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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎555r] (1114/1826)

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 dzwat) Relationship, race, stock.
A JJLT Wicked, malignant. A bird that hatches the
cuckoo’s eggs; hence a cuckold.
A (A- camel) the orifice of whose teats is very nar
row. ^iizuz (from ^uzzcC)^ Having the hole of the teat narrow
(a camel or a sheep).
A t —Religious, devout, chaste, abstemious, ^uzuf
(from <—Jj^), Abstaining, being averse from, loathing.
A (JjjJ* ^azuk) Untimely, unformed (pistachio-nuts).
A LA?/ 2 ° r $Mzun, (pi. of Sjz- ^izat) Sects, companies.
A S&L/ 2 ^ word expressive of pain or sorrow.
A ^izzeity Short-bodied (fox). Name of a place.
a ^c. tAzh, (uizih, LS ^/z £iz/ia’ f zJzhut, 'i\jbj£. dzha-at,
Si&jz ^izhuwat , and £uzhanlg), One who abstains from
women and all amusement; a worthless, stupid dog. Who hates
a partner or associate.
A dy^r 2 Light, swift. A camel feeding at large with
out a keeper.
A S^/ 2 t! za \ (P 1 * l) 6, ifzat) Multitudes, crowds, sects. ^uzza\
Excellent, precious (thing). Name of a thorny tree in Arabia.
Name of an idol. (fern, of jjz] au/zz) Better, more excellent.
A i—-o %(iz7b, Camels which feed abroad all night. A man
who lives far from home. (pi. of Jizib) Distant pastures.
A Race, stock.
a^j j£. Ljizai/r, Es<lras.
a ^aziz, Excellent, precious, dear, valuable. Rare, choice.
Magnificent, incomparable, glorious. Powerful. Venerable,
pious, holy. Centaury. A king (especially of Egypt). Difficult.
sMzlzu’l inti karri) God the avenger. jJcJIa) zji-
ztz-i muktadir^ God Almighty. JjJ£. ^aztzu’l zsitjud, Res
pected person, r padar-i ^uzizum. My revered father.
a Ljjl.jz t (tz~iz~i, Greatness, a ^uzayza' (or*^ ^azayzd-a), A
horse’s buttocks.
A t—i;Jx- fMzlf (from < >)^), Howling or hissing in the desert
(demons). The imaginary nocturnal sound of the devils in the
desert. The noise of thunder.
a ^uzlk, Level ground.
A fjizlm (from ^) ? Applying the mind to, undertaking.
Determining to accomplish. Adjuring. Reading charms or
verses from the Kur’an to avert evil. Hard runningr.
A uizimat (from ^y)* Undertaking. Reading incan-
tatory verses. An incantation, spell, amulet (against fascination,
serpents, disease, or any other evil) ; verses of the Kur’an used
for that purpose. Necessary laws prescribed in that book. Re
solution, determination; undertaking. mdzVl ^a-
zlmat, Successful in (his) plans, p ^azimat kardan,
To intend, purpose, design. Tt> travel. To charm, exorcise,
p ^ijcik. An instrument resembling a Turkish guitar.
a ^ass (from ^assa), Going the rounds at night.
Coming late (intelligence). Giving little meat. Pasturing alone
(a she-camel). ^uss, A large cup. Penis.
a L-c fMsu (or iL—c ^asat). Unripe dates.
AtlsifMsa-a (fromj~£), Drying, or waxing firm and hard;
coming to maturity (a plant).
Aj>[~£. fjtsdbir, (pi. of Whelps from a wolf and hyena.
AjL^c (jjsdr , (m of j-s-) Being difficult.
PjL^ 2 <jMsur , Poverty. A religious life.
A t asdrat (from^-c), Being difficult.
a ^usurd > (or CDbjL-c ^asdriydV)^ One after another.
a a,sds, (pi. of Large cups. fMssds, A wolf
(because he roams at night).
A L/*^ 2 ^ 2 fMsdzis, Hedgehogs.
a £118(1/, The trembling, or falling of the larynx. The
agony, or last breath.
a ^(isukil, (pi. of JiL-c ^cfsfca/) Large mushrooms.
A ^asukll, The appearance of water, (pi. nf --
^uskul) Large white mushrooms.
a^£L*c jMsukir, (pi. of £(iskar) Armies, x. r-
^psdkir-i mansurah, and JL uisRkir-i nusrat-ma
dstr, T he victorious troops.
ijMssdl, Mellifluent. A vender of honey. A trembling
spear. A wolf. A small black and white fig, very sweet.
a ^Mssulat, The honey-making bees. A hive.
A ^asdlij, (pi. of ^k** 2 ^usluj) Tendrils, young shoots.
AjJl —z uisdlik, (pi. of aiL-x and ^islakat) Bad-
tempered. Light, nimble. Long-necked. Bitch-foxes.
sdlik, Wine. Oil.
p ^vJLx- (jMsdlinj, A vine-leaf. (Burhdn-i kuti^.)
a <LjL^£ fMsdnlyat, Name of a Muhammadan sect.
A t asb also t asab ( from Hiring (a stallion).
Covering (the female). The price paid; and the colt brought
forth. Sperma. t usb, (pi. of t aslb) The bones of the
tail, ^asib, Hair long and uncombed, tusub, (pi. of ■ -
^astb) Straight palm-branches without leaves.
A — z ^isbdrat, A whelp between a wolf and hyena.
A uW 2 ^bdn, (pi. of t aslb) Straight, leafless palm-
branches.
a ^usbat, A cleft in a mountain.
Aj+~~z ^usbur , (fern, ^usburat) A panther.
A (jy** 2 fj sb *k) A bitter vulnerary plant.
a A L—j-- fMsbalat, A popular commotion.
Ajj~-£ ^usbur, A dog begotten by a wolf.
A ant ^ l/saj (from ^~ fc2 )) Stretching out the neck in
travelling (a camel or horse). Being distempered by unwhole
some pasture (flocks or herds).
a ^s*"- 2 £(tsjad, G old.
A (Msjadlyat, Camels upon which kings ride.
Aj-sr- 2 /isjar, Salt.

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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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