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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎294v] (593/1826)

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 JiljS saaSkil, (pi. of Jjl3 sBkil) (Monies) of good weight.
sazcalat^ A swarm of locusts.
a sawalts, Of the third generation. 1 he third scruple
(amongst astronomers).
A sawanty (pi. of saniyat) Seconds.
sazoa-ij, (pi. of £srlj sa-ijat) Bleating, lowing.
a My sazcb (from My)? Returning. A robe, vest, garment.
An unsewed garment, a piece of silk (of ten cubits by three-
quarters in width) of which they make a garment which flows to
the ankles. The parapet of a well. Clientage, protection. A
work. Sizeab, A crowd.
a by su-aba, Lazy, torpid. Su-ba (or by suba)^ Yawning.
a ^by sawaban (from <- r - , y) Returning. Recovering (health).
Assembling (people). Flowing (water into a pond). Being,
or becoming full (a well, a vase, or a cistern).
A by Subanlyat, Name of a Muhammadan sect.
A iy suzzat. Household furniture. A piece of cloth laid under
the churning bottle on the ground. An eminence on which a
direction-stone is placed. See also <by su-yat.
A ,—y sawj, A kind of vessel.
A ^.y sawkh (from ^y), Sinking into the mire (as the foot).
Thrusting (the finger) into any thing soft.
Ajy sazsr, A bull. Taurus, the zodiacal sign. A prince, a
lord, a master. A brave soldier. Redness. The diffusion of
the crepuscle or twilight. A whiteness at the root of the nails.
An assault. Rapid motion of the blood. A large piece of the
coagulated milk called akit. The green scum upon stand
ing water, or sea-grass; weeds growing in pools; any thing in
herent in water. A fool, a madman. Many (men), abundant
(riches). A mountain near Mecca, celebrated in the Kur’an.
Name of a man, the father of a tribe. Name of a star,
^aynu’s sazor. The bull’s eye (name of a very brilliant star).
Ajy sazor, (from jy) Being raised (dust), excited (tumult).
Breaking out (pimples). Starting up in a passion to strike a blow.
Rushing upon. Rising up from the dust (locusts). Belching.
A \jy Surd, Name of a river near Damascus.
A sazsran, Dust stirred up. Sazsardn (fromjy), Spring-
ing up, asS&ulting. Being raised (dust), excited (a tumult).
A ijy sazsrat, A cow. Vehemence of the passions. Sizoarat,
(pi. ofjy sawr) Bulls. Large pieces of coagulated milk.
A ijy su-rat, (fromjb) Taking revenge, retaliating, killing
one for the murder of another. Delighting in revenge. A thirst
for revenge or retaliation.
a b^y surayyd, The Pleiades, so called from their number.
A Cy suwa^, A mountain-tree, always green, having a large
trunk, and branches resembling the turpentine-tree, but useless.
A sazcl, A male bee. A swarm or hive. A tree of a
bitter, salsuginous species. Sazcal, A torpor in the limbs of a
sheep; also a vertigo or madness to which they, as well as goats,
are sometimes subject, making them to fly from the flock. Sul,
(pi. of Jy^ aszeal) Sheep or goats affected by a vertigo. Fool
ish, insane. Lazy, slow.
a iy sazsld, (fern, of Jyl aszsal) Ewes, or she-goats, afflicted
with the above distemper. Mad, foolish. Lazy, slow.
A Jjly su-lul, A nipple. A wart.
a j*y sum, Garlic. An onion, a lentil. ^ysumu'l hayyat,
Mountain-garlic, (so named because it is spotted like a serpent).
iJUy sumdld, (Thymelaea) Spurge-laurel.
A bey sumat, A single seed of garlic. The pomel of a sword.
Name of a tree, bearing no fruit, and more fragrant than myrtle.
A M^y savomatin, Spleenwort.
g [jM^cy sumus, (®v/xO() Thyme.
A M«y suzcub (from My)? Returning.
a . *y suwur (andj/ysu-ur) (from jy), Being raised, flying
(dust). Being excited (a tumult). Springing up in a rage to
assail (a man); attacking. Breaking out (small pox or other erup
tions). Coming out, shaking themselves from the dust (locusts).
Ajj^jy su-urdn, The appearance of blood.
a Xjjy su-urat, Hatred, the desire of revenge.
A JJfcy sazshad, A plump, jolly boy.
^jy sazea', (fut. ufyJ, yaszet) He sojourned (any where).
a ^jy suzBa', (pi. of ay suzcat) Household utensils.
a ijy sazezoa', A piece of cloth wrapt round the churn-stick, to
prevent it tearing the leathern churning bottle. Household stuff.
a i_$y sazeiy, A guest, a stranger. An inhabitant (of Mecca
or Madina). A captive. A house prepared for a stranger.
a ijy suzely (from uiy), Abiding. Dying. Being interred.
a My Sazclbat, Name of Muhammad’s nurse.
A by su-yat, (pi. ^y suzca') A bit of cloth wrapped round the
churn-stick to prevent it from tearing the leathern churning bottle.
A by sazolyat (from tjy)) Dying, expiring. Death. Sepul
ture. A woman. A sheep-cote, a fold. Name of place.
a bjy sazsilat, A heap of herbs. A miscellaneous assembly of
men. A number of boys. Many cattle. Much riches.
A boy suzoaynd, A rolling-pin. Flour which the baker sprin
kles under his leaven.
*A ly sahd, (fut.yl) yas-hu) He was foolish.
a C->ly sahdt (from Vociferating, making a noise.
A sahsahat (from q), Being melted (snow).
a (Jy sahl (from <J^J), Being spread on the ground.
a sahlan, Missing the way. One who deems what is for
bidden, to be lawful. Name of a mountain. Name of a man.
A zaldlu'bnu) sahlala zBasuhlula, Alying?
trifling, idle fellow.
A sahmad, A large, fat woman. Name of a place.
A JyJ sahwad, A plump, jolly boy, approaching to puberty.
A M^ siydb, (pi. of My sazob) Garments, robes, vestments.

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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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