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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎574v] (1153/1826)

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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sword (with which the blow is struck). Ghurab, A crow, raven,
rook, or jackdaw. A ship. The prominent part of the hips of
horses or camels. Name of a constellation, ghur-
abu'l bayri) A magpie, r ghurub-i zamtn 9 A dark
night, a L—jUiH rijlu’lghurdb 9 Crow’s foot (an herb). A
very secure kind of fastening.with which they tie the dugs of ca
mels to prevent the young from sucking.
a ghardbdt, (pi. ghardbat) Monsters, prodigies.
A h\j£. ghardbat, Any thing admirable, strange, foreign. ,
a ghardbtb, (pi. of yi ghirbib) Very black.
A J-jJy ghardbtl, (pi. of Jb jd ghirbdl) Large sieves.
a s\jZ ghardt, Lean.
A ghirds, (pi. of gliai'sci') Hungry (women), (pi.
of gharsdji) Hungry (men).
a ghardsa* (and (pi. of (^by) Hungry,
p teAjd ghardchah, Infamous, unmanly. A contented cuckold,
a pimp to his own wife. Ignorant, foolish. Name of a country.
A ghardd, (pi. ghirdd) A kind of fungus.
A gharddat, A kind of mushroom.
vJ\jS. ghardr, A large sack made of camel’s hair.
kj^jd-ghirdr (from jZ gharra), Cutting in the folds (as a
garment by folding up). Feeding its young (a bird), putting bill
into bill, (in of jZ gharra), (A camel) losing milk (especially
from fright). Being cold, dull (market). Not performing
properly the prostrations and ceremonies at prayer. Slumber.
The edge of a sword, the point of a spear. The space of a
month. A way, a mode of doing any thing. A model, pattern,
j'yi ^ala’ ghirdrin, Suddenly, hastily. One after another.
a ghardrat (from jZ gharr t a), Being white (the face).
Having a white spot (on the forehead). Being inexperienced,
unacquainted with the use of things. Ghirdrat, A large sack.
p ghardrah, Washing or rinsing the mouth. Ghirdrah,
A helmet. A gardener’s sack with open meshes like a net.
A jUc ghurrdz, Frowning, haughty.
A ghardzil, The devil,
p ^j^jZ ghirds, Sadness, sorrow.
A ghirds, The season proper for planting. The shoot of
a palm-tree. (pi. of ghars) Saplings.
k ^J&jZ ghardsh, A fracture, a rent. Rage. Force, violence.
Grief. Ghirdsh, Strips of skins.
p ghirdshidan, To be angry, to chide. To scratch.
v axJ^jZ ghirdsliidah, Angry.
A ^jS^jZ ghirdz, (m of ^jOjz) Watering (camels) early.
A <■—j'y gdirdf , A large measure for dry goods, called also
Jjuis kankal. (pi. of djy ghurfat) Draughts of water.
a ghirdfat, A draught of water taken with the hand.
A +\jZ ghardim, Desire, cupidity. A fine, a mulct. Any debt
which must be paid. A tedious calamity, destruction, j
shuvck xoa ghardm, Desire and alacrity.
p VAjZ ghardmd, One grain and a half (according to some, two
grains) ; a half dram.
a i*\jZghardmat (from fjz), Being involved in debt; impove-
rished by fines. A fine, a mulct for bloodshed. Debt. Tax.
P Ai ghardn or gharrdn, Rapacious, fierce. Iron.
A ^JjZ ghurrdn, (pi. of 'jz\ agharr) White. Illustrious, (p],
ofy jZ gharlr) Excellent dispositions. Bubbles on water.
A ghurdnik, (pi. ghardnik, ghardnlk, and
<&)\jZ ghardnikut) A delicate beautiful youth.
p jZ ghardwrang, Large, excellent. A great throne.
k lJ^jZ ghurdzva\ Froth, foam.
a ghard-ib (also luLj\jZ ghard-ibdt), (pi. of
ghartbat) Strange, extraordinary things.
.\J\jZ ghard-ir, (pi. of *j\jZ ghirdrat) Sacks, (pi. ofy j:
gharlr), Inexperienced people, liable to be imposed upon.
*a gharaba, (fut. L-Jjxs y a gh rub u) He went faraway.
a t-r^jZ gharb, Sun-set. The west. Africa. The flowing
of tears. A lachrymal vein or duct. The sharpest parts of the
teeth; also their brightness. The most prominent part of any
thing; as the curvature of a sword. Quickness or vehemence
of speech. A large bucket. The first course, race, or starting
of a horse. (A horse) running much. A distemper in the cor
ners of the eye. The poplar-tree. The mountain-pine. A
silver goblet. Wine. The stone of a grape. Gharab, Silver.
Plate. Wine. Water dripping from the bucket whilst drawing
up from the well. A distemper incident to cattle, making the
hairs to drop from their eye-lids. Whiteness of the hair of the
eye-lid. A large bucket. A willow. Strange.
sahm-i gharab, An arrow of which one loses sight, and knows
not where it has struck. Ghurub, A foreigner.
ghurabd, (pi. of jZ ghanb) Strangers. Poor peo
ple. Travellers.
p <^S^>\ijZ gharbdsang, The whirl of a spinning spindle. A
ball for a cross-bow. Any thing having joints. A sort of pan
cake in which they fold up meat when going into the country.
a (Jbji ghirbdl, A large sieve. A riddle, a screen, p,
ghirbdl-i dib~gun, The sky, the firmament,
p Jbyi ghirbdl-band, A sieve-maker.
a jjbyi ghirbdn, (pi. of ghurdb) Crows.
A gharbat, Distant. Longinquity. Ghurbat (from L-JjZ),
Travelling, going away, departing, retiring. Setting (the sun).
Being far distant from country and friends. Distance from home.
The condition of a stranger. Exile. Wretchedness.
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p ^J^jZ gharbatdn, A cylindrical roller for smoothing the flat
roofs of houses. A cuckold, a pimp.
v ^.jZ- gharbad, A blemished bride.
a <iS)jZ gharbalat (from Jj-c. q), Sifting, searching. Cutting.
Grinding. Killing.
I p utfjz gharbun, A present, an honorary gift. A lizard.
p < k > r- ghurbah, Hiding tears, weeping privately.
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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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