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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎540v] (1085/1826)

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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Troops, bands. Sorts. jUr tawa-if-i tujjar, Merchants,
traders. U tawa-if-i nisi, Different kinds of women.
A Jj\Jo tawa-ik, (pi. of taiok} Collars, necklaces.
A tub, A brick, a tile.
A \)jb tuba (equiv. to tuba'), Good, excellent (woman)
C/b tubdka, Happy art thou.
Ajb tubdz, A topaz.
A tubdlat, A ewe.
a j jb tuba', Good, excellent, agreeable, or sweet, (fern, of
atyab) Better, best, sweetest. Things lawful or excel
lent. Hail! bravo! excellent! Name of a tree in Paradise,
the fruit of which is supposed to be most delicious.
tuba' laka and (but not so proper) Js tubayka, How happy
thou art! Bravo! Well done. Tubly, Anyone.
T < JjL top, A cannon, a piece of ordnance. to P chl i
A cannonier. tdp-khdnuh, An arsenal, the artillery.
A tawh (from ^), Perishing, or being m imminent
danger. Falling. Wandering about as a vagabond.
A tawahat, A remote design.
A^jls tawkh (from ^), Harassing (one) with opprobrious
words or injurious acts.
A jjb tawd (from JjL), Being firm, immoveable. A large
mountain. A high place. Riches. ^ ibnu't 'tawd, (Son
of the large mountain) A huge rock which tumbles from it.
hjla tawr (fromjjk), Approaching, drawing near. A mode,
manner, condition, state, action. Quantity, measure. A limit,
boundary. Once. tawr zca harakat, Action and
motion. Tur, A mountain, especially Mount Sinai. A court,
gallery, piazZa. jb /t^^T jabal-i tur, tur-i Sind, or
tur-i musa', Mount Sinai or the mountain of Moses.
L,J ,jb tur-i Zibd, Name of a mountain near Jerusalem.
tur-i hdrun, Mount Hor the place of Aaron’s death.
vjb tor, Wild, terrified. (Burhdn-i kditi^.)
a tawran, Sometimes this, and sometimes that.
A JljjL turdniy (or cSj^turiy), Wild, mountain (man or
pigeon). Any.
p turddn, A strong horse, mule, or camel,
p tursikus, A Christian monk, a doctor,
p Turak, Name of a general of Zahhak.
v cSjje turi, Fear, dread, terror, horror. (Burhdn-ikdti^.)
A taws, A trampling. The moon. A clearness ot the
face after sickness. Tus, Continuation, extremity. A medicine
which assists the memory. Name of a city in Khurasan.
p t 1 tusak, A kind of thorn.
a tusiy, A colour so called. A kind of purple. A na
tive of the city of Tus.
A tawsh, Levity of mind.
A tut, Long, tall. Quarrelsome. Cotton. A serpent.
Strono-, strenuous. The funnel or chimney of a bath.
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P tdtak (or tutiyak), A little parrot.
p tdtl, A parrot. ^ , Verdure of the plain.
P <uU Jzjb tuti-ndmah, Parrot-tales, the title of a book.
v tuft-nawdy, Parrot-voiced, i. e. Eloquent.
Pj L tuti-wdr, Parrot-like, prating.
A ^ptaw t (from %jc), Obeying, complying with, humour
ing. Lying open, affording plenty of pasture (a field). Easy,
gentle, obedient to the rein (horse). Obedience, voluntary sub
mission. Obedient. Tuwwa t , (pi. of ^ id-i t ) Obedient.
a ^\s.ys tuw^an. Obsequiously, willingly, UjL taw^an
zca karhan, illingly and unwillingly.
tugh, An emblem of rank affixed to a spear.
P tughdn, A royal falcon.
AuJ^ tawf (from <_i^), Going round, surrounding. Going
to the privy. A pilgrimage, a procession round the temple at
Mecca. Blown up bladders, reeds, or any thing which they make
use of to float rafts, or assist swimmers. Human excrement,
p tdf, A decrepit, doting old woman.
A i—iy* tdf, Wool of the neck (of sheep).
a p t tdfdn, The universal deluge. A storm, a tempest,
a hurricane. A quarrelsome person. A Tawafdn (from i— Lb),
Going round, encompassing.
a tufdnat, One deluge or inundation.
A tufdni, Stormy. Quarrelsome. (Hunter.)
a tawk (from J^)j Being equal to, a match for, having
the power. Power. A necklace, a chain, a collar. A circle,
a ring. The pillory, rjlf tawk-i bahdr, The rainbow.
tawk-i zanjir, Irons, manacles, tawk
tdkat, A valuable chain, such as the servants of great men wear
round the neck. tawk-i ^ambar, The sprouting of a
beard. «L , JjL tawk-i mdh, A halo round the moon.
huwafi tawki, lie is in my power..
A tawk at, Plain ground surrounded by rocky districts.
Tj\Ssjb tawk-ddr, Fettered; a prisoner. The moon. A
young man whose beard begins to appear.
A Jjk tawl also tul (from Being long, tall, extensive,
lasting^ long, of a long duration. Exceeding in length. Con
ferring favours, benefiting. Length, especially of life- J)
iilii't' tawl, The wealthy. ^ zu't' tawl, Long-suL
fering (God). tula'd' dahri, At no time, never.
tiil-i zamdn, A long time. 7 awal, The length of the p
per lip hanging over the under one (especially in camels).
Duration of life, age. Absence, distance, remoteness. ^
long rope with which pasturing cattle are tethered. j &
^ ark hi li'l farasi min tiwalihi, Give the horse a hti e
more rope. Tuwal, Duration of life, age. (pi. of^J^
Longer, taller. ^ as'sab.u't' tuwal, The seven long
chapters or surahs of the Kur’an, viz. from the second
eighth inclusive. Tuwwal, An aquatic bird with lotij.

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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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