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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎685v] (1375/1826)

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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as the Ethiopians disfigure themselves with. Lu^t, A pass through
mountains.
A Uaxl la^ta^ (A sheep) marked with a black line in the neck.
A <LiaxJ lu^tat) A malignant eye; fascination. Blackness mixed
with red on a falcon’s head. Blackness across a sheep’s neck.
Black or yellow lines, with which a woman paints her cheeks.
a la^zamat (from jjixl q), Devouring (flesh).
la^i/ca, (fut. yal^aku) He licked.
a la^k (from ^*J), Scraping a dish with the fingers; lick
ing a plate or the fingers. Dying. vcadkiin ladkun,
Greedy, gluttonous.
A lu^kat (from^JL*]), Scraping with the finger, licking.
One lick or scrape. A little (green corn). Any thing licked.
Ladcator lu^kat, A ladleful.
p ,J*] A gem, a ruby of the most brilliant lustre. A
species of red rose; and, metaphorically, the vermilion lips of a
lovely woman. Red wine; called also C—d j*c la^-i muzub
or mazab, (jj'jj , la^l-i rowan or &JLj ,Jjt! lad-i suftah),
The liquid ruby. Blood, /<Ja) la^l-i ab-dar (or
lad-i kh'ush-db), A most brilliant ruby, (met.) the lip of
a mistress, J j\ lad, az sang dddan (or jjjjj zd-
dan), To acquire any thing with great difficulty. b Jjd
la^l bd tabarzadjuft kardan^ To speak agreeably.
la^l-iptydzi) A kind of ruby red and white. /U Ul
lud-ipaykdnl, A ruby of the size of an arrow-head worn
in the ear. la^l-i shakar-bdr, The lip of a mistress,
t— lad-ifalak, The world-illuminating sun. ^b-J
l a t l-i kabdy, Drunkenness, b^ .Jjd lad-i kahrabd, The lip
ofa mistress. , J*1 la t l-i nd suftah, Original airs or com
positions. An agreeable discourse on a new topic.
a J*] la t alla, Perhaps. ^ la^illi and la^allanl, Per
haps I. la^allaka, Perhaps thou,
p ^1*] ladd^ Pusillanimous, timid.
la^l-tardz) He who creates rubies and imparts to
them their lustre. ( Burhdn-i kdti^.)
a jJa] lada^ A wolf. The semblance of water appearing
over a plain. Name of an Arabian tree and ofa mountain.
A<Ubd lu t la t at (from ^ q), Shining (the vapour called
^d^ sardb). Moving, shaking. Breaking (bones). Anguish.
p Lj J*J lad-kabuj The thread of a crimson robe. Blood.
The liver. Red wine.
■■ la t l.gun (or J«! laj-rangm), Of a ruby co-
Jour, ruddy, rosy. A species of red rose.
p Jx! la t l-mdh- h A kind of fish with red bones,
p <LU] la^lah, A tulip.
p c ^U] la t rin, Ruby, of a ruby colour. Set with rubies.
Name of a red and white flower.
A la^mj Saliva.
a bU*J li t mdz, Taking a bone in the mouth. A vain boaster.
aIsa*) la^mazj Greedy, gluttonous. A gluttonous man.
A la^mazat, Gluttony. Taking a bone in the mouth.
a1?^a*] lu^rnuz, A companion, follower, client, parasite. Lu^.
wjms (or lu^tniizat), A glutton.
Hca^j*] laiana, (fut. l jxL) yal^rinu) He cursed.
A ^ la^n (from ,^*3), Cursing, imprecating. Driving away
(from any thing good), lu^n ta^n. Cursing and taunt-
ing. abayta’l la^na, A formula of congratulation
or compliment, implying, you have done nothing, or will do no
thing, which can deserve censure. p u<-y^ la^n kardan, To
curse, a Luuin, (pi. of lu^inat) Those who execrate, or
speak ill of others.
A<L*J la^nat (also <U*1 la^nah), An imprecation, curse, ana
thema. <uLi la^natu'lldh ^alayhi, (dJLz. al*) la-^natun
^alayhi or ^alayhri la^nah). May the curse of God be
upon him (an imprecation generally added to the name of the
devil, or any worthless man). l_>U , .1U : » r shaytdn-i
lu^nat-ma-db, The accursed devil, r la-^nat ba hech.
So so, better than bad. la^nat kardan, To curse,
to excommunicate, a Lu^na^, Execrable. One who
execrates or speaks ill of another.
a la^att, Cursed.
A^xi /r/t®, Bad-tempered and low-bred. A glutton.
A ‘-r-Jy*} ladib, Playful. Beautiful (girl).
a la^wat also lu^zcat^ Excess (of hunger). A blackness
round the nipple.
A ladiS) Some. La^zcaSj A wolf. A man suddenly de
vouring any thing.
la^zoaz, A kind of animal; ajackall.
A la^wak) Ignorant. La^uk^ lucked. Lu^uk^ An elec
tuary, or any medicine which may be licked or sucked.
a tudy, (pi. ^*1 la^ci") Of a bad disposition or stock.
a £v«*3 la^i^at) Bread baked of millet.
A lufjn, Detested, execrable, abominable, accursed, ana
thematized, excommunicated. (A woman) who slanders others.
Deformed, transformed into any vile shape. al ludn, Sa-
tan. ar ’rajulu la^ln^ A scarecrow.
p jJ lagh, Bald, having no hair. A desert without vegetation.
An addle eornr.
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aUI (from ^*1), Blundering, making mistakes (in speech
or pi enunciation). Being attentive or addicted to any thing (as
drinking); drinking much (without satisfying thirst).
A htghdib) 1 he weakest of a bird’s quills, near the belly.
I he worst feather of an arrow. An arrow badly trimmed.
a<IU] laghdbat or lughdbut, Folly, weakness.
a cul*) lughdt, (pi. of <ul lughat) Tongues, languages, idioms.
A laghddid) (pi. of lughdud) The parts of the
mouth about the throat and jaws.
AjUJ laghghuZ) A slanderer.

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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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