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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎540r] (1084/1826)

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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r tambl, An open-fronted summer-apartment.
a tannat, A tinkling noise. Tunnat, One reed drawn
from a bundle.
a tansarat (from q), Eating fat, indigestible things.
a tanjahurat, A cup, a flaggon.
a tinjir, A cauldron, a kettle.
A tinkh) A part of the night. Tanakh (from Nau
seating, having an indigestion (from fulness).
A dss& tanakhat, Foolish.
Aj_il? tanz (fromHolding up to ridicule. Irony, ridi
cule, jest; reproach, reprehension, contumely, sarcasm. vjA)
tanz kardan, To calumniate, to ridicule.
A tanasy Great darkness.
A (jiJ zu) tantan } (A man) who has associates.
A tantaraniy, Earnest, emphatic.
A A'Az'.r tantanat, Sound, resounding, re-echoing of musical
instruments. I he murmuring of water. Noise, vociferation,
clamour. Fame, rumour, news, report. Pomp, state.
A tanf (from u-sLlr), Being suspicious. Tanf, tanaf,
tunf) also tunuf) The projection of a mountain, a promontory.
A pent-house. Tanaf^ 1 hongs of red leather over boxes.
A^wxJs Deformed, wicked (when formerly the reverse).
A <(w t unfa sat (from q), Becoming deformed, wicked,
after having been good. Putting on many clothes. Tanfasat,
tanftsat, tinfasat, tinfisat^ or tunfusat^ A carpet or stratum with
a shaggy pile. Mats made with palm-leaves, about a cubit in
breadth. Garments. A carpet without a pile.
a tanfash (or tanfashly'). Weak, enervated.
A tanfashut (from q), Contracting the eyes to look
with greater steadiness.
A uJyiia tunuf (from i—ciL), Suspecting, (pi. of tanf,
tanafytnnf, and tunuf), Promontories, mountain-tops.
a tana' (from Having a disease of the spleen (a
camel). A disease of the spleen (adhering to the breast). Tani,
Very thirsty (camel). Tunna', A stout, corpulent man.
1> tanidan, To tingle (the ear).
A ejrk tamn (from Js tanna), Tingling (in the ear). Hum
ming (flies). Quacking (a duck). Falling down, dying. Noise,
sound, reverberation, echo, rumour, fame.
zubub, The buzzing of a fly.
Ayk tazcin (for tawi), Thin, pliable.
a tawwab, A brick-maker.
a tawdbik, (pi. of tdbak and tdbik) Frying-pans.
A tarcajin, (pi. of tdjin and ^saL) The same.
a tawdhin, (pi. of tdhinat) Back teeth, grinders.
a tawdhin, (pi. of tby>-^3 tdhunat) Water-mills.
A j\»“ tawdr (fromjyb), Approaching. Tawdr or tiwdr, The
area of a house or ground which it covers, including the court.
'b J tamn~i
A tawdrif. Eyes. Such wild beasts as are hunted, (pi.
of tdrifat), Outer sides of tents. Things newly invented.
A tawdrik, (pi. of dLijlb tdrikat) Nocturnal travellers.
Augurs, diviners, soothsayers, necromancers. Calamities,
p tawdrah, Name of a poisonous herb.
tuwdridan, To water.
A tawdsh, An eunuch.
a tawdshi, Eunuchs.
\\:\ys tuwdt, Strenuous. A libidinous stallion.
tizcd^, (m of £yb) Consenting, conforming to.
A tawd^jyat, Obedience, obsequiousness.
A ctf^yb tawdidn, (pi. of ^y^lb tdfun) Pestilential diseases.
A U^-ibb tawdghit, (pi. of C-Jjilb tdghut) Idols. Augurs.
A t— »|yb tawdf (from (»»ijb), Turning. Surrounding; going
round, making a procession. Going to the necessary. Gyration,
revolution. A walk. A piece, a slice, ^ ,^-^ys
tawdf-i baytu' lldhi'l hardm, The procession round the Kabbah
or temple of Mecca, which the pilgrims are enjoined by the
Kur’an to do seven times, the three first in a quick, the four last
in a grave ordinary pace; it being also necessary, every time
they pass the black stone which is set in silver at the south-east
corner (about seven spans above the ground) either to kiss or
touch it with the hand, which they immediately apply to their lips.
It is supposed by the Muhammadans to have been one of the
stones of Paradise, and that it fell to the earth with Adam; but
being again taken up at the deluge, it remained there till the
angel Gabriel brought it to Abraham when he was building the
Kabbah. It is said to have the property of swimming in water:
and it was originally as white as snow; though it has long since
become superficially black, either in consequence of the touch of
a menstruous woman, according to some doctors, or, as others
imagine, by the kisses of the numberless pilgrims that have in
all times flocked to Mecca, p <_jUb tawdf kardan, To tra
vel over, surround, encompass, a Tazcwdf, One who joins in the
sacred procession at Mecca or in other places. p iUb
tawwdf-i sarkash, One who carries fruit about to sell. The
night-patrol. A thief, a robber.
A J^b tazcdl or tizcdl, The term of life. Thoul, (m of Jjb)
Disputing about length. Delaying, (pi. of Jj *b tazotl and J!»b
tuwdil), Long. 7 modi, Length. Long. Tuwwdl, V ery long.
A £-J^*b tawdlit, (pi. of «-i^b tdl/f) Dawns. Horoscopes.
a (jJ^yb tazcdlik, Temperate (night). Camels sent to a distant
watering-place at the end of the first day’s journey, (pi. of <u!lb
tdlikat), Divorced (women).
A ^u-Jyb tazodmis, (pi. of ^uw<,lb tdniis) Far distant, separate.
A _ > rr c ^ tawdimtr, (pi. oL^clb tdmur andjU^b tumdr) Volumes.
a j^uJ^bb tazodwls, (pi. of ^-yy^b tdzcus) Peacocks.
A ^rljb tawd-ih, (pi. of ctasrlb) Adverse, harassing accidents.
A t_ 2 .dyb tazed-if, (pi. of ifijlb td-ifat) Peoples, tribes, nations.
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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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