'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [516v] (1037/1826)
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 \jS£! 0 sahra-gard, A traveller.
p saJu'd-nishiti) Inhabiting or sitting in the desert;
i. e. a hermit, a solitary man.
a <JD\*\sahrawat, (pi. of sahrd) Deserts.
A j£Z° sahrdylj Campestrian, rustic, wild, desert.
A ijs?* suhrat, A gap, opening, or gulph in the earth. Of the
colour of the anemone. suhrata buhrata or suhrutu
bahrata, (I saw him) openly, no object intervening.
a sahsah sahsdh, and tahsahdn), An
extensive piece of level ground. Suhsuh, One w r ho pursues
trifling objects.
A sahsahat (from Q)> Being manifest, certain.
A c-c,^ suhufy (\>\. of Zsus? sahlfat) Books, leaves, pages,
folios. <Ljbj t suhuj'.i rabbiriiyat) The sacred writings.
a iLsz° sahfat, (pi. ClAas? sahofdt) A plate, a large dish.
a sahafly. One who errs in reading. A book-worm.
aJ^ sahal (from ^Ls.* 5 ), Being hoarse. Sahil, Hoarse.
a sahmd, (fern, of as-ham) Black inclining to yellow.
a sahn (from Effecting a reconciliation, making
up differences. Striking. Giving (something in a dish). A
large cup or goblet. A hollow dish or platter. A small dish or
plate. A court, court-yard > square, area. An open plain. A
floor. A grass-plot. The inner part of the nail, claw, or hoof;
the interior part of the ear. sahn-i iram, A garden.
sahn-i du rang, The world. sahn-i
stm, A sheet of white paper. The moon’s disk. A
sahn-i uizim (or sahn-i tcctsl^), The earth’s surface.
A sihna\sihnan, s.\^s! a sahna-a, or sihnd-a), Jelly of fish,
p sahnat, A dish of fish. (Burhan-i kdti^.)
a /U Ls^ sahnuni, (dual of sahn) Two plates which they j
strike one against another, making a musical accompaniment to
drums and other instruments.
a sahnat (pi. LU\usi £> sahanut) One blow.
Ajst 0 sahzo (from ^-s-* 5 ), Recovering from ebriety. Being
serene (the sky). Serenity of sky.
A sahun, Kicking (camel). Suhun, (p\. of sahn) j
Large dishes or platters. Spacious goblets.
a sahlh, Complete, perfect, entire, sound. Free from
blemish, unbroken. Right, just, true, certain, authentic, accu
rate, correct. Pure. A sound verb. Certainly, truly.
An accurate historian. sa- \
hihu’z > zarb, A thwack. sahih khabar, Authentic 1
news, harf-i sahih, A consonant,
kiyus-i sahihu'l arkdn. An argument founded on pillars;
i. e. a syllogism. ju*!l suhihii'l ^ayydr, Excellent proof.
hikdya-i sahihu'r' riwayah, History faithfully
related, p sahih kardan, To correct, to amend.
A - ^ sahirat, Milk heated with a hot stone, into which but
ter or flour is put.
a sahif, The surface of the earth.
a sahifat (or tius? sahifah), A book. A leaf, a page.
A letter, sahifa-i tegh-i sahar, The twilight
or the false dawn, jj sahifa-i zar, The sun. A yellow
sakhkha, (fut. yasukhkhu) He deafened.
a sukhkh (from ^ sakhkha), Deafening with a thunder
ing noise. The collision of solid and sonorous bodies. The sound
of a stone when struck.
a sakhkhdb, (fern. sakhkhdbat) Clamorous.
a sakhdt, Filth, stains (on clothes).
A sakhb, Clamour, noise, murmur, tumult. Sakhib,
Resounding, dashing (waves).
A sakhbdn. Clamorous, noisy, tumultuous.
A <Ls£° sakhkhat, The sound of striking stones.
A sakhd (from Ai^), Scorching (as the sun). Chatter
ing (the bird called surad). Sakhad (from AA.^), Being
intensely hot (the day).
A sakhaddn (or Jyku* sikhud), A very sultry day.
a jk? sakhr and sakhar, (pi. of sakhrat and sukharat)
Rocks, huge hewn stones.
a Sjk? sakhrat and sukharat, A rock, a huge stone. A grave
stone. A cruel, inexorable man.
A Je? sakhm (from Scorching, burning (as the sun).
a UAt’ 5 sakhmd, A rocky country, part plain, part mountainous.
sukhur, (pi. of sakhrat and sakharat) Rocks.
A , fS* sakhd* (from . < k^), Being dirty (clothes). Filth.
A sakhir, Huge, immense (stone),
p Jws sad, (s STrT) Ain indred.
hundred more or less. SU( ^ s^ukh ha/dan, To
break into a hundred pieces.
*a sadda, (fut. Juaj yasuddu) He turned away the face.
a sadd (from sadda), Prohibiting, checking. Sadd or
sudd, A mountain. A channel, a valley.
A-iJws sad-a (from uS-^), Clearing away rust.
a \Xa sad-a (from ^jXa), Being rusty. Rust. , Tall (man).
A1 Jw? sadd, A sound, tone, voice. Reverberating noise, echo.
Tears which flow continually* ^ samma saddhu, May his
tongue be silent; may he perish. asamma lluhu
saddhu, May God confound him. S(U ^’ 1
kus-i zafar-ma'nus, The sound of the victorious kettle-drums.
A sadd (from ^S*), Thirsting. A male owl. A cricket,
j As.\iX^> sad-da, A well of sweet water. A rusty colour in
horses or goats, (fern, of asda-a) Of a black colour mix
with red. Saddd-a, A fresh-water fountain. Rust.
sadd-a (from ^wV-c), Contracting rust (iron). Bein D
i of a blackish red (a kid). Being of a rusty colour. Rust.
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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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