'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [686v] (1377/1826)
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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A lqf-a (or lafa-a) (from U)), Peeling off the bark of
trees. Dispelling (as winds the clouds). Shaving. Tearing
(the flesh from a bone). Turning away the face, removing, re
pelling; diverting (one from any pursuit). Striking (with a
stick). Railing at, traducing (the absent). Paying the whole
that one owes ; or something short. Remaining over.
A U! lafa (from ^l)? Neglecting (one’s rights). Laffa, (fern,
of alaff") (A woman) having plump thighs.
a lafa-a, A thing of little moment, a trifle.
a lafatj Ill-tempered, foolish.
a ^.Ul lifah (from Burning (fire) ; being full of acrimony
(poison). Striking slightly but briskly (with a sword). Lufah,
luffah, (and 4s»-Uj lufahat), The mandrake, an odoriferous kind
of melon.
a Irlil Ufa z or lufaZ) A pot-herb. Lufaz, (pi. of <Li?U3 lufazat)
Things thrown from the mouth. Remains. Lqffdz^ Eloquent.
A idsUi lufuzat. Any thing thrown out, especially from the
mouth. Remains (of any thing).
a laffdzi) Eloquence.
A A cloak or upper garment of a man or woman.
A covering, carpet, quilt. The dugs of a camel.
A&cliJ lifd^at, A patch of a garment.
a luffdf) A mixture of sour and sweet.
A <£iU] lifdfat (or lifdfuh)^ Any kind of bandages wrapt
round the feet. A wrapper, outside cover of a letter, envelope.
A jjU! lifdk, T wo cloths sewed together.
A lafdlafah, An upper linen vesture,
p lifdm, A shoe.
A lifdm^ A fillet or veil which covers the tip of the nose.
a <—i-’Uj lafd-if (pi. ofAilil lifdfat) Swathes for the feet.
A laft (from L^fiJ), Twisting, bending, rolling (any
thing about with the tongue). Peeling, barking. Leading away,
preventing from following (his plan). Putting (feathers) askew
(upon an arrow). Breath, breathing. Silly, stupid. Lift (from
Turning (away the face). Looking back. Stripping off
(bark). Turning one (from his purpose). A rape, a turnip. One
half of any thing. A cow. The genitals of a lioness. Foolish
(woman). Lafat (from c^al), Being crooked (as a horn).
aIx£! laftd) (fern, of alfat) Crooked-horned (she-goat).
Squinting (woman).
A lufatat. One who strikes cattle cruelly,
p laftarak. Vile, mean, ignoble.
A ‘wd lifttyat, A dish of carrots or rapes.
p ^ lafch, lafchaji, lafchin, or lufchah),
Lxcrement of the eyes; mucus, snot. The lip of a camel, dirty,
or hanging down when angry. A strong bony horse. A piece
of meat without bone. A woman of bad character.
A ^ l a fj) Affliction, wretchedness.
p lafjdn, One who hangs his lip from extreme anger.
A lafh, The heat of passion. Lafh (and lafahdn),
(from ^"), Burning (fire) ; fermenting, being full of acrimony
(venom). Striking slightly, but briskly (with a sword).
A ^ lafkh (from g^), Giving a blow on the head,
p lafsh, An eruption on the body of large red pimples.
Hanging down, pendulous; rejected, repulsed. (Castellus.)
a lai! lafz (from laii), Ejecting, throwing out (of the mouth).
Pronouncing, articulating (words). A word, a vocable. Pro
nunciation. Lfc'C j laii lafz zca ma^nd, The pronunciation and
signification. j < ^ c misluhu lafzan zoa matnan, (A
word) resembling another in sound and sense.
A lafzan, Explicitly, distinctly, properly pronounced.
a lafzat, A word, a speech, a saying.
A lafziy, Enunciative, pronounced.
A £-£] laf^_ (from j-i3), Covering (the face).
a u-iil lafaf, A stuttering, a stammering. The distortion of a
vein in the arm, which disables a man from working.
a fa/A-(from jUl), Sewing two things together. Being
unable to find what one seeks. Catching nothing (a hawk let
loose). Lifk, One part,
p yjk lafgar, Smoke, soot.
A l— clil lajlaf, Infi rm, weak.
A 4iliJ lajlafat (from q), Eating delicately, picking tid
bits. Tottering from a distortion of the sinews (a camel’s leg).
a lafm (from /*aJ), Binding a fillet over the nose or mouth.
A dJjil lafut, (A woman) staring, looking about. Perverse.
(A she-camel) braying when milking, and giving it with reluc
tance. (A married woman) having children not by her husband.
a lafuh, Scorching wind.
a <—JyiJ lafuf, (pl.ofi^Ll liff) Assembled multitudes.
a lafi-at, A piece of meat without bone.
A la fit at, A kind of thick soup.
A la-jJ lafiz, Thrown out, ejected. Spoken, pronounced.
a UjLfiJ lafif, A crowd, a mixed multitude or congregation.
Mixed grain. A friend, a companion. The double imperfect
Arabic verb; where infirm letters are separated it is then called
OSj** ^ laflf-imafruk, as in waka', He preserved;
and when united, it is called ^yU iLi) lafif i makrun, as in
ijrj-i shazca', He roasted.
a lafifan, Assembled from every tribe.
a lafifat, Any kind of bandage wrapped round the feet.
Flesh on the rump of a camel.
A t—C&S lafik, Ill-tempered. Foolish.
p lak, Destitute of hair, bald. An addle egg. Lak or luk,
Cheating, deceiving.
a (jd lakk (from lakka), Striking with the hand. p<J^ J J**
dakk o lukk kardan, To clap the hands, to applaud; to
make a noise.
a US lakd, (A man) meeting another. Lakan or lukan (from
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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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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.
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:845v, 845ar:845av, 846r:909v, back-i
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- Richardson, Sir John, 9th Baronet
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