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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎450r] (904/1826)

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 sahir^ An enchanter, a magician, a necromancer, a fas
cinator, a sorcerer. A wise man.
a Sp-Ls sahirat, An enchantress, a sorceress.
A sdhirt, Enchantment, magic, necromancy.
a sdhik, One who brays or beats, a bruiser.
a Jo-Lj sdhil, The shore or sea-coast. Phoenicia.
a Sabin, Name of a river near Basrah.
a sd/u, A lizard feeding on the plant Ul* - sihd.
a (Lp-Lj sdhiyat, A violent rain, water sweeping all before it.
i* sdlch, A series, a train. Well adapted, adjusted. Col
lected, accumulated. Expedited.
i> sdikht, Make, construction, manufacture. Pretence.
The girth or surcingle of a horse, together with his armour, co
vered on both sides with felt cloth. A cord for fastening on a load.
p sdkhtagi, Make, formation, effort, machination,
p sdkhtan, To make, form, fashion, prepare, perform.
To feign, to counterfeit. To adapt, adjust, polish, furbish.
p sdkhtah, Made, formed. Counterfeited, false. Sur
reptitious. Apt, adjusted. A flatterer.
v tejXtsdkhtah-rang, Consenting, agreeing, consonant,
p sdkhtah-ligdm, Headstrong, stubborn, obstinate.
a sdkhir, (part.) Jeering, deriding. A mocker.
A sdkhit, Angry, indignant.
p^p^Lj sdkhin, The living soul. Mortar mixed with sand.
a sdkhin, (fern. sdkhinat) Warm (day).
* v jLj sdda (for JU~>), (fut. Jy-J yasudu) He ruled over.
A jL sa-d or sa-ad (from JL), Strangling. Bursting, grow
ing raw (a wound). Drinking. Travelling (as a camel) ; tra
velling quick (especially at night, without resting ; the same pace
in the day-time being named ^ ta-wlb).
pjL-sad, Pure, unmixed. Plain, simple, unadorned. Smooth,
even. Rubbed, worn out. A new garment not rumpled. Con
coction. A straight shadow. A desert, an open champaign.
A hog. A doctor, a learned man. sad shudan (also
jL sad budan), To have the dysentery. <A«s sad kar-
dan, To purify. To castrate, to cut every thing clean away.
A sdddt, (pi. ■A-- 4 sayyid) Princes, lords (especially the
descendants of Muhammad). CjU'U sayyid-isdddt, The
lord of lords, i. e. Muhammad.
pul/L'U sdddk, A stove, especially the back part where the
fire is lighted.
sy jL sad dicardn, A gum in the roots of walnut-trees,
r sdddzcardn, Gall-apple.
A *jLo sddat (or sddah), (pi. of JoL sd-id or sayyid)
Lords. A princess. A lady. Dominion, rule,
r sddaj, Indian spikenard.
a sddij, Unfermented. Unmixed. Sincere.
a sddih, (part.) Abounding in produce.
a sddihat, A thick cloud.
AjjLs sddir, Careless. Sullen, cross, perverse.
a Sadis, (fern. d'jLs sddisat) The sixth.
A LoL sddisd, In the sixth place.
sdd-sdyah, A level place,
p LlijL: sddik, A species of nightingale.
p sddagi, Plainness, absence of ornament. Equality,
evenness. Artlessness, simplicity, openness. Purity.
a |*Jus sddim, Penitent, contrite, sorrowful.
a sddin, Keeper of the fane of Mecca; or an idol-temple,
p iw'L; sat/aA, Smooth, even, plain. Erased, without writing'
or impression. Pure, unmixed, simple. Open, sincere. Art
less, unadorned (speech). An open champaign. A pure white
garment for the summer. Beardless. White. Stupid. A feast
kept by the Persians at the time of the winter solstice. Indian
spikenard, p tfjLs sddah kardan, To purify. To castrate.
p sddah-dasht, The heaven above the starry fir
mament. The crystalline sphere.
p ^J J sddah-dil, Artless, simple. Stupid. A simpleton.
p jj sddah-ru, Beardless.
p x&J* sddah-shudah, A dysentery.
p^y!? sjUj sddah-tawrt, Gentleness. Simplicity, stupidity.
Pjl£ sjL sddah-kdr, A kind of goldsmith.
p *jL sddah-kardah, A eunuch.
p^y! ifjLs sddah-luh, A rasa tabula, simple, and unblemished.
Pure in heart. A simpleton.
p ^ sddah-mard, An ignorant man. (Burhdn-i kati^).
v ^ytiy ijLs sddah-zcazej, Artlessness, simplicity, stupidity.
A sddl, (fem.ttJjL; sddiyat) (A camel) which goes with
a long step, (for sddis), The sixth.
a sdzaj, Indian spikenard. Indian leaf,
p jL: sdzajah, Simple, plain, clear.
*AjL; sdra (for j y-;), (fut.jy--.; yasura) He ascended the wall.
j(:AjLj srlra (for^-—•), (fut.^-— j yasiru) He travelled.
PjLj sdr, A starling. A camel. Pain, affliction, grief, trou
ble. A place, a spot. A hollow reed. A mile-stone. A wine
press. A title by which the princes in Georgia were formerly
addressed. High, tall, (for^-j sar) The head. Top, summit.
Having many inequalities (ground). sdr-i sabz, A green
starling. chashm-sdr, The mouth of a well.
sabuk-sdr, Light-headed. jUj nigun-sdr, Head down
wards. j\~3 gdzD~sdr, The mace of Rustam which bore the
figure of a bull’s head. Placed after nouns it denotes plenty,
; magnitude, similitude, or possession: asjl— rukh-sdr, A large
beautiful cheek. sang-sdr, Stony ground. jl«Jfcy£ kdh-
sdr, A mountainous country. jLj ^ambar-sdr, Full of am
bergris; name of a place whence the finest comes. jLs ali shdh-
sdr, Likeaking.jl—<-£) sharm-sdr, Possessed ofshame,ashamed.
AjLj sdr, The remainder of any thing. Sdrr, (part.) Making
glad. Joyful. akhbdr-i sdrrah, Happy tidings.

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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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