'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [511v] (1027/1826)
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 shayy (from Roasting (meat): heating (water), j
p shly A corner.
A shay-a (from ^_--£>), Being willing. A thing, any
thing, something, somewhat, (in algebra) A square number.
An unknown quantity. shayu'llah^ It is the thing or will
of God ; God willing, a form of salutation, especially among the
dervishes. jLsr* sfwy-i tnuhakkar, A small matter, a
trifling thing. ^-2 j i! Id shay, Nothing, ^ uin Id shay,
In vain. kdsh' shay~illazi, At that rate, according
to the proportion, as that which.
A shiyd, (pi. of £L£> shat) Sheep.
A shayydb, A mixture,
p shiydbi, A dram-weight. A loan.
A shiydh, (m of Being diligent (in business). Be
ing cautious, abstinent, (pi. of shth) Wormwoods.
p shay dr, A urinal. Ploughed ground. ^J> sha-
ydr kardan, To plough. Shiydr, Ploughing a second time. A
furrow. A plough. Household furniture.
AjL^» shiydr, Saturday, (pi. of^--5* shayyir), Fat, in good
condition (horses). Beautiful in form.
p shiydridan, To plough. To prepare the ground
for sowing. To sow. To behold.
a shay us, Malignity of nature.
A shiydt, The smell of burnt cotton.
A<LisL-i> shiydtat (from lo^l), Being burnt. Being absorbed
in cooking (butter or oil). Perishing (a man). Having the
burnt part of victuals sticking to it (a pot). Being distributed
entirely (a slaughtered camel). Mixing blood, i. e. killing a
homicide in the act of murder. Going away with impunity after
shedding blood. Making haste in any work.
A shaydtin, (pi. of shaytdn) Devils.
A shaydzimat, Long, tall, robust (men, borses, camels).
a shiyd^(Jvom ^-JS>), Being divulged, published. Read
ing, making any sound with the voice; calling to camels. Leav
ing an undivided portion. (in of £-~2>) Following (another),
keeping close or adhering (to one). Calling camels which lag
behind. The sound of a shepherd’s pipe. Chips, fire-wood.
A <—iU-i shiydf, A fine collyrium; any thing finely pulverized.
A JjUi shiydk, The tying of a rope to a post. Distance.
a /*^*** > shiyam (or CuLel*^), (pi. of <L<L£) shdmat) Black spots. '
p shiydin, Dragon’s blood. A recompense, good or evil,
p shiydm, Name of an ancient coin.
p khun-ishiy aa;«sAa/i,Dragon’sblood (agum).
A » shiydh, (pi. of shat) Sheep.
A shaydhim, (pi. of *fc-i>) Porcupines. Soldiers. -
r shaydhang, The morning-star,
p shayb or shib, Whips made of twisted rods or thongs.
Shib or shcb, A descent, a declivity. The lower part, the base,
the foundation. The anus. Under, below. Wet ground made
uneven and rugged by the trampling of men, and afterwards
hardened by the influence of the sun. Troubled in mind, dis
tracted. Weeping, lamentation. The whizzing of an arrow.
sh~ib tib (or j shib o tib), Astonished,
confounded, insane, iluy v— shlb o bald, Heaven and earth.
Truth and falsehood. Hot and cold. Sodomy. j\j3 j t .. \
o jirdz, Descent and ascent. Shuyub, A glow-worm.
A shayb (from Growing gray (the head).
Becoming old; white hairs, hoariness. Shib, (pi. of t ..\ \
« 5 A 7 /fl 6 ) White or gray-haired. Snowy mountains. Sound made
by camel’s lips when drinking. Shuyub, Gray-haired men.
p L-Ji shaybd or shibd, Clear, light, conspicuous. Known,
famous. Shibd, Gold. A huge serpent.
A shaybd, (fern, of ashyab) Gray-haired (wo
man). aJJ layla-i shaybd, The last night of the month,
p Lmm shibd-zubdn, Eloquent.
A. shaybdn, Cold. A cloud. Shibdn, Name of a month;
whence shibdn via malhdn, Two winter months,
extremely cold.
p u L^ shibdn, Mixed, jumbled together. Trembling.
A<L.'Lwi Shaybdniyat, Name of a Muhammadan sect.
/ t_ -..-1 shib-i bald, The world.
p shib-pdld, A skimmer for sweetmeats.
a > shaybat (from Becoming gray (the head).
Growing old and gray-headed. Shibut, Wormwood.
p shibanduh, Mixed. Trembling.
shay bur, shaypur, or shipur), A pipe, a tube,
a flute, a brazen trumpet with a large mouth used of old in battle.
p shibuh, A casting forth of arrows.
shibin, Inferior. Lower.
p shaypur (or J shipuz), A brazen trumpet.
p shaypuy, Noise made by the feet in walking. Snoring.
a j shi-at (from ^.«JS»), Willing, wishing. Will, desire.
shiyat (from ^.2*}), Painting, embroidering. Dyeing
(cloth). Colouring (a story) with falsehoods. Reporting (any
one) to the king. A mark, a blemish. A mixed or unnatural
colour. A long night.
p shit, Fennel. Insane, disordered in the mind.
A sha-it, A stumbling horse. A horse whose hind feet
do not reach to the print left by the fore-feet,
p shaytaruh, Fumitory.
a Shis, Seth.
A shth. The wormwood of Pontus, which destroys worms.
A solid, excellent business. Diligent. ^ 5 --^ shih-armani,
A species of wormseed.
a shuyhdn, Zealous, diligent. Cautious, living by rule.
k&j\sxZi shayhdnat, Swift (she-camel).
A shaykh, A venerable old man. A man of authority, a
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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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