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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎597r] (1198/1826)

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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1091
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p ^yjsjisds or fusus^ Seduction from the way of safety. Re
proach, blame, sarcasm, gibe, joke, jest, raillery; a holding up
to ridicule. Vexation, sorrow, regret, grief. Ah! alas! Fusos,
Cream. Any thing cut fine or small. f us ° s Car
dan, To rail at, to ridicule, to banter.
p fusus-kart) Chequered or inlaid work.
p foostdaii) To sigh after, to grieve for. To joke,
to jeer. To seduce, to lead astray.
A f u suk (from Going out. Deviating from the
commands of God. Being wicked, adulterous.
A dj** 1 fasul? (ph ot fasl)^ Men of the worst kind. (pi.
of fasll)^ Palm-shoots, or suckers.
k fusulat (from <J—J), Being worthless, of a vile stock
(a man). Weaning (an infant).
p Incantation, fascination. Fraud, deceit. <JjL-s
^ jfasdnah zeafusun, Fables and enchantments,
p \jj~+3 fusuna, An enchanter, a fascinator.
p fast bam dan (or fasibidan). To hold or
lead (a horse). To thrust forward. To repel, to press.
A ^—s fasth, A mple, large, capacious,
haydt-i fasihatu'l hasanat, A life employed in pious actions.
<is \—9 sahrd-ifaslhatuU arja, An extensive field.
A ^-Jfaslkh, Weak in mind and in body. (Meat) falling to
pieces from over-boiling.
A Ju—.i fasld, Corrupted, vicious.
a fasts, Weak in mind and body.
a K*—? f^slt, A paring of the nail. The stalk of a date.
A Jisslk, Intent upon villainy. An adulterer, a catamite,
p fasti, A kind of pulse. Any thing bad.
a i fasti (or ftstl, i fastlat or ftstlat), The young
shoot of a palm-tree. ,
paL— i fastlah, A herd, a flock, a bevy. Bashful; blushing
or reddening- from vexation. A branch.
r ^jLs fash, Scattered. The noise made in untying garments.
The parts about the mouth (especially of a horse). A kind of
cap or tiara wrapped round with a turban-sash, part of it hang
ing down the back or side. A horse’s forelocks. (Sometimes
used for wash), A particle of similitude; as aLc ttidh-
fash, Like the moon. Fush, The mane or tail of a horse. The
extremity of any thing.
a Jis fashsh (from ^ fashsha), Forcing (the air) out of a
bag, or bladder. Belching. Divesting (any thing) of malignity.
Nodding, making a signal with the head. Milking expeditiously
(a camel). Opening a lock without a key. The fruit of an
African carob, bean, or capers, foolish. Detraction. The pur
suit of thieves.
a \Lifashd, The breed or multiplication of cattle,
pjlli fashdr, A scattering. Diffusion. Fishdr, Compres
sion, constriction. The piercing of one thing with another^
p fshdrdan, To press, to squeeze, to wring.
p fashdsh (or fashdfush), Whizzing of arrows.
A fashshdsh, A thief.
p Jishd^, The white, or black vine. (Burhdn-i kdti^.)
A Jishdgh, Laziness, slowness. (See alsojUi shighdr.)
Fushdgh, A patch on a leathern bottle. Fushdgh or fushshdgh,
A species of herb, which, like ivy, surrounds trees, bind-weed.
p fashdn, A mace of iron, silver, or gold. Fishdn, Scat-
tering, strewing, shedding. A strewer. khun-Jishdn,
Shedding blood, jj zdr-fishdn. Strewing gold.
(jllj chashmush sayydlah-Jishdn, Her eyes shedding a
torrent of tears.
p^Aillj fishdndan, To scatter. To ventilate.
A fashj (from ^~* 3 ), Straddling (a horse) to stale.
fashkh (from ^ ,,a ), Striking the head or back of the
neck with the hand. Injuring. Telling lies at play.
pjLifashar, A scattering. Diffusion.
p fashurdan, To squeeze, to press, to wring. To plant
the foot firmly.
p fashurdah-kadum, Steady, permanent. Resolute.
a fash^ (from £^-i), Drying at the tops, withering (ears
of millet).
a fashgh (from «_£j), Rising above, and overtopping.
Striking (with a whip). Rendering heavy, torpid (sleep).
A Uli fashghd, Diffused, dishevelled (forelocks).
k&Lj fashghat, Ivy, bind-weed, pellitory. A cottony sub
stance found within a reed. Whatever flies from within the
plant sawsaldt.
a yjjJJLs fishfsh, Vapid wine.
a fashak (from Rejoicing. Desiring earnestly,
p < J * Jishak, A parasol.
A t^Lifushl or fshl, (pl.fushul) The girth in a camel-litter,
on which a woman sits. Fashal (from J^), Being cowardly,
timid, languid, dull, slow. Fashil, Pusillanimous, languid, tor
pid, lazy, dull, slow.
a yLi fashzs and fushuzo (from j£j), Being propagated, mul
tiplied (cattle). Being divulged, published (news).
a u^jLifashush, (A camel) scattering, spilling milk whilst
milking. A milk-maid, a female milker. A vain, boasting fellow.
a ^jLifashy (from Being propagated, multiplied (cat
tle). Being divulged, published (news).
p fashtdan also Jishtdan, To lead (a horse). To urge
(a horse) to his full speed.
a h+Lj fas hit, 1 he paring of a nail. The stalk of a date.
A U* 3 f (lss (from fassa), Separating, pulling (one thing
from another). Drawing forth. Ascertaining. Being puru
lent (a wound). Making a whizzing noise. Weeping slightly.
Fass,Jiss, or fuss, The bezel of a ring. The black of the eye.
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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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