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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎513r] (1030/1826)

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 shlrint, Sweetness. A sweetmeat.
v shlz, An Indian wood for making bows. Ebony. A bow.
sha-iz, Moveable.
P / * <£ } shtzrank) Milk, dung, or urine of a bat.
P shizfun (or ujsjJL shizgun'), The jujube-tree.
a shiza\ A- black shining wood of which they make
bows. Ebony. The nut-tree,
p shlslah, A good sign.
a shtsh (for shis), A bad sort of date.
A-tli-*-! shlsha-a, A vile species of date,
p shlshak, A yearling lamb. A four-stringed in
strument. (Burhan-i k(ili^.)
p shishalang. The wagtail,
p shayshat, Of a harsh, rough nature,
p ' J ^ ^ shlshak, A sheep a year old. An animal resembling
an ape. A small partridge. A musical instrument with four strings.
p shlshalah, Any thing faded, ragged, or corrupted
from age. A hole in silk or linen (from friction, contusion, the
gnawing of mice, or moths). Whatever is beaten or carded (as
cotton, wool, or flax). Weak, languid. Paralytic,
p ^ shlsham, Name of a musical instrument.
vshlshu, An animal resembling an ape. A small kind
of partridge. A descent, a declivity.
p shlshak, Glass. A glass, a bottle, flask, phial, cup,
caraff; a cupping-glass. The highest heaven.
shlsha-i khunab, The sky. iU li-J* shisha-i mdh, The moon.
The sky. <11—1 <11-1 shlshah shishuh, Flask after flask.
pjb 11—1 shlshah-bdz, A player at cups and balls. The sun.
p ^ shlthah bd farzdn, White. (Burhan.)
p j? Al—1 sKi'shah+gar, A glass-blower.
P Al—1 shiShcth-garddn, A juggler. A cheat, a deceiver,
p Al—1 stisliah-gafXhn, A silly, stupid fellow,
p JsST 0 Al—1 shlshuh-mahal, A glazed palace, or house.
a shls ( an( ^ shlsd-a), A species of very bad sour
date (such as is produced when the flowers of the male palm-tree
have not been sprinkled over the female). A kind of fish. The
tooth-ach. The belly-ach.
a *■ shayt (and sliaytutai) (from la—1), Being burnt
up, or absorbed in cooking (butter or oil). Having the burnt
part of victuals sticking to it (a pot). Perishing (a man). Be
ing distributed entirely (a slaughtered camel). Mixing bloods,
i.e. killing a homicide iH the act of murder. Going away with
impunity after shedding blood. Making haste in any work.
A 1 shaytdn, (her. ItDiy) Satan, the devil. A demon.
Proud, stubborn, perverse (demon, man, or animal). A serpent
of a hideous appearance. Vain, trifling. A-lc ^Ik-lll asfi
shaytdn adayhi'l la^nah, Satan, on whom be the curse of God.
y Ik shaytdn-td-ir, The devil’s bird, i. e. the bat, or owl.
Shltantfrom Ja-l q), Being proud and rebellious like the devil.
A ijlk—1 shaytdnly, A demoniac. Diabolical.
A AJlla-1 shaytduiiyat, Diabolical pride or stubbornness.
A shaytaraj, An Indian medicine very acrid and caustic,
p tJzJ* shaytarah, Fumitory.
shayt as, Craftiness, wiliness, subtilty.
k shaytanat (from » q), Being proud, obstinate,
playing the devil. Diabolism, diabolical pride, or malignity.
a ii—i shayz (from ia—£>), Piercing the hand, penetrating the
flesh (a splinter from a spear).
a £» shayzdn, Harsh, crabbed, cruel, fell, grim.
a £» shayzam, Long, tall, robust (young man, horse, or
camel). A large old porcupine or hedge-hog.
a shayzamly, Fat, robust (youth). Eloquent. Swift
(horse). Beautiful (horse).
a £-—£> shay<^, Any portion of time (as one hour) following
another. Born immediately after another, the next brother or
sister. A follower. The whelp of a lion or other wild beast.
Shiya^j, (pi. of A*— i shl^at) Multitudes following one another,
p^-—A shoe-latchet. (Casteliajs.)
a A*—£ shl^xit, A multitude following one another in pursuit
of the same object. A*-^J! ash'shl^at, The sect of Ally.
A Acj*—Si shay^M^at (from £-—- ) ) ) Being divulged, published.
Leaving (a portion) undivided. Following.;^ -
a ^ shiya^ly, A follower of the sect of Aliy.
A l_?— shlf, Thorns on the branches of a palm-tree.
A jjU—!» shayyifdn (and Ai— & shayyifat), The van-guard, a
picket, an advanced post, a spy. JuAv-'n^?, A— £
shlftagl, Astonishment, the loss of one’s senses,
p £» shlf tan, To become insane, or distracted with love,
p Axi—1 shlftah, Mad, enamoured. Strongly inclined. As
tonished. tejuJ* shlftah-rang, An apricot, a smooth peach.
A kind of sweet white carrot, a parsnip or skirret.
a shlk, A mountain ; a high and inaccessible part of it.
A narrow fissure in a mountain. A duck. A kind of fish. Hairs
in a horse’s tail. Shayyik, Lecherous.
p shlk, Languid, inert, idle. A paralyzed hand or foot,
pjl£—& shikar, Gratuitous work. One who wmrks for nothing.
a Aj!—i shlkat (from («L5y£), Falling (amongst thorns). Very
thorny (tree). (Grass) nourishing thorns,
p shaykardn, A species of hemlock,
pjlx—i s hi gar, An order given to w r ork for nothing,
p £ shlldn, A royal table or entertainment. Corn green
and growing. A place luxuriant in green herbs. The jujube,
p shlldnak (and Aiil—1 shlldnaK), The jujube,
r shllak, The mouth of a musket,
p ^1—£ shay lam, Tares or darnel (which if eat in bread cause
a slight intoxication).
shaylam, A short mean-looking man, a miser,
p shaylunah, A tortoise.
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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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