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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎574r] (1152/1826)

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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ground; a pond, a ditch, furrow or rut in such ground : the
sticking of a horse’s hoof in such a place. Hesitation or stop
ping in the midst of a speech. Boldness in speech or in battle.
Ghudar, A ditch. Treacherous. jAi l> ya ghudara, O traitor!
Ghudur, (pi. of ghadtr) Ponds.
PjSc ghadar, The breast of a garment. A breast-plate.
Xz ghudrun, (pi. of ghad'ir) Ponds, (pi. of
ghadiral) Slips of plants.
a XjSz ghidrat also ghudrat, Any thing left. Ghadarat, A
ditch. Ghadirat, Dark (night).
r ghadrak, A breast-plate.
AjJ^ghudz, The herb turnsole.
Speed, haste ; hurry. Confusion.
A ghadaf, Plenty of provisions.
A ghidfdn, (pi. of ghuddf) Black crows.
f XjiXz ghudfarah, A stupid fellow.
A (Ji-Xi ghidaji, A worn garment. A comfortable life. Tall
(man). Large-bodied (camel).
a ^-Xi. ghidfari) A comfortable life.
A Jj'Xi ghadak (from Jj^i), Flowing plentifully (water).
A ghadan, Softness, gentleness, lenity. Languor, relaxa
tion. Somnolency, sleep.
A ghudnat) Softness. A lump of flesh behind the ears.
ghadang also ghadung, A pustule, pimple, swelling.
Base, impure. Disproportioned, ill-shaped. Rude, unpolished.
Stupid. Perfidy.
A ghadzC) The morrow. Ghuduw (from jiXc), Coming in
the morning. The morning. j bVl ghuduxsi wa'l
dsdl, Morning and evening.
pjAi ghaduj A drink made of water, millet, barley or rice.
A ijwXi ghadwat or ghudzcat. The morning between dawn and
sun-rise. Ghuduwat (fromjAi), Coming in the morning.
AjjJsi ghadur, Fraudulent, most perfidious.
A ^tXc ghadazvly, Of to-morrow. The foetus in the womb.
A ghuda\ (pi. of SjJJ: ghadwat and of ghudwat) Morn
ing-tides. Ghadly, Of to-morrow.
A ghadydn, (fern. ItJcc ghadyd) Dining, at dinner.
A ghaifiyat, Morning.
A^jJki ghadlr, Fraudulent, perfidious. A ditch, a pool, stag
nant water. A sword. GAeV/t/Jr, Very perfidious.
A ^'‘Xi ghadtrat, A curling lock of a woman’s hair. Remain-
ina- or left behind the flock (a sheep). The ditch in which an
eastern weaver sits at work. A slip, a graft.
A ghazz (from j^igArt^fl), Swelling,suppurating (a wound).
Bringing on a suppuration. Being deficient.
A \sz ghizd, Meat or drink, diet, provision, food. (pi. of
ghaziy) F'cetuses of sheep.
A ghuzdrim, Indefinite, conjectural. Abundant (water).
A ghuzdm, A portion of milk.
A ghazdmat or ghuzdmat, Great plenty of milk. Ghu-
zdmat, Impurity (especially of colour). A part of one’s cattle
or other estate. Inconvenient (place).
a ghuzdmir, Much (water).
a ghazdmir, (pi. of ghazmarat) Clamours, noises.
A ghizdyat, Aliment.
A ghuzaz, The evil, a swelling, an inflammation of the
glands (cured by burning).
A LcjiXz ghazramat (from q), Buying and selling (any
thing) in the lump by conjecture.
A ghazm (from |*a£), Giving away the best part of one’s
property. Eating voraciously. Ghazam, A kind of herb.
A <t«kXc ghazmat, One word (was not heard).
A |*«x<.xi ghazamzam. Any measure of an uncertain quantity.
A ghazmarat (from q), Speaking humbly to a
haughty or threatening man. Mixing. Being angry. Laugh
ing immoderately. Crying out, making a great clamour. Sigh
ing or breathing hard. Seizing by violence from one and giving
to another. Clamour.
AjAc ghazw (from j^Xi), Feeding, maintaining. Ghuzuw
(from jiXi), Flowing (water). Emitting blood (a vein).
A ghazazodn, Brisk, swift (horse).
A<L)ljAi. ghazawdnat, A sharp tongue. Impudent, obscene.
A q£jiXc ghazawly (or ghazly), New born (lamb or kid).
1 he foetus in the belly of a goat or sheep; cattle sold with young.
A c_£.xi ghaza' or ghazan, Camel’s urine.
A j»X>4Xi ghazlzat, Pus, corrupted flesh (of a wound),
j-i ghazlratj Milk-pottage warmed by a hot stone.
A ghaztmat, (A country) yielding plentifully the plant
iUjiXi ghazlmatuji munkaratun, Inconvenient place.
P V £ ghar^ A whore. An infamous boy. Ruptured. Ghur,
The rupture, a swelled testicle. Ruptured. A Turkish nation.
Pimples on the forehead. Swellings in the neck.
* A gharra, (fui.j*z yaghurru) He deceived.
A j£- g//arr (from jZ gharra), Deceiving, flattering with vain
hopes, cajoling, coaxing. A bird feeding its young, putting bill
into bill. Cutting (as a garment) by folding up. A fissure in
the skin, or rent in a garment, tawaytuhu ^ald >
gharrihi, I folded (it) up in the old fold, i. e. I left it as it was.
Ghirr, Unskilled, inexperienced, untaught. Ghurr, (pi. of jlc
ghdrr) Vain hopes, trifles.
a\jZ ghard (fromj^i), Being attached, wholly dedicated (to
any thing). Being extremely irascible, indulging anger to ex
cess. Glue, isinglass. Lean, extenuated. The foetus of a cow.
Gharrd, (fern, of^zj agharr') White, bright, splendid, illustrious,
noble. Having a white star on the forehead (a mare),
laylatu'l gharrd, Thursday-night.
p !r^ ghurdy White, bright. The sun.
ksSjS. ghird-Uy (in ofj^z) Joining, subjoining. Glue.
a ghirdb or ghurdby The curved part of the edge of a

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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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