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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎514v] (1033/1826)

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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niyat-i sadikahjAyuve intention, a good conscience.
&JU sddikatin, After the thing became evident.
a sddi) Dry, thirsty. Sddiy^ Brazen.
A ijU? sdrat. The summit (of a mountain). A place thickly
set with trees. Sarrat, A thing necessary to be done. Thirst.
A £jL> sdrikh, One who calls for assistance. An assistant.
A dunghill-cock. ...
a sdrikhat (from £Bringing help. Cries for help.
A JjU sf7nW, (part.) Flying beyond the mark (an arrow).
J ,1^ O Banu saridy Name of a people in Arabia.
P ^ ,U sdrdij, A cement made of lime and oil of sesame.
a ^jU sari/, (part.) Changing. Employing artifice. An
alterer. A deceiver, a cheat. Prodigal, extravagant. Libidinous.
a <LLUj sdrifat, The vicissitudes of fortune.
a sdrim, A sharp sword. An intrepid, hardy man.
p sdruj, Plaster, mortar. Quicklime. An unguent,
composed of quick lime and arsenic, for pulling out hairs.
sdrur sarurd-a or sdrurat), A man or
woman neglecting to go on pilgrimage to IVIecca. A bachelor.
a sari, A sailor.
a sdriyat, A transverse beam in the middle of a ship. A
mast. A lofty column. A tall palm-tree. A distant well.
a sl*L> sa-sa-at (from VL q), Blinking, while yet unable to
open his eyes (a whelp). Dreading, being in fear of. (A fe
male-palm) from not being impregnated with the flowers of the
male bearing had dates without stones.
A sdsil, Name of a plant.
A tU? sdi., Plain ground. A dry measure about seven pounds
weight. A drinkiug-cup, a goblet. A sum amounting to 1040
dirhams (from 20 to 25. of which have at different times passed
for a dinar, or nine shillings).
sduit, A place where women separate or card cotton.
Water contained in the caul which envelops the foetus.
A sd^idiy, Belonging to wild asses.
a sd^ikat, Lightning. A thunder-bolt. Loud rolling
thunder. Death. Punishment, torment. A cry of pain.
a milhu’s' sdghali, Borax,
p jA+a sdghar, A large drinking-cup.
A jAms sdghir, Contemptible, submitting slavishly to indignant
treatment.
a <LiL? sdghiyat, An inclination (towards any one). Friends,
p (_jLs sdf, Pure, clear, sincere, candid.
A i_jL> sdf, Wool. Summer-rain. Woolly, producing wool,
(for sd-if) Hot (day), (for sdfi) Clear. Sincere.
A <£ib> sdffatj Putting down the feet in a right line (a camel).
a jAa sdfir, A blower on the flute or pipe, a hisser, a whistler.
Any body (at home).
a sdfin, (A horse) standing on three legs. Who places
the feet even (a man in prayer, or a sheep when milked). The
saphena vein running from the inner ankle to the great toe.
A sdjindt, Swift high-blooded horses.
a ^ Sdfurd, (iieb. miDSf) Zipporah the wife of Moses.
a JU sdfi, Pure, clear, fine, bright, unsullied, limpid, un
mixed, sincere, candid. Serene (day). Elect. Clearness, pu
rity. Sincerity, candour. A filtre or a cloth, through which
drinks or medicines are strained. Name of Adam. p ci^ /**»«*
sim-i safi, Pure silver.
a sdfiydt, (pi. of <LAa sdfiyat) Pure, sincere.
a<L*U sdfiyat (fern, of sdfi) Pure, clear,
p Jj (JU sdfi-dil, Of a sincere heart.
p <uli JU sdfi-ndmah, A certificate, discharge, acquittance.
a jU sdk (for jL sdk), The leg.
Aajeb sdkiuit (for ZiA* sd^ikat), A thunder-bolt.
a JiU sdkil, A polisher, a furbisher.
A sdkur, A large hammer for breaking stones.
A sdkurat, The third heaven.
a t*/Ls sa-ak (from ASAa), Emitting a foul stench,
p sal, A raft, a float.
A JLs<H(froin J*s), Being proud, unjust.
A sdlib, A burning fever. The loins.
aXJu (from J^), Being fierce, untractable, espe
cially to men (a camel).
A XiU sdllat, A heavy misfortune.
a sdlih, Good, apt, fit, proper, just. A man of probity
and honour. A sedate, steady person. Ihe patriarch Salih who
was sent on a mission to the Arabian tribe of Samud.
A C-AslW sdlih at, Good works.
A sdlihat, (fern, of sdlih) Virtuous, chaste (woman).
A <Ls!U Sdlahiyat, Name of a Muhammadan sect.
A ^1-0 sdlikh. Scabby, manged : corroding.
p Sj\s±\& sulkhdinah, A slaughter-house.
a jJLj sdligh, A five or six-years old sheep (when the teeth
are all grown after being shed). A six-year old ox.
sdlighu sanah (or >» sanatayn), Of one or two years growth.
A sdmit, Silent, saturnine. Irrational (especially ap
plied to wealth in gold or silver, in contradistinction to an estate
in slaves or cattle). Thick (milk). Twenty (camels).
j jam^-i sdmit zoa ndtik, A collection of moveable
and immoveable (effects).
a ,^lsLclo sumighdni, (dual) The two corners of the mouth.
a sdmik, Hungry. Thirsty.
A sdmit, Dry, withered.
a {Jla sdni t , (God) the creator. An artificer. jJU
sdni^-i ^dlam, The creator of the world.
A (jAe sdnik, Firm, strong, hardy. A camel-keeper.
a sdwi, (fern, of sdzsiyut) Dry.

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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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