'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [542r] (1088/1826)
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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A tinat, Earth, plaster, mortar. Nature, complexion,
temperament, disposition, genius.
p taynus, A species of the cantharides.
tinly, Earthy, made of clay. Natural, innate.
a jj-k tuyur, (pi. of jJb tayr) Birds. tuyur-i si-
drah) Angels, jy-i j^s tayyur fayyur^ Precipitate.
A tuyurly, A dealer in birds.
A by-b tuyut (fromlaJ?), Being libidinous (a camel). Adversity.
A tayhujy A small species of partridge.
Is or p so, The seventeenth letter of the Arabic alphabet,
and used as the twentieth of the Persian, denoting 900 in arith
metic. The power of this letter is that of 2 pronounced with a
hollow sound from the throat not easily to be described, (for^Us
zdhir), Apparent.
A Us 20 , The name of the letter Is. Large-breasted woman,
p ills 2 ( 7 - 0 , The breast of an old woman. (Buriiax.)
a/Us 20 -or, (pi. of zi-r) Wet-nurses.
A C-sd? 20 -&, The affinity of two men who marry two sisters.
A c-slls 206 , A speech, an oration. Noise, murmuring. The
rattling of a he-goat at rutting time.
X,
AjUs 20 -r (froinjlls), Giving suck to another’s child (a nurse,
or a camel to a colt not her own). Using art to make a camel do it.
A £/Us z(i-rat, (m ofjlls) Hiring a nurse.
a t_£jUs 2 ar 7 , (part.) Flowing. Arriving, happening. Refrac
tory. v zari shudan.) To happen.
A ilk Us 20 - 20-0 (or S lls lls 20 -za-at), (from dslis q), Bleating
softly. Muttering, speaking unintelligibly.
zu^tn, A traveller.
a <L^lls zd-Jyat (or <%ilk zughiyat)^ A nurse.
A <«_ids 20 -/* (from L-ills) Driving away.
a u-ills 20 /*, Hairs of the neck. (GllaJ bi zdfihi^ (I left him)
alone.
Ayills zafiV) (part.) Overcoming, conquering. A conqueror.
A «_l'ds zuli^ (fem.<i*Jlls zdli^at) (part.), Leaning to one side,
limping, lame. Suspected. A dog or bitch in heat.
A jjlls zaliniy A tyrant. Unjust, barbarous, cruel, oppressive.
One who drinks milk before the cream is skimmed off.
pjlj^ jjlk zalim-guddz, A destroyer of tyrants.
A |*tk za-tn, The affinity of two men who marry two sisters.
A noise, a shout. A speech, an oration.
A^ zdnil, (fern. (L^clk zdmiyat) Thirsty.
A k jlk 2 ««n, Who suspects. Suspicious, jealous.
AjJblk zdhir y Apparent, clear, manifest, evident, certain. Con
quering; a conqueror. High ground. The surface, superficies,
external part, exterior. zuhiru'l madinahj Out of
| town, without the city. yfclk sabab-i zahiru’d 1 daftly
An evident reason, an obvious cause, yc surat-i zdhi*
r«A, The external appearance. zuhir-bin (aJo) yzfe
zahir-nazar), Who looks on, or considers only the exterior.
A zdhiran, Externally, to appearance, publicly, appa
rently, evidently. Certainly, truly, p lyfclk zdhiran
kird-at Icardan, To recite, to repeat by heart.
p y&lk zdhir-parast, A superficial observer.
a iy&lk zdhirat, (fern, of j!t&czdhir) External. Manifest. Pro
minent (eyes). (Camels) watered at mid-day.
p zdhirt } External, apparent. Appearance, exterior.
a zdhirlyat, Manifestation, external appearance.
aU zibd, (pi. of zaby) Wild bucks, chevrils. (pi. of
<U-k zabyat), Matrices of women or mares.
a cq-*Lk zubdt, (pi. of <uk zubat) Points of arrows.
a zabdzib, (pi. of <— zabzdb) Bleatings of sheep.
A <Lk zubut) Point of an arrow. Curved edge of a sword.
A C—jlkJs zabzdb, Sickness, pain. Clamour, noise, vocifera
tion ; bleating (of sheep). & Co md bihi zabzdb, There
is no vice, ailment, or defect in him.
a zubun, (pi. of idi zubaV) Points of arrows.
A zaby, (pi. zubiy) A wild buck, achevril, agazel.
'i Id bi zabyin, May no evil escape him (an imprecation).
a cUU-k zabaydt, (pi. of zaby) Young bucks.
A zaby at, A chevril, a doe, a roe. A cow. A sheep, a ewe.
Rima mulieris, equee (pec.) caniculae. A money-purse. The
bend or winding of a river.
a zubayn, Name of a tree.
A zirr, A sharp stone, with an edge like a knife.
A^k zar-a, Congealed water, ice. Ground dry with cold.
a zirdb, (pi. of <— zarib) Small hills.
A zardbiy (or zardbin), (pi. of Jb zaribdn
and s\jJ b zirbd-a) Skunks, stinkards, polecats.
Aj\)b zirdr, (pi. of Jb zirr dindjjb zurar) Sharp stones.
A u-jlyk zirdf, (pi. of i—ib Jb zarif) Intelligent. Elegant,
graceful. Zurdf or zurrdf, Ingenious, acute. Good-natured.
Beautiful. An elegant speaker. Neat, spruce.
a &i\jb zardfat (from ( 9Jb), Being ingenious, elegant. Beau
ty, elegance, gracefulness. Ingenuity, genius, address, polite
ness, gallantry; dexterity. Wit, humour, jocularity.
a ^Jb zirr an, (pi. of Jb zirr and j Jb zurar) Sharp stones.
Zurrdn, (pi yjb zarir) (Grounds) full of sharp stones.
a zard-if, (pi. o£Hsujb zartfat) Elegancies; witticisms.
A t-rjb zarb (from L-jJb), Sticking. Having his liver adher
ing to his side (a camel). Zarib, A small hill. A projecting
and sharp part of a stone. Zurabb, Short and thick of body.
A ^JuJb zaribdn (and C Jb zirbd), (pi. ^ Jb zirba') A stink
ing animal like a cat; a fitchet, a polecat, 'Jb&\ \~:fa$d
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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.
Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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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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