'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [482v] (969/1826)
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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t ‘Uj sih shambah, Tuesday.
lip <1 wj sj/t ghurfa-i maghz^ The three chambers of the
brain, i. e. of reflexion, imagination, and memory.
A i—ip sahf (from k—cps), Putting one’s self in great agita
tion. Weltering in blood. The scales ot a fish. Suhaf (from
u-p-j), Being extremely thirsty.
p Jojp sihfarzand (or ^ **A nitaj), (Three children)
the three kingdoms of nature, animal, vegetable, and mineral.
a cUp-' sahk (from tlip-o), Blowing with violence (wind).
Running swiftly (a horse). Wearing. Crushing, crumbling.
Softening. (from Smelling fetidly (meat). A bad
smell. The rust of iron. Sahik, Yetid.
v i ' ^ • sahak, A weed which grows amongst wheat.
A l-lps suhukat) Rust of iron. Stink. Fetid.
Pj js sih karrar, Three times as much. (Hunter.)
p <U) sih kunjah, A triangle.
p sih kohak, A little rod, a twig. A thorny plant,
r <01^^ sih ganah, A drinking-cup.
r JS <Lj sih gul, A kind of mulberry,
p mTi gos/m/*, A triangle. A thistle. A caltrop.
Ajpssa/iY, A plain level country, soft soil. A crow. Easy
(tempered). One who has little flesh on his cheeks. Sihl y A
gravelly-bedded river, soft and level ground. Sahil, A gravelly
bedded river. Easy. Easily. A little, a few.
a <LLp: suhlaty Soft plain ground. Sihlat, Large sand (es
pecially what comes from the bladder in gravelly complaints).
Tjz sahl-gb y A soft or easy-speaker.
\^^~>suhlty y Feeding on a plain (cattle).
A sahm y An arrow for shooting or for drawing lots. Name
of a constellation. A transverse beam (of a house). A portion,
a lot. The segment of a circle. A versed sine,
sahmu’l ghayb. The invisible arrow, the fatal shaft, fate, death.
Idj sahm-i kazd, The arrow of destiny. Suh?n (from j^—')j
B eing joined by relationship or neighbourhood. Propinquity,
A measure of six cubits.
p jp-j sahm y saham, or sahim, Terror, dread. Saham alsosa-
him y Gravity, venerableness, dignity.
A suhman, (pi. of sahm) Lots, portions,
p iLo &~isih muh y The three mathematical dimensions, length,
breadth, and depth.
p <U&Lc sih mahah 9 Of three months’ duration.
a suhmat (from j^s), Being joined by affinity, or neigh
bourhood. Propinquity. A lot, a portion.
a sahmaj, Milk having an ill flavour from richness,
r sahmgln y Timid. Formidable.
v sahimndk, Frightened. Horrible.
sahmidan. To dread, to fear,
p Sahand. Name of a mountain in Azarbljan.
p y sih nazobat, Childhood, manhood, and old age.
Prayer at dawn, sunrise, and noon. (Burhdn-i kuti^.)
sahw (from^~>), Forgetting. Blundering through in
attention. Neglecting, omitting, leaving undone. Not reach
ing the mark. Conceiving, although menstruous (a woman).
An error, fault, mistake, blunder, inadvertency. Omission. Mo
desty, humility, gentleness, lenity, quietness. Easy. Cold lim
pid water, (jl—W sahwu'l insdn min al lisdn, (A
proverb) A man’s fall is caused by the tongue. Jjj .. sahw-i
kalam y A slip of the pen, an error in writing. sahio-i
kdtib, An error of the copyist. sahw kardan,To make
a mistake, to blunder, to neglect.
A sahwan, Inadvertently, erroneously.
A sahwu-a or sihwd-a y An hour, a part of the night, es
pecially the first watch.
A sahwdn, Imprudent, careless, negligent.
A suhub y (pi. of 4 ——a-j suhb) Widely extended deserts.
A sahwat, A reposing bench raised before the door of an
Arabian house. A low house, a subterraneous cavern, a winter
dwelling. A small warehouse or cellar. A small window, hole,
or niche in a wall, especially where any thing is placed. Three
or four pieces of wood joined together upon which any thing is
laid. (A camel) which goes gently and smoothly.
A sahuj y Violent, vehement (wind).
A suhud (from •J^), Watching, being sleepless.
A Jjyi-j sahwak y A liar. Long-legged. A storm, a squall.
A sahuk y A violent wind, a storm.
A sahwakat (from t q), Affecting badly, destroying.
Suhukat, The stink of a man sweating.
a Jyf-s suhul, (pi. of sahl) y Plains. Crows. Easy-tem
pered (people).
A suhulat (pi. of ij^), Being soft and level (ground).
Being easy. Facility, ease, easiness. Smoothness, plainness.
a suhum (and suhumaf) (from ^^), Being lean.
Turning pale. Being joined by kindred or neighbourhood,
p ^cr- 5 saht y Erect (cypress). Fresh, young. Sihi, A youth.
A Suha’, Name of a small star in the Greater Bear,
p sahit y A lofty edifice,
p ^jL' sih yaki y A third part.
faJUj-j suhayly The star Canopus (which they suppose gives
a red colour to stones).
p Suhayliy Surname of a celebrated poet,
p sahiniy A partner. Equal, even.
p sayy A stone. Sly Thirty. j $7 o ddy Thirty-two.
A say (in grammar), A particle prefixed to the aonst,
and giving it a future signification. Siyyuny The conveniences
of life, enjoyments. A desert. Like. Name of a place.
A say-un or sl-uny Milk in the udder, or flowing out with
out being milked. Say-uny si-uny or sayy i-wiy Bad, wicked,
p L~j saydy Senna. Siyd, Black.
a saydb or suyydby An unripe date.
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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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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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- 'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:845v, 845ar:845av, 846r:909v, back-i
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- Richardson, Sir John, 9th Baronet
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