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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎225r] (454/1826)

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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paykar-gar (ox/jLj paygdr-gar), A soldier.
p P a .jkun, The point of a spear or an arrow. An ar
row, javelin, spear, dart. j\tf >>
Z UZar > A m^ble-piercin^ spear, pa^n-i kaman,
The sun. The stars. paykan-i mikrdzah, A
double-headed halbert.
p lA^ u^Jpoykan-kath, An instrument for extracting arrows.
v paykdmih-sum, Any thing pointed like a spear.
The claw or talon of a bird.
p P a ykun~t) A kind of ruby, a turquoise. Sal-ammoniac.
v J^i P a ykar, The face, countenance, form, figure, image.
A portrait, a likeness. Cu/L pakar-i malakdt, The face,
the heavenly effigy, or intelligence. jLj parl-paykar,
Angel-faced, lovely. jLj zabarjadt-paykar. Azure,
of a cerulean appearance. paykardn-i dirakhsh,
T he stars. Disembodied spirits. l)Lo paykardn-i mdnd^
An intermediate world, the world of spirits. jLy *L mah-pay-
kat', Moon-faced, beautiful as the moon.
x paykat'-parast, An idolater.
p P a y kardari) To hough, to hamstring.
r Lfi P a y Cardan umed, To despair.
p P a y^ car ^tdn i The land of fairies, an ideal world,
p j^j>rd f paykar-gdr) A painter, a limner.
paykar-gdzs, A drinking-vessel in the form of an ox.
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p paykar-gadahy An idol-temple.
paykan or pikan, A sieve. A pick-axe or mattock,
p Pthundy The city of Samarkand,
p paykandariy To join. To collect. To draw out.
Pj^Cj paykiir, Without character. Blind,
p paykldan (or bayktdan). To run (as water
from the mouth). To sprinkle slightly, to scatter here and
there. To take or hold any thing in the mouth. To serve, give
attendance. To become soft or moist. Pikldan, To cover
with silver, to silver over. Ptkidan (or btk~idan)y To
eat parched corn. To soften, to dilute.
p paygdr-parastdriy Seeking war; warriors.
p Pegu, The kingdom of Pegu.
Tj pay-gur) The foot or tail of an ass.
p P~ il ( or ( s An elephant. The heel.
pll-i db-kash, A water-carrying elephant, (met.) A cloud.
, 1 ^+^ ptl-i umrud, A species of pear.
pil-i mu^allak dar hazed, An elephant suspended in the air.
(met.) A cloud.
p xSL>j pilddah, Money given above the hire, drink-money,
p Pilar dm, Name of a certain fortress,
p P~ l lu s ( or pilustah), Ivory,
p ^i\ J-j pil-afgan, Oversetting an elephant. Sturdy,
p pildze, (equivalent to jib pildzo') Boiled rice and meat.
p i!b Juj ptl-bdld, Of a stature equal to an elephant. Lofty.
Bulky. A heap of corn.
p (jbLj piUbdn, An elephant-driver, or keeper,
p pil-bdm, The charge or care of elephants,
r LLj pil-pd. The elephantiasis. A large cup handed round
after dinner. A weapon used by the Moors. A beam,
p ‘V.Ubj pil-pdiyah, A pillar, a prop.
p pil-tan, Elephant-bodied. Large, bulky. A horse.
Name of Rustam (the Persian Hercules).
PjjUaLj pil-damdn (or ^UjI-j), A large furious elephant.
p jjJ J-J pil-zdr, Strong, powerful, as an elephant,
p pilastah, Ivory. Goat’s leather perfumed. The
cheek. The face. The arm. The finger.
p Pilsam, Name of a hero killed by Rustam. Piisum,
Massive silver. A dark nicdit.
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p pllghosh, Flowers, of different colours, with jagged
leaves ; particularly the iris, or elephant’s ears. A large shovel
for removing ashes or rubbish,
p pilkan, Fat, gross, thick,
p pilak, The iron point of an arrow,
p {JhQ+j pil-kush, A kind of weapon,
p pil-gdsh, The variegated iris. See
p ilS-Z>£bjpil-gdshak,((ii\m. of pil-gdsh q. v.) Sorrel,
p JLc jJ-j pil-mdil, Trampling under foot,
p jJ-j pil-murgh, A turkey.
p jLj pilu, A kind of wood with which the teeth are rubbed ;
also the fruit, called in Arabic ardk.
p IjLj pilazod, An apothecary, a druggist.
PjIjLj pil-zodr, An elephant-load, a large quantity.
pjjLj pilazear, A hawker, a pedlar, a huckster. A druggist.
p (jjbj pilun, A species of silk, armosine.
p td-j pilah, A merchandise of an inferior kind, or small wares,
hawked about by pedlars. A silk-worm, the silk-worm’s cone,
or envelope. A purse. A certain medicinal plant. A button, a
knot. A blotch rising in the midst of a pestilential swelling. The
pus of a sore. An open champaign lying between two rivers.
The eye-lid. The hairs of the eye-lid. A double-headed arrow.
Seed. A root. The expanse of the firmament,
p pilah-bini (or pila-i bint), The nostrils.
p J-j pil-hazcd-t, (An aerial elephant) A cloud.
pjj <d-J pilah-zcar, A hawker, a pedlar, a huckster,
p ^ pay am (for pay dm), A message. Rumour, fame,
p paymd, Measuring. A measurer, a w'eigher. U-J
sakhun-paymd, A measurer of words, an orator. U-J iU
maldmat-paymd, Opprobrious. U-J jjbj rah-raw-i bddi-
yah-paymd, A measurer of the ways of the desert, a traveller.
p payrndn, Measuring. A promise, agreement, com
pact, convention, treaty, stipulation, pledge, security, confirma
tion. Asseveration, oath. Kindred. abad-paymdn,
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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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