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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎349r] (702/1826)

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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dervishes. A convent, a chapel. A baiting-place. 1'b
khankah-i bald, Heaven.
p^ijU- khdnku, The city of Canton.
i* Belonging to the house. Domestic. Home-
baked bread. A kind of sweet cake. A hen. A prostitute,
p Jls^ 0 khdnagl-mahdl, A place for prostitutes,
p khunam, A lady.
khdnmdn also khdnumdn, Household furniture. A
domestic animal. Riches, and especially hereditary possessions,
moveable and real. The house, the family, domestics.
p 20^3U- khdnwddah or khdnuzpadah, A family, a house. No
ble, of an ancient family. The mistress of a family,
p Iry U- khdnut, A shop, a merchant’s office,
p <5»'U“ khdndh, A house, dwelling, habitation. A tent, a pa
vilion. A spider’s web. A receptacle. A socket. The square
of a chess-board. A drawer, a partition, a compartment. De
partment. A field. A woman. A heap of corn. A hillock
of sand. A plasterer. Verse, poetry. dar khdnah,
At home, in the house. •JjU- sdhib-i khdnah, The
master of the house. kitdb-khdnah, A library.
y_j Ci-si 1 foU- khdna-i dfat-rez, The world, jb khdna-i
bad, An airy house, khdna-i past, Aether world.
AjU- khdna-i tardzu, The sign Libra, khdna-i
khuddrj, The house of God, i. e. the Kaaba or temple at Mecca.
Aa-A 1 &3l>- khdna-i rdstdn, The Kaaba.
khdnah roshun kardan, To come to a conclusion, jj kha-
na-i zar, The sun. The fourth heaven. r Ihe sign Leo. A3bs-
j jj khdna-i zarin, The sun. The stars. I he eighth heaven.
a3U- khdna-i sayl-rez, Wine. AjU- khdna-i
shush dar, The world, khdna-i shir, The breast, the
udder. Khdna-i sher, The sign Leo. Ub-c khdna-i ^ankd,
Name of a note*in music. AjU- khdna-i ghul, The world.
Ajl>. khdna-ifardd, The future world. Aj\o- khdna-i
kamdn, The curved parts of the bow between the handle and
the ends, the upper being called Ajb>- khdna-i bald, and the
lower^^ AjU- khdna-ishibin. a3U khdna-imurgh, A nest.
Aj a3U- khdna-i nuh dar, The world. The human body.
pI*3U khdnuhd, Houses. The squares of a chess-board,
p jbT A3U khdnah-dbdd, May your house flourish !
pjb AC>U- khdnah-bdz, One who stakes his whole property.
p^jj AjU- khdnah ba ddsh, A traveller, pilgrim, gipsey.
r^Jj^AjU khdnah-bar anddz, A traveller. A wandering
monk. A prodigal, a spendthrift. A beloved object.
p khdnah-parddzl, Domestic economy,
pj.y AJU- khdnuh-parwar, Brought up at home.
P AjU- khdnah-jangl, Civil war, skirmish, bickering.
p A3U AjU- khdnah khdnah, Cellular. (Hunter.)
p ^ AjU khdnah-khudd, Master of the house. An oratory.
• p *3U khdnah-khardb, A vain, empty, lying fellow.
pjU AjU- khdnah-ddr, Frugal, economical. A housekeeper,
r A3U khdnah-ddri, Housekeeping. Economy,
p jUU AjU khdnah-ddmdd, A domesticated son-in-law.
p Aj'U- khdnah-ddn, A great tribe, a family,
p AjU khdnah-ddst, Fond of home (a term of abuse),
p AjU- khdnah-ras, Unripe fruit falling from the branch,
and coming to maturity in-doors.
p S\j AjU khdnah-zdd, The child of a slave.
pJj*c AjU khdnah-soz, Disgracing one’s family,
p <_c,UA AjU khdnah-shumdri, House-counting : a house-tax.
p A3U khdnah-fardsh, Renouncing the world, solitary,
p AjU khdnah-fardshdn, (pb) Pure, devout. Hermits.
Loose abandoned fellows who frequent taverns and stews.
r ^ AjU- khdnah-kan, A spendthrift. A prudent manager.
p^UAjU- khdnah-gir, Possessing a house. A game at dice,
p <JU khdnl (or AsnjU khdnichuh), A fountain, pure water.
A vessel wherein they cool water. A bath. Gold. Title of khan,
p *JujU khdnidah, Masticating.
PjU khdzc, The pile of velvet. Down, soft hair, wool,
p j jU khdicar, The west, but often used by the poets for the
east; and also for the sun.
p ^UU khdzvardn, The east. A district in Khurasan.
p khdvari, Western. Eastern. The sun.
p ^>jU- khdzcush, A cucumber kept for seed,
p JjU- khdzoul, Rust,
r ^UxLU khdwalinjdn, Galangale.
p JjjU khdwand, A master. The west. Definite,
p'jl^jjjU khdzcandagdr, A lord, a master,
r ^aLU- khdzcandi, Taste. Occidental. Mastery, dominion,
p t_f«U khdivot, Flavour. Delight. Hollow ground.
a uSjU khdzci, Uninhabited, ruined,or fallen down (a house).
j_ 5 »U khdzol'l batn, Empty-bellied, i_?yU khdwi’l
zcifdz, With empty pockets.
A aUU khdzoiyat, Empty (house). Hollow (palm-tree),
py^U khdhur (for kh'dhar), A sister.
P ^U khatf, Taste. Chewing. Pleasure, any thing grateful
to the sense. Ground dug up, or trenched. Low-lying land.
A u-'bU- khd-ib, Unsuccessful^ disappointed. Impoverished.
A^;U- khd-ir, AVell oflP. Weak, debilitated,
p Aa~jU- khdyistah, Masticated. Divulged. Absurdity,
p .' khdyisk or khdysik, A smith’s hammer. Malleable,
(in ancient Persian) A prison.
A j-sjU- khd-is, Any small present, if accepted.
a j-aJU- khd-iz, (part.) Entering, fording, or passing (through
water). Exposing one’s self to danger. Wandering.
A^uU- khdi-it, A tailor.
A a.’U- khdt-if, Timid, pusillanimous, afraid,
p clioU- khdyak (or khdyag), A locust,
p Ao-ioU- khdyginah, A fried egg.
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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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