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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎669r] (1342/1826)

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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thing round. Girihah or girihhah^ A little knot. A joint in an
herb. Guruhah, A ball. A company of people.
p gart. Any standard of measure, whether for land, cloth,
grain, liquids, or time. The itch, the scab. Give (for xjs girih),
A knot. A pole. The neck. 6r«W, Weep thou; weeping. The
neck, (s ) A mountain. (I3urhan-i kati^)
p\jJi girya f Weeping; who weeps. (Castellus.)
ph goryul) A round flat plate of bell-metal used in the
east as a bell to strike the hours upon.
p UJ \ij* girya-lika, A monstrous appearance, a hideous,
frightful figure.
p ul^ig/ryaw, Weeping, crying excessively. A weeper. An
atonement, a sacrifice. giryan shudati) To weep,
bewail. Guryan, The fire-place or furnace of a hot bath. A
sacrifice or offering made for security from evil.
p giryunid(tn f To cause to weep or lament.
p girlb, The collar of a garment or shirt, the opening at
the breast or neck. Scabby, mangy. An acre.
p girt ban, A collar, the opening or breast of a garment.
A cap. A pocket. g ir ~ lb “ n daman kardan,
To meditate, to be wrapt in ecstacy.
v girtban-glr, An accuser, plaintiff. An apologist,
p d\i f girtbdni, A kind of loose vest. A leathern binding
sewed to the collar of a coat,
p d* gart-tan y A spider.
p^'js gui'ich (also ^gnvichuK^y A hut, hovel, cottage,
cell; a small building set upon posts; a nook or corner; a dimple.
P " ^ ^girekhtan or gurekhtany To fly or flee, to escape, to
take refuge, to retire, to retreat. To run away.
pSi J Giridy The island of Crete or Candy.
r garidan. To itch. To turn, surround, wander about.
Pjj jsgirez or gureZy Flying, a fugitive. Flight. Deviation,
regression, abhorrence, aversion, abstinence, fasting. The ge
neral or leader of an army. An eloquent man. A part of a
beam projecting beyond a wall. ^
p ji girezun, Taking flight. To fl y*
P J girezdndan, To put to flight. dar S 1 ’
rezandan. To cause to take refuge.
P s&JgurZz-gdh, An asylum, a place of refuge, a retreat.
p aSijJgirezandah or gurezandahy A fugitive. Quicksilver,
p gurezty Flight.
P gireztdan or gurezldan, To fly, to flee.
p L/ uJ £ D ece ^’ fr aut U artifice.
P garlsmg, A ditch, hollow place in the ground.
Gurhang " The note of the nightingale ; also the shout made by
a party of religious mendicants. ^
p ^JgirMan, To weep, to cry, to bewail. ^
giristan-i haui, Weeping of the atmosphere, i.e. raining.
p <L-j ^ girtsahy Fraud, deceit.
p girtstdan. To deceive, defraud, impose upon,
p ^gareshy Name of a little long-legged and swift animal,
p gurJgA, Flying; a fugitive. Flight,
p jxoJ> gureftany To flee, to run away,
p girl-gdhy That part of the pilaw which touches a neck
of mutton when stewing in a pot. (Burhdn-i kdti^.)
e X&ujJz giryanduhy A weeper, a wailer.
p y js girtWy A stake, a pledge, a hostage,
p gurizcazahy A string of beads. A thing w ell arranged,
p jz giriwariy A collar,
p garayudumy Perfidy, treachery,
p girt wan y The scab called ring-worm,
p gartwah also giriwahy A low hill, a high bank, high
ground, a mound of earth which has been worn into gullies by
the rain. Giriwahy A path or street having no thoroughfare.
An ascent, a declivity, the top of a mountain. A fold or pen for
cattle. The breast-opening, or collar of a garment.
p giryahy A plaint, lamentation. Crying, weeping, tears.
giryah kardan. To w eep, to cry. j ^
giryah-kundn o sinah-zandny Bewailing, and beating the breast.
giryah o zdriy Weeping and wailing,
gaz, The tamarisk-tree. A yard for measuring cloth. A
ramrod. A sort of arrow or dart without wing or point, the two
ends being small and the middle thick. A cubit. A fork, any
instrument with two prongs. A kind of serpent. Any thing
adapted to another (as a notch of an arrow to the bow-string).
Whatever has its equal joined to itself, (in comp.) Biting, pun
gent. zabdn-gaZyRiiing the tongue, acrid. Giz, A tooth.
p\jjz gazdy Biting. Hurtful. Harm, loss.
pj\j£guzdr, A pass, passage, transit. A surgeon’s lancet or
cupping-instrument. The outline of a drawing. Payment. Sleep,
(imperative of guzdshtan) Leave thou, (in composition)
Who leaves, quits, or pays.
p\J\^ guzdrdy Paying, liquidating. An utterer of words,
p guzdrdany To quit, to leave. To pay, to discharge.
To draw the outline of a picture.
p guzdrishy The interpretation of a dream ; explana
tion. Utterance. A quitting, leaving, discharging, paying.
P gnzdrishgary An interpreter of dreams. One who
transmits, brings, or carries. One who agrees or consents.
p guzdrishny The interpretation of a dream; expla
nation. Utterance. A quitting, leaving, discharging.
p idognzdrish-ndmah (or <t<l3 guzdrishi-nd-
mah)y A book on the interpretation of dreams. A commentary.
p guzdr-ndmahy A book which interprets dreams,
p guzdrandahy Who leaves or quits. Who causes to
pass; a payer. A speaker. A drawer of pictures.
p guzdr ahy The interpretation of dreams. Explanation.
A thing, substance, fact, history. Excess,
7 S 2

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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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