'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [500r] (1004/1826)
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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p j ytJL shughur. Forbidden by religion. A badger. A jackal.
A cow’s hide. The horn of an ox. Somewhat.
shughur (from^i-i), Lifting up (a woman’s) leg.
a shaghush (or Wheat mixed with darnel.
a J>-i» shughul) (pi. of shughlor shughul), Occupations,
p shaghahy A branch. The horn of a deer. Shaghah or
shughuhy Clotted blood. Hardness or callosity of the hands.
shaghah bastan. To be afflicted with purulent pustules.
A shaghiyaty A trickling of urine.
p^,JuxA shughidanf To be troubled with pustules on the
hands or feet. To wait for. (Castelltjs.)
Aj+xJi shighghtry Of a bad disposition.
Aj-Ai> shaghlz (or shaghizat), A needle.
a J-ju* shaghtly Busy, employed.
p shighlUdany To make a certain noise when drink
ing (a horse). To whistle. To listen attentively.
p 4 —Li shaf (for c—w shab). Night. Darkness. Alum.
\ shaff 1 (from shaffa). Extenuating, making lean.
Making sad. Thin cloth, especially of red wool. Shaff ox shiff
(from shaffa)y Gaining. Increasing. Diminishing. Gain,
profit, advantage. Decrease, detriment. Transparent (cloth).
p U-i shufdy Any thing lawful. Lawful, legitimate. Shafa
or shifdy A quiver.
A U-£> shafdy The small remains of life, of the setting sun, or
of the moon upon the wane. The extremity, or border of any
thing. L}jJ! UA shafa’d 'dunydy The end of the world.
bjis*. uL£» gala'shafd hufratin min an'nary Upon the edge
of a fiery gulph, i.e. in imminent danger.
A «/«(/«-« (from Being healed, restored to health
(an invalid). Applying a remedy, seeking to cure. Freeing
(from disease). Setting, or being about to set (the sun). Ap
pearing (the new moon). Medicine, remedy, cure. Recovery
of health, convalescence. jlj ddru'sh 'shifd-Uy A hospital.
pjL U-£> shifdsdzy (cA-ssC shifd-bakhsh, or U-i shifd-
rasdn). Salutary, healthful, ufjb U^j shifd-sdzty A cure.
A jli-ia shafddy Magnitude, magnificence. Shafdd ox shifddy
Whatever is permitted by religion.
pjjbU-ia shifd-ddru, The bezoar-stone.
PjliJj . Reproof, rebuke, blame, censure.
a shifdry (pi. of iyLi shajrat) Large knives.
a shaf drat (from jbi), Being near setting (the sun).
Being distressed, failing. _
p shufdrajy A kind of sweetmeat.
a shufdrijy A large utensil, in which they put dishes.
A ewe. A kind of sweetmeat.
p yliLi shifdrahy A badger, a brock.
A shafdrty or shufdrlyy (fern. shafdriyat) (A
field-rat) having hairy ears, long and broad.
A <bU«£j sh ifdud ( from Making even what was odd be
fore. Increasing. Interceding for. Deprecation, intercession,
entreaty, recommendation, r shifd^cit-ndmahy An
interceding or recommendatory letter.
A uJIaA shaffdfy Transparent, very thin, clear.
A <LilsL£» shufdfaty Water remaining in the bottom of a vessel.
a bli-i shaffdfiy Transparency.
A shaffdny Cold wind, with rain.
p shafdnahy A lark, a sparrow. Name of a large bird.
a shafdntny (pi. of shifnin) Pigeons, turtles.
A aU-£> shifdhy (m of <tLl) Speaking to one’s face. (pi. of
dsJ* shafaty and shafahat) The lips.
A shufuhtyy Large-lipped.
A shafaty A lip. Work, occupation. LS-CJ bintu'sh
'shafaty Daughter of the lip, i. e. a word.
p shaft, A couch, a day-bed. Filth. Fat, greasy, stink
ing (man). Filthy, shameful, deformed. Low-priced, cheap.
Name of a town in GTlan famous for its china. Shaft or shifty
Curved, unequal. Shift, A running of blood or matter. Any
thing fluid. Shaft, A miser,
p bbj shaftd, A quiver.
p shaft-did, (JjlluLS* shaft-dlud, or shaft-dluj),
A peach, (metaphorically) A lover’s kiss.
p shaftdhanj, (shaftdhinj, shaftdhunj, shaf-
tdihing, also shaftdhij), A perforated plate of steel,
through which "ingots of gold or silver are drawn into wire.
A bjJiL shaftarat (fromyxa-S q), Being separated, divided,
p shiftarak, A red bramble.
p shaf tar an g also shift arang, A red peach ; also a
species of large apricot, with a sweet kernel, having one side red,
the other white. Shiftarang, A w r art.
p shaftarhingy A red peach; a red and yellow plum.
v fpsJ* shaftal. Trefoil.
p shaftalang (or shaflalak), A red peach,
p shift an. To become mad. To trickle. To scratch.
A shaftanut (from q), Lying (with a woman),
p icjJ* shaftah, A ball of thread. A couch. The beginning
of sun-rise. Any thing thin and delicate. Shaftah or shuftah,
A rod with which they beat cotton before it is separated by
the bow. Shiftah, Mod, insane. Distracted with love. teiA
tfZlj shiftah-rang. Of the colour of love, i. e. a beautiful spe
cies of peach. Shuftah, A lath.
p shiffidun. To drop, run, trickle. To scratch, wound.
AjiJ* shafr or shufr, A margin, an edge (particularly of the
eye-lids or lips), ora vulvae. Shaft', Any one, any body.
vjLZi shifar, A sword. A shoemaker’s large knife. A large
saw. Shifar or shifir. The edge of a sword.
a bjLL shafrat, A large knife. A shoemaker’s knife. The
side of a spear. Any one. Shufrat, A large knife.
shufurdan, To be liberated.
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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.
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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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