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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎219v] (443/1826)

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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p PGlugi ^ beam. A projecting roof,
p Jjb palzcal, Name of a certain Indian pulse,
p palisandah) A truss, a bale, a bundle,
p palah) The paddle of an oar. The hair on the temples.
A humming-top. Boastings. A certain tree. Palah orpallah^
The round or step of a ladder. Pilah, pillah^ or pullahj The :
bason of a balance, a scale. The eye-lid. The back part of
the neck, the shoulders. The sole of the feet. A willow, a saul.
A small capital. A tip-cat. The silk-worm’s cone.
and ^ The scale in which bad actions are placed,
p c— pilah-chub, The game of tip-cat, or trap-ball,
p <tij pillah-dar, Carrying far (as a gun).
r JLz pillah-kash,Partia\. An adherent; dependant; ally,
p pillah-kashl, Partiality,
p 1 palhang, A bridle, a halter, a rope,
p palitah) The wick of a candle or lamp. A tent, a sup
pository. The young of any animal.
p JuL palid, pallz or pallst), Impure, defiled,
polluted, contaminated, unwashed. Foul. isAj paUd shu-
dan, To be impure, defiled, xSj paltd kardan, Todefile.
p aJj paltd-chashm, A malignant, spiteful eye.
p ^aJj paltdan (for ^xl\j pdfidan), To search, investigate,
r paltdtf Uncleanness. Excrement, dung.
pallshudan, To be nasty. To abhor,
r J-b palU 9 Pepper.
r bb palllah, (a A species of the myrobalan-tree.
r ^Job palyandi 9 A kind of melon of a fine flavour,
r Aib pallnah 9 A candle-wick. The young of an animal.
p ^ But -
p jb pandd, The air.
p pandghj The end of a cotton-thread. A thread of silk
covered with gold or silver. Pindgh, A writer The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping. , a secretary.
t pandftany To be obstructed (as a water-course, or
the lacteal veins).
p ibb pana-guh, An asylum, a place of refuge. See ab.
b pand-gir 9 A market, a fair.
p Jb pandlachy A woman whose husband has two wives,
p ^*b pandm, A castle, fort, fortress. A silken thread. An
amulet or charm. Hidden, covered, concealed. A kerchief
with which the followers of Zardusht cover their faces in prayer.
p ^X^pandmldan (or ^A-^eb bandmtdari) 9 To prohibit,
avert. Hence ^b chashm-panum 9 Averting the influence
of malignant eyes (an amulet, inscribed with sacred characters,
as a supposed charm against fascination).
p ^b pandn, A charm. A square cloth. Covered, hidden,
r cibb pandnag, A kind of gum.
pjjb pundwar (orj^b bundicar) 9 A sore, a felon,
p Sjb pandzcah. Confidence (in God), resignation,
p sb pandh 9 An asylum, refuge, protection. Shade, shelter.
pandh-i khudd 9 The protection of God. God save
you! *b Jbi\ afzdl-pandh, A retreat for learned men.
ab CJJU-j sa^ddat-pandh or ib laJjJ daislat-pundh, The
asylum of felicity, happy, august, glorious, ab tcbjj t
masnad-i daislat-pandh 9 The throne of felicity, a royal throne,
ab LA-b-i shafakat-pandh 9 Most merciful, clement, compas
sionate. ib jJU ^dlarn-pandh, The asylum of the world, where
all the world resorts, ab ^ ^is mat-pan ah. Most chaste,
ab fatzcd-pandh) Most excellent in the decision of law-con
troversies. ab kardrnat-pandh, Miraculous,
p alffcb pandh-gdh, An asylum, a sanctuary,
p aAiJab pandhandahj Seeking refuge; a refugee,
p ^A-J&b pandhidan (or or take refuge.
To consult safety, to take care of one’s self. To be defeated,
p aA-Jfcb pandhldah, Flying for protection. Protecting.
r Ufyj pambunj Going, walking.
p <Ljj pumbah. Cotton, r ^° l ^ e
cotton from the ear; to be attentive. < V- J To
put cotton in the ear; to be inattentive to what is said. iLiJ
^A^j To be soft as cotton. To be pure and white. To dis
perse. To run away. To run away. To be scat
tered. To deny. To keep silence. To be impotent. Tore-
pel, to rout. To obliterate. 4 -aj To deceive. To sa
tisfy, to put to rest.
p pumbah-pdy 9 A sort of weaver’s treadle.
pja <Lx) pumbah-paz (orpumbah-zeaz) 9 A cotton-carder.
rjlj itAJ pumbah-ddr, Having cotton, composed of cotton.
p <!jb <Lxj pumbah-ddnah, Cotton-seed.
pJ^A <Laj pumbah-doz, A carder of cotton.
p J\j <Laj pumbah-zdr 9 A cotton-field, or plantation.
p <Laj pumbah-zan 9 A dresser of cotton.
p pumbah-kan 9 Flue of cotton or silk.
g pantdf~tlyun 9 (nrvTa^t/X^v) Cinquefoil.
p pantumah, Missletoe.
p panj, Five. Fifth. In fives. P/w/, A pinch. A button,
p L—>lsru Panjdib, (The five waters or rivers) Name of a pro
vince of Hindustan.
p panj arkdn 9 The five pillars (of Muhammadanism:
Unitarianism, Prayer, Fasting, Pilgrimage, and Almsgiving).
p panjdl-i murgh, A bird’s beak. Bird’s dung,
p panj angusht. Cinquefoil. Name of a place,
p ^j panj azckusht, A saddle-tree,
p JfUcU panjdh, Fifty,
p <db panjdh sdlah 9 Fifty years old.
p panjdhum. The fiftieth,
p <Ui>\z£\j panjdhah 9 A prayer used daily during Lent,
p panjdydnahy Henbane, a soporific herb.
p panj dyat 9 The five chapters of the Kur’an which
are read during the mourning of a Musulman.
p punjdyahj Prayers which the Christians repeat in Lent.

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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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