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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎359v] (723/1826)

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 k hits ay sat) (dim. of khassat) Minor nobles.
A khaslsa' (from khassa')^ Doing 1 , or giving
(any thing) in particular (to another).
At-jL^ars- khastf) M ell made (shoe), (fern. khaslfat)
Black and white, or of any two colours. (A legion) of the colour
of iron, i. e. in armour. Mixture of new and old milk. Ashes.
a khasilat, A piece of meat, particularly the coarse
joints, as the thighs, the shoulder, or the leg.
A khaseni) Litigating, opposing; an opponent.
A khastn, A small axe.
A khaza, The bruising of any thing moist.
A khizab (from Tinging (the nails or hair
with Cyprus or saffron). Flourishing (a palm-tree). Tincture.
khuzakhtZj (A place) abounding wdth wood and
water. Fat, large-bellied (man or camel).
a jUi- khazad, A soft tree destitute of prickles. A fracture.
A^La>- khazar , Milk thinned with water. Herbs sprouting.
Khizar, (m ofj^asL) Selling pot-herbs ere they be full-grown.
A. ij\*i>khuzarat) Greenness. The sea.
A khuzari^j Avaricious.
a khazurim, (pi. of khizrim) (Things) large and
copious. (Men) extremely generous.
a <U;LL^ khazarimat, Name of a people of Persian origin.
a khuzard’, Green (corn or herbage). Verdant (field).
Khuzdrty, Name of a blackish bird. Naval, maritime. Khuz-
zara’y Green corn.
A khazaz, TV riting ink. The meaner kind of women’s
apparel or ornaments. A foolish man. Khizdz, (ui of
khazza, not in use) Selling on credit, lending. Ink.
A ^La^ khiza^ (in of j_^-) Speaking gently (to women).
A uJUi- khazdf (from ujLo=L), Eating (meat). Breaking
wind (at any one). l> yd khazdji, O impudent (girl)^
a khuzdmat, Any thing eaten with distended cheeks.
A Mizdn, (in of Soothing, coaxing with gentle,
amorous words. Reviling each other with outrageous language.
A khazb (from C-~^-), Tinging (the nails or hair with
cypress or saffron). Growing green (a palm-tree).
a khuzabat, (A woman) who paints (herself) exces
sively, and tinges (her) hair.
A L/°^ fa> ‘ khuzkhdz, Tar for anointing scabby camels.
A khuzkhuz, The east wind, blowing about the solstice.
KhuzakhiZ) A watery herb.
khazkhazat (from q), Stirring round.
A khazd (from Bending (the branch of a tree).
Cutting or breaking (a green stick). Bending his neck (a ca
mel). Eating much; or something moist (as a cucumber).
Whatever is cut off a green branch. A plant. Limberness in
plants. Khazad, (A tree) newly cut. The shrivelling of fruits.
A pain in the bones. Khazid, Unable to rise.
kjJ^Khizr, Name of a prophet, who, according to Orien-
tal tradition, was vazlrand general to an ancient king of Persia
called Alexander, or Kaykobad, (not Alexander of Macedon)
They say that he discovered and drank of the fountain of life
and that in consequence he wdll not die till the last trumpet. He
is by some confounded with the prophet Elias, and, which is
somewhat singular, likewise with St. George of England, whom
they call Khizr Elias, imagining that the same soul animated
both by transmigration, p Jp* *\ \j Khizr-i rah gardtdan
To guide, to lead the way. a Khaztr, Green. Fresh. Of an
agreeable aspect. Khuzar, (pi. of khuzrat) Greens, fresh
pot-herbs. Horses or camels of adust-colour.
a khazrd, Heaven. Azure, party-coloured (legion). A
- khazrd-u'd' dimn,
^ khizrd mizrd.
citadel, a palace. Greenness.
A comely woman, but ofa low family.
Freely, with impunity. Well, healthily.
a khuzrat (from^dri-), Being green. Greenness. A
pot-herb. Dusky (camels or horses). Khazirat, A lovely woman.
A |V^ khizrim, Overflowing (sea, or well). Any thing large
or copious. A generous man. Khuzarim, Sweet or sweetened
water. A young (Lybian) lizard or crocodile.
A khazrazcdt, Greens, herbs.
A khazaz, Small beads and other ornaments, with which
the low'er order of females in Arabia adorn their wrists.
A khaza^, Humility. Khuzu^, (pi. of khdzt^
and khazu^) Humble, submissive, obsequious.
a khaz^d, (fern, of akhzd^) Hanging the head.
Low-necked. Well-trained (mare).
A khaz^at and khaza^at. The sound of a scourge. Khu-
za^at, Submissive. I yrannising over equals. A palm-tree from
a date-stone.
a <— khazf (from L_jLiA.), Breaking wind (at any one).
Eating meat. Khazaf, A small or large melon.
A khazl or khazal, A pure pearl. Coq-de-perle, beads,
or other inferior female ornaments. (from 0 Li>-), Being
moist. Khazil, Moist. Fresh tender (plant).
a khizldf, A wild palm-tree. The bdellium-tree.
A <LLa>. khazlat (or khazilat), A pleasant garden or
meadow. Khuzallat, Affluence, the pleasures of life. A wife.
A delicate modest woman. The rainbow.
A<uLrA khizlafat, A small crop of dates.
A khazm (from Eating with the mouth full, chew
ing with the grinders. Khazam (from ,»-iS-), Cutting, ampu
tating, Khazzam or khizumm, A great assembly of men.
hhizamm, A lord, a great and generous man. The sea. A
plump horse. A sharp sword. An aged camel.
A khuzammat, The thicker part of the arm next to the
elbow. The middle. The most important part of any business.
A khazn (from Loading (a camel).
\jyas>. khazur (or khazirat), Green, flourishing.

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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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