'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [572r] (1148/1826)
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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enemy’s country. Twisting- a rope firmly. Rapine, plunder,
booty. A hostile incursion into an enemyVcountry to carry off
spoil or captives. Devastation. A predatory troop of horse.
J gharat o khasarat kardan, To plunder
and lay waste.
A ghdrat-ghol, Sudden loss or destruction. Sud
denly or unexpectedly lost. (Hunter.)
gharut-gar , A marauder, a robber, an assassin,
p ghdrtang, The bar of a door.
p gharatldan, To ravage, plunder, rifle, pillage. To
be plundered. To roll over (as a man or horse).
p ghdraj or ghdrij, A morning draught of wine. Wine.
v ghariji (also ghdricJu), A morning draught
of wine. A cup-bearer. One who drinks in the mornino-.
Ajjli ghdriz, (A camel) having little milk.
A ghdrizat, (A locust) fixing her tail in the ground.
A ghdris, A planter.
gharistdn, A place full of caverns,
p ghdrsag, A sort of cave.
A ghdriz, One who leads out animals early in the morn-
ing. Who does any thing betimes. Long (nose).
A gharifat, (A woman) shorn in front. Swift (camel).
A^jli gharik, Submerged, drowned.
A ghdri/n, A debtor,
p ghdrang, An ideot, a fool.
Pjyi j jlc ghdr o ghur : Tumult, chaos, confusion.
p ghdrahy A cavern. Plunder. Plunderers. A morning
draught of wine. A twist, a plat.
p g/<nr7, A bushel. A sponge.
A ^yL\j{z ghartkun, Agaricum.
v\\L ghuZ) A patch on agarment. A rent, slit, crack. Want.
Eating with a relish. A certain water-bird. Beating cotton.
;li ghdzij, A morning draught of wine. Wine,
pjlijli g/iasg/ittz, Cleft. Dispelled, dispersed. Torn in pieces.
t ghdzghdn, A cauldron, a kettle,
p i,j\z ghdzahj Red paint for the face. A noise, a cry. The
t-oot of the tail. A wooden peg for fastening planks together.
p g/j«z?, A courtezan. A rope-dancer. Sheep’s chit
terlings stuffed with spiceries.
A ghazlj A conqueror, a hero, a gallant soldier (espe
cially combating infidels) ; a general, or leader of an expedition.
ghdzi’d’ din, The champion of the faith (a proper
name), p pddshdh-i ghdzi^The victorious emperor,
p ghdziyunah) Bravely.
p 4^^ ghdzi-mard, A hero, (metaph.) A horse.
p^Lc Ghuzi-miyari) Name of the nephew of Sultan
Mahmud Ghaznawl; a festival is held in commemoration of him
at the beginning of May.
p*lc ghuj) A wide-mouthed man. A thorn.
p g h “J kardan, To separate the seed from the cotton.
To beat wool and prepare it for spinning.
p ghdjah, Red colour with which women paint their face.
Melilot. The illumination of the frontispiece of a book.
A (jJlzghdsik, That part of the night immediately succeeding
the crepuscule. The moon.
p ghdsilah, A washer-woman.
p ghdsul, An herb of which they make a lixivium,
p ghdsh, A sincere man. An ardent and sincere lover.
Petulant. Partial. A dissembler, a hypocrite. Stupid, dull.
Tumult. A cluster of unripe grapes. A cucumber kept for seed.
A ghdshsh, False, insincere, deceitful.
A ghdshiyat) A leather covering for a saddle. The lining
leather of a sword-sheath. The pericardium. A piece of iron
in the hinder part of a camel’s saddle. A rope between the hin
der girth and the breast-harness. The day of judgment. Hell
fire. An internal complaint. A friend. A servant,
p ghdshiyah, A porter’s burden.
p ghdshiyah bar ddsh, Obedient.
Pjt j ghdshiyah-ddr, A porter. One who Itas the care
of saddles. The angel Gabriel.
A gkass, (Any thing) sticking in the throat. (A habita
tion) crammed full of people.
a ghdsib) A usurper.
a ghdzir, A hide fit for tanning.
A <— ghdzlf, Loose. Soft, worn. Delicate (life). Hang
ing his ears (a dog).
A ^ 5 -^ ghdzl, Dark (night). Bright. Perennial, durable.
Plentiful. Excellent. A camel indisposed from eating Lai ghazd.
A LU ghat, A multitude, assembly, congregation.
A gkdgh (or Xilc ghdghat), Pennyroyal.
A ghdghd, The twittering of the mountain-swallow.
p ghdghdtt, A bituminous stone brought from Syria,
p ghdghah, Mint.
a <— sic ghdf, Name of a tree bearing sweet fruit.
A ghajit (or i-jlc ghdjis), Swallow-wort. Agrimony.
A ghufir, (part.) Forgiving. Clement, merciful.
A JiligAq/f/, Imprudent, inconsiderate, incautious, negligent,
indolent, inattentive, thoughtless. Careless, p Jaj Jilc Ldj;-*
shahzdda-ighdifil-nazar, An inconsiderate and improvident prince.
A ghdfdan (p ghdfildinah), Imprudently.
(JjLi ghdjil-glr, Attacking unawares.
^ ghdjilt, Negligence, inattention.
A ghuk) A crow. Name of an aquatic bird. Ghdki, The
croaking of a raven.
pC/U ghdk, Noise, disturbance, riot, tumult, sedition. The
croaking of a raven. Fraud, deceit.
p ghdkuk, A ball for a cross-bow.
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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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- '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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