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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎425r] (854/1826)

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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(fifty) in number, (in of Contending or assaulting with
missile weapons. Ramma-a, Black and white (sheep).
a *L, rumtnat, (pi. of rami) Throwers. Revilers.
a ajLn rummasat, A wild heifer.
A rum asa\ (A she-camel) suffering from having eaten
too freely of the plant rims.
a ^.L, ramdj, The spaces between the joints of a cane-spear.
A. ^Xcj rimdh,(p\. of rumh) Spears. Thorns,
rimdhu'ljinn, I he plague. The tail of a scorpion.
akhazat rimdhhd, The camel became fat; or abounded in milk.
Rammdh, A maker of spears. A thrower or jouster with spears.
A rim ah at, 1 he art of making spears. Poverty, indi
gence, want. Rammdhat) Shooting forcibly and far (a bow).
A rumdhish) Bold, strong. A lion.
A <-'U; ramdd) Ashes. Lie, soap.
A Jjtc; ramadat. Destruction of cattle by hail or frost.
<~iim-ir' ramddat. The eighteenth year of the Hijra (re
markably fatal to men and cattle).
p rcwiaram, Equal, like. Opposite. Diverse. Of dif
ferent colours. Successive. Equally. Differently.
AjU | rammaZ) One who speaks mysteriously, by signs with
the head or hands. A proposer of riddles.
A rammuzat) (A courtezan) winking, beckoning. The
podex. An army (from its fluctuating multitude). Any thing
fat or viscous about the knee.
p ramus^ Mastic.
ramd%_ (from j-^;), Bringing forth (a child). Suffer
ing from the lumbago. Being pale-faced (a woman).
A <LzV<j rammduit) 1 he two bones on the upper part of the
head (which are tender and moist in infants). Podex.
A jU i ramdk and rimdk, Just enough to support life; a small
competency. Rimdk, (m of J^) Having little life remaining.
A LlS'U, rimdk, (pi. of ramakat) Mares of a bad kind.
A rimdl (pi. of rami) Sands. Shores, margins. ^
JU, ummu'r rimdl, A hyena. Rammdl, A soothsayer, a pro
phet, a conjurer, a fortune-teller.
A *\*j rim dm, Old, rotten (rope), (pi. of rimmat) Rot
ten bones, (pi. of rummat) Pieces of an old decayed rope.
Rumdm, Rotten, carious, putrefied.
A <LcV<j rumdmat, Whatever is sufficient to support life.
p^Ue; ramdn, Timid, fugitive.
A^stjrummdn, The pomegranate, rummdnu'l
anhdr, The herb all-heal. rummdnu > s y suuil, White j
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poppy-
rummdnu'l khashkhdsh, Poppy-heads.
A <u;U> rummdniyat, A dish dressed with the seeds and juice
of pomegranates.
p ramdnidan, To terrify, to frighten away.
a ramdyd, (pi. of ^ ramiy) Small parts of clouds.
A ILj rimdyat (from J^), Throwing from the hand, throw-
mg a javelin. Shooting an arrow. Hitting the mark.
a ramd-im, (pi. of ramtm) Rotten ; rotten bones.
aLoj rimmat (from ^ ramma), Becoming putrid,rotten, worn.
A carious bone. A ship-worm. A moth. A winged pismire.
Rummat, Part of an old rotten rope. A rope tied round the
neck of an animal. shay-un hirummatihi, The whole
thing without any reserve. " Rummat or rumat, The forehead.
A tarns (fiom l1~cj), Adapting. Repairing, restoring,
mending. Handling, stroking. Being perplexed, confused (bu-
smess). Rims, A species of forage eaten by camels, but noxious;
also a tree. (A man) clothed in ragged garments. Infirm of
body. Ramas (from Eating of the plant rims
and suffering from it (a camel). A raft or float. Remains of
milk in the udder. Any thing superfluous. The churning of
milk in a leathern bottle.
a r amis at, ramsitat, ^<jramsa', and ru~
mdisa'), (A she-camel) disordered by eating the plant iS~cjrims.
A ramj, Lrasement. Bird’s evacuations.
a ramh (from ^), Piercing (with a spear). Kicking (a
horse). Throwing up the gravel with the feet. Flashing (light
ning). Rumh, A spear, a lance. A star in the knee of Bootes.
A ramkh (from jr*j), Becoming lenient and submissive.
Waxing old and fat(a quadruped.) RmAA,Thick,entangled trees.
p ramakh, The last breath. ( Burhdn-i kdti^.)
A < ks? c j rimakhat. An unripe date.
A ramd (from S^oj), Overtaking with destruction in the
train. Destruction of cattle by hail or frost. Rumd, A gnat,
(pi. of S<j\ armad) Ash-coloured. Ramad, A disorder in the
eyes, ophthalmia. Ramid, Blear-eyed. Muddy (water).
A \x-cj ramdd. An ostrich (as being ash-coloured).
a cVA-cj rimdat, A small remainder. Ramidat, A sore eye.
a rimdid, rim dad (and tJ^j), Destructive, deadly.
as\J^cj rimdidd-a or rimdudd-a, Ashes.
A ramr <* m i A sort of tree. Spring-grass.
A hv ramramat (from ^ q), Moving the lips in talking.
Aj<j rumz (from j^,), Intimating, hinting by moving the lips,
knitting the brows, lolling the tongue, or by waving the hand.
An enigmatical discourse or writing, mystery, ambiguous ex
pression. A subtile distinction or mark. Abbreviation of words
by ciphers, a cipher, p
p jv ram z kardan, To beckon, wink,
.. . * i j ’ ‘ ^ V J ~J ' ""—i u ucuruu, WIUK,
a rummanut. One pomegranate. A weight for scales. : nod. To accuse, a Rnma, (Camels) in excellent condition, plump,
The rough tripe of beasts. j healthy. Ramaz or rumz, A nod, a wink, a sign, a signal.
A JU, rummamt), Resembling a pomegranate. A ruby. a jJs, ramzat, A single nod, a slight wink.
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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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