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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎569r] (1142/1826)

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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1035
jy*
ing (the sick). Habit, custom. Aged (camel or horse). A
man of ability, experience, or prudence, (pi. of JoU
Visitors of the sick. ^ t awd-~i sawdad, An old beaten
path. £«(/, Wood, timber, the trunk or branch of a tree, a staff,
a stick. The wood of aloes. A lute or harp. J^c ^udu'd'
dcu A rtA, Root of the assafcctida-plant. ^ud-i siniin^
Fhe dawn. A Name of a certain root.
A kind of wood on which fire makes no impression. A sort of
wood which breaks in squares. A triangular bit of wood used
as an amulet, to keep off frightful dreams. The streaks of the
dawn. ^udu'l ^utds, Sneezewort. ^UJ» ^ud-i
kamdrt, A species of aloe-wood brought from Kamar.
^ud-i kaldnij Whiteness and blackness. ^ -^d o gu-
lubfW hiteness and blackness, i^ud hindi^ Lagnum aloes.
a fMzodat, A return, coming back. Aged (she-camel).
^ud-sbz, A censer, in which they burn aloe-wood.
A (or <Lijj£ ^awdakat)^ A hooked instrument
with which they pull buckets out of wells.
A ajjki ^awdakat, A hook baited with flesh, with which they
catch wolves and other wild beasts.
p Jyt ^udi-takhty Heaven.
A <£(iwz (from t-'y^), Flying to God, from any thing bad.
^(iwzun bi'llahi ininku^ God defend me from thee.
k"* unozan minhuj (1 did it) unwillingly, ^uz, (pi. of jJlc
^a-iz) (Mares, camels, or does) the 10th or 15th day after coll
ing. ijizoaz, Refuge, an asylum, ^uzcaz, (pi. of if j^c ^uzat)
Amulets, ^uioaz, That part of the flesh next to the bone. Her-
bage growing at the roots of thorns, or in rough places where
cattle cannot crop it.
a ^awazan, (Escaping) hardly, not without danger.
A ^ JyC ziizdn, (pi. of idi-iz) Mares, camels, or does the
10th or 15th day after bringing forth.
A 2f Jy. uizat, An amulet, or any thing repelling evil.
Ajyi unor (fromjyi), Depriving of one eye, blinding. Obli
terating. tiir, (pi. ofjy^ avatar) One-eyed. Naked, ^awar
(fromjy.), Being blind of an eye. Being corrupt; abandoning
that which is right, uiwir, Of a bad conscience.
a \jj£- ^azera, (fern, ofjyil a^war) One-eyed (woman). With
out water (a desert). Obscene (discourse). A barbarism.
a cu'jyc unci'at, (pi. of iij yt uiwrat) Parts of the body which
it is indecent to expose. Fissures in mountains.
A Citby 1 t} ir “ n ’ ^ ruined well. (pi. of^y^l aucar)) One-eyed.
A Sjjz uiwrat) Any parts of the body which it is indecent to
expose. Any place exposed to hostile incursions, the frontier
nearest an enemy. An ambush. Meanness. Three hours be
fore dawn, or after the evening-crepuscule. A future life. Clefts
in mountains. p uiwrat-i zari) Pudenda mulieris.
y: uiwrat-i /wart/,Pudenda viri. a uucra-
tayi’sli’ shams) The rising and setting of the sun. ^ciwarat) A
succession of bad after good.
PCl^y: ^iivorat) A woman. A wife.
p yc. uiri) Nakedness.
p One who receives nothing. A thing not to be got,
which cannot be purchased.
Ajy: ^awaz (from Jy£), Wanting, not being found. Poverty.
a ^ciwzab) An old woman.
a ^tiwzatn) An old woman, or she-camel.
A t avos (f rom Ranging in the night; catching (as
a wolf) any thing to devour. Governing, managing (one’s es
tate). Labouring industriously, jys, A species of sheep, -^awas,
The interior part of the corners of the mouth, which appear
when laughing.
a j:Lsy. ^ciwasd-tt) A beetle carrying balls of dung.
A (from L yyO ) Going about at night.
p ^awsab) The young of fowls, or birds that never fly.
A ^awsaj (or ^(iwsajat)) A kind of bramble.
A ^riwsaranly) An unbroke camel ridden upon.
A ^usly, A species of ram.
a (^/y 1 ~US) (pi. of ^a-is) (Sheep) which have not con
ceived for several years, uiwas (from ^/y 1 ), Being unintelligi
ble (affair or speech). Confounding (an antagonist), reducing
him to a nonplus.
A lyy uiwsd) Foreign (word). Intricate (business).
A ^(iwz (from ), Doing or giving an equivalent.
Name of an old Arabian idol, ^yy min zi uiwzin. In
future, hereafter, uiwaz, unoz, uiwiz, and uiz. At no time,
never, from henceforth (Lj katt implying never before), ^yy
uiwzu'l ui-izimi) Never, uwaz (from ^y), Giving
or doing one thing for another. A reward, a recompense, com
pensation, premium, price, exchange, any thing substituted for
another. Ayy uwazahu or tes. Ly uwazan uinhU) In his room,
instead of it. p ^ waz kardan. To barter, exchange.
A yy ib bild uwazin) Gratuitously, without reward or return.
A by uit) (pi. of ^a-it') Camels not in foal the first year.
Ably uiwtat or uitat (from by), Not conceiving for some
years (a woman or camel) though not barren. Not conceiving
the first year in which she carries burthens (a camel), (pi. of
bjlc ui-it) Camels not conceiving the first year.
A by uiwui, A noise, cry, tumult, clamour.
A i__iy uiwf) State, condition. Cheerfulness. Good fortune,
happiness. A guest. Penis. A grandfather. A bird. A
dunghill-cock. A statue, an idol. A mountain. A lion. A wolf.
Good pasturage. A fragrant plant. One who labours for his
family. < iy ^ ummu uiwf, A locust.
a ^yy uizcfiy) Addicted, given to.
A jy uiwk (from Jjy), Hindering, detaining, preventing.
Prolonging. Delay, procrastination. <£uwak (or uiwakat))
One who diverts another from any thing.
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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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