchant, a dealer, a chap
man. A bidder, one who raises the price upon another,
p bay^anah) Earnest-money.
A bay^aty Inauguration, salutation, acknowledging the
authority of a great man. Bi^at, A temple, a Christian church.
The form and manner of selling. A contract, bargain, mer
cantile agreement, r To stipulate, to give the hand
upon making an agreement. To agree with, to re
ceive a promise or pledge for the settling of a bargain.
r bl ^adl, Unjust, lawless.
p bl ^adll, Incomparable, unparalleled, unequalled.
a Al bay^arat. Name of a place.
^izzat, Inglorious, dishonourable,
p JiU bl ^(ikl) Without judgment or intellect. Foolishly,
p <t<l; £-0 bay^-ndmah, A bill of sale.
P ^ bl Unkind, rude. Reckless, unconcerned, j
p bl ^ayb, Without blemish, faultless.
a baygh, Ebullition. The rapid circulation of the blood,
p jU-j bayghdr, Reproach, reproof, chiding,
p JU-j blghaly A short spear, a demi lance, a pike,
p bl ghdyah (or bl ghdyat). Endless,
p bl gharaz, Disinterested; independent; indifferent,
p <0Li jLj bl gharazanah. Sincere, pure. Disinterested. Sin
cerely. Sincere, disinterested friendship.
p JL j bl ghashsh o ghill, Without hatred or dissimu
lation. A sincere friend.
F r*^ bt ghamm, Without grief or anxiety. At ease,
p bl ghawr, Shallow. Inconsiderate, thoughtless.
v tjui btghah) Fuel, fire-wood,
p highly Removal, repulse,
r CL^c bl ghlrat, Spiritless. Wanton, rude,
p iJoL-J blfa~idah, Without advantage, useless, unprofitable.
1 furugh. Without success. Inconclusive,
p far an g-i) bl farhang, The imprudent
Franks (or Christians in general).
p blfikr, Thoughtless. Content, tranquil.
p bifahmty Stupidity, slowness of apprehension,
p blfahmld, Stupid, slow in comprehending.
^ blfayz. Unprofitable, possessing but not bestowing
(as a learned man who does not communicate his knowledge, or
a rich man from whose wealth no one receives advantage).
p^jL-j bl kdbu. Without restraint. Secure,
p *J^ULj bl kd^idah, Without order or method ; irregular,
p JL-»> bl kdl, Dumb, speechless.
A blkdn, (pi. of buk) Trumpets, clarions.
A blkat, A kind of pulse or pease.
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p jJJLj bl kadr, Without dignity,
p bl kadam. Without a footing, unfortunate.
A .jSU) Baykar, Name of a place.
PjLa-j bl kardr, Inconstant, unsettled, variable. Impatient
passionate. Afflicted, impotent.
p jLj bl kardrl, Instability, inconstancy, restlessness.
A ijjLj baykarat (fromyi-J q), Starting and running away (as
a dog at the sight of an ox). Sighing. Being fatigued.
PjL^ * xAi bl kasdo ikhtiydr, Unintentional, involun
tary. Unwillingly. Suddenly. Casually, accidentally.
p jbl kusur, Without defect, without fail. Completely,
entirely. Faultless, innocent.
p bl kalfj, Untinned (as a pot).
Ajyij baykur, An ox. Name of a place,
p Jyii-J bl kawl, Regardless of one’s word, faithless, perfidious,
p ^LJLj bl kiyds, Incomprehensible, immense, infinite, inex
plicable, contrary to the common order of things.
A Li-J blklyat, Tare, or darnel. A kind of pulse,
p bl kayd, Unrestrained, irregular,
p ba yak (or ba ek), To one, with one. L-Cj
He left it half finished, At once, at one stroke.
pjICj bl kdr. Without employment or profession, an idle lazy
fellow, a vagabond, a vagrant, a poltroon,
p bl kdrl, Want of employ, idleness,
p bl kdm, Disappointed.
ba yak bar. At once. Suddenly.
bl kaSj Friendless, destitute. An orphan,
p baykam, A portico, a vestibule.
kam o L ast, Without increase or diminu
tion, without defect. Complete, perfect, entire. Accurate,
p JoX-j Baykand, Name of a city built by Jamshed.
x beg, A lord, a prince,
p blgddah, Averse from women, impotent.
PjLL> blgdr, Employing any one without a remuneration,
p blgdrah, Impotent.
p ^j\£Lj bigdnagt, The situation of a stranger or person un
known ; the being a stranger, or alien. Foreignness.
pAiLL blgdnah, Unknown, a foreigner, a stranger, an alien.
j Strangers and relations, natives and foreigners,
p alCj bl gdh, Ill-timed, unseasonable. Delay. Evening,
p bl girdn, Inestimable, infinite, immeasurable,
r begam, A lady of rank.
p^uL* 1 gumdn, Without doubt,
p sLCj bl gundh, Innocent, guiltless.
n blghah, A land-measure about one-third of an aeie.
ii big!, A tithe of two handfuls of grain out of each sack
to the ZamTndar.
p J-j bll, A shovel, a spade, a pick-axe, a mattock, a rake, a
hoe. An oar. The loins. A basket for carrying away rubbish.
A gunner. A gardener, a vine-dresser, (in anc. Pers.) A well*

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The volume is A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations , by John Richardson, of the Middle Temple and Wadham College, Oxford. Revised and improved by Charles Wilkins. This new edition has been enlarged by Francis Johnson. The volume was printed by J. L. Cox, London, 1829.

The volume begins with a preface (folios 7-8), followed by the dissertation (folios 9-40), proofs and illustrations (folios 41-49), and an advertisement on pronunciation and verb forms (folios 50-51). The dictionary is Arabic and Persian to English, arranged alphabetically according to the Arabic and Persian alphabets. At the back of the volume are corrections and additions (folio 908).

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1 volume (908 folios)
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The dictionary is arranged alphabetically, according to the Arabic and Persian alphabets.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 910; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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English, Arabic and Persian in Latin and Arabic script
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