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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎417r] (838/1826)

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 j\jj razzak, An attribute of God, as the provider of the
necessaries of life.
A rizal (for Jbj rizal), Mean, worthless.
a p\jj rizam, (in of ^jj) Doing one thing immediately after
another, as eating hastily mouthsful of different kinds of victuals.
Pasturing in two fields alternately (a camel). Offering up
thanks to God after a meal or between every mouthful. Re-
mainmg long at home. A severe man. Ruzam (from aJj),
Being unable to rise or to move (a lean camel). Drawing to
gether (a sack). Taking, receiving. Dying. Bringing forth.
Overcoming (his fellows).
Ad-Jjj Razamlyat, Name of a Muhammadan sect.
p Jjj raztn, Scattering. A vine. Fall of the leaf (autumn).
A Jijj razan, (A woman) modestly behaved in a public com
pany. Rizun, (pi. of razn) High grounds in the middle of
an overflowed valley, (pi. of rizn) Pools, ponds.
A ‘bljj razunat (from ^jj), Being heavy (in weight), grave,
modest, sedate. Modesty, sedateness, gravity.
A VJjj razaya, (pi. of <L>jj razi-at) Afflictions, misfortunes.
razb (from L_Jj^), Firmly adhering.
p lAij raz-ban, The keeper and cultivator of a vineyard.
p jtjj raz-bur, A vine pruning-hook.
A Sjj razzat (fromjj razza), Fixing in the ground. Raining
with noise. A button-hole. I he hole into which a bolt shoots.
A razh (from ^-jj), Spearing through. Ruzzah (or
razhc?), (pi. of razih) (Camels) pining away.
A razkh, The ferule at the end of a spear.
p raz di A glutton.
a razdak or ruzdak^ A canton, a village, market-town.
A p razdak y Order, series, a row.
p razdah, Detained, let, hindered. Molested, offended.
A *Jj)j razraza t (^ rom JjJj Q)) Moving. Equalizing a load.
A tJj raz igh, Sticking in the mud.
A<U)j ruzaghat, (pi. ijj razagh) Clay.
a»— razif) Making haste, getting before. Murmuring or
braying inwardly (a camel).
p rizfin (or rizntn), A bar which is thrust into a
groove in the wall when the gate is to be opened. A key.
a razk (from Bestowing what is necessary for the
support of life. Returning thanks. Rizk, Riches, good fortune,
acquired wealth, whatever brings gain. A pension, a stipend,
subsistence-money. Support, daily bread. A present. Rain,
.♦yb-* / jjjij rizk-i ma^lum^ Daily bread, destiny.
A razk at, One gift, pension, or allowance.
p razm, War, battle, combat. A chump, pjj raztn
kardan, To fight. Razam (from razidan), I stain.
a. fjj razm (from ^Jj), Drawing together (a sack). Razam
(from ^Jj), Braying (as a camel), roaring (thunder). Razam
uy
or rizam, (pi. of <Ujj razmat or rizmat) Bundles of clothes. Ru
zam, Standing firm on the ground (as an elephant). A lion.
p b;l fjj razm-dzmd, Skilled in war, warlike.
A razmat or rizmat, A bundle of clothes. Razamat, The
murmuring of a camel in the throat. The rolling of thunder.
The roaring of wild beasts.
p (♦jj razm-gdh, A field of battle. A battle.
p razm-gir, Name of the fifteenth day of the month.
p fjj razm-yuz, Seeking a quarrel, desirous of fighting.
A UJJ razn (from uJj)* Balancing any thing in the hand to
try its weight. High ground in the middle of an overflowed
valley. Rizn, A tract of land. A place where water stagnates.
^ riznat, Any place wh^re water stagnates, a pond,
p razandah, A stainer, a dyer.
p riznln, The bar of a door. A key.
p raz-rsdn, The keeper of a vineyard.
A ruzuh (from ^Jj ) 5 Falling away and dying (a camel).
Being tired, worn out, indisposed.
A i—Jyjj razuf, One who gets the start of others. Braying
(camel). (A she-camel) quickening her pace.
a j ruzum (from Being unable to rise or move from
leanness (a camel). Bundling up (any thing). Receiving.
Dying. Bringing forth. Excelling (one’s) fellows.
A ruz un, (pi. of razn) High grounds in the middle
of an overflowed valley.
p *Jj razah, A ring or staple for the bolt of a door, or to which
a padlock is fastened. A tent-rope. Nightshade.
razi-at, Affliction, misfortune, disaster.
p raztdan, To die, to tinge, to stain, to colour,
p XSt jj razidah, Stained, dyed.
A-jfjj raziz, A tinctorial herb.
a rizziza?, A rumbling in the belly, the gripes. Dis
ease. An indistinct sound (as of distant thunder).
A r(lz ^S (from i-jjj), Going fast (a she-camel). Out
stripping others. Murmuring or braying inwardly (a camel).
A ruzim, The roaring of a lion,
p razin, Firm, solid, strong.
x^jjrazin, Modest, grave. Weighty, heavy, ponderous.
One of Muhammad’s shields, razin, A sweetmeat.
vjj raj, Indignation, rage, chiding,
p raj ad. Voracious, devouring,
p pjj raj am, War, battle. (Castellus.)
r ijj rajah, A rope of hemp, cotton, wool, or date-leaves for
fastening burthens; a smaller one of camels’ hair a finger’s size,
or less. An edging, border, lace. A mason’s rule. Opinion.
T U~J ras > (p art '°f rasidan), Arriving. Happening.
Touching. Ripe. A vine. A glutton. A corrupter, destroyer,
mischief-maker. A thief. A rope, a cable. A necklace. Stran
gulation, suffocation. Smelted ore. dast-ras, What-
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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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