'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [691v] (1387/1826)
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 lahzamlyat) A sharp point.
p lahar, A tavern, a public house where they sell wine and
strong liquors. A brothel.
p Luhrasp or Lohorasp^ A king of Persia, successor
to Cyrus. Justice.
AjA lahz (from J^), Beginning to come upon one (gray hairs).
Striking on the breast with the hand. Piercing the breast (with
a spear). (Any young animal) striking the udder of the mother
with its head. Mixing in any society. La/iiz, A spot upon a
horse’s jaw below the ear.
p Lahazur ast, Name of a town in Kh’arazm.
A lahazat. That part of the jaw under the ear. Lahizat,
A woman having plump cheeks.
A lahzamat (from q), Cutting away thejaw-bone pro
jecting under the ear. Beginning to appear on the cheeks (gray
hairs). Lihzimat^ The jaw-bone projecting under the ear.
A lahs (from Licking (a dish). (A child) pulling
or licking the teat without sucking. Running hungrily and
eagerly to victuals.
a luhsat) A little, somewhat.
A J luhsum, A narrow part of a stream.
A kfil laht (from la^J), Striking with the open hand. Aiming
at (with an arrow). Sewing (a garment). Throwing or dash-
ingone upon the ground. Bringing forth.
a latitat. Doubtful news.
a (from ^1), Accommodating one’s self to the tem
per of another. Laha^ (from £-gl), Twisting the mouth to a
side when speaking. JLahi^ Accommodating, obliging.
A lahf (from <—a^l), Being unjust, oppressive. Lcthaf
(from 1 — 2 $!), Lamenting (especially for any thing neglected and
gone). Being struck, moved, deeply affected.
x\sl£()j yu) lahf an, (<U$! \jya lahfahu, \jya lahfah, b
yn lahf a' ^(dayhi, or il^i$! b yci lahfatdh) Alas !
a ^U^! lahf an, Injured, oppressed ; afflicted, sad, sighing.
p luhfat or lihufut, A doll, a puppet.
p luhfatdn, (pi. of U.‘^gg! luhfat) Dolls, puppets.
lahk or lahak (from ^Jk$!), Being white (but not glossy
or shining). Lahak, Whiteness. A white bull. Whitish.
Brown, tawny (camel).
a ‘tij lahlah, Cloth of a fine thread and open texture. Flimsy
\erse, or other composition. Luhluh, A plain over which the
vapour <—sardb is seen to move to and fro.
lahlahdn, A species of sweet basil.
a lahlahat (from <d$! q), Weaving (cloth) slightly.
A ^ lahm, Solder, cement. Lahm also laham (from
Swelling quickly and at once. Mw, Aged (bull). Lahim,
Voracious, gluttonous. Wise, prudent, sage. Excelling in vir
tue (a man). Fhe ocean. Lahim or lihamm, Out-stripping in
the race (a horse). Magnificent. Liberal. Luham, A glutton.
Lihamm, Large-bellied (man).
A <U$1 luhmat, A grain of barley.
A luhmum, (A camel) giving much milk. Liberal (man).
A fine horse. A large number. A vast army. A deep or laro-e
wound. Clouds full of rain. Female dress, or appurtenances.
A luhnat, A breakfast; any whet or collation before dinner,
p lahanj, A stone upon which washers beat their linen.
A whetstone. A musical instrument.
a lL>^$! lihannaka, Because thou.
pdLi$! lahnah, A fool, an ideot. A stone. lahna-i
jdn-gazd, A stone which causes any one who looks on it to burst
out into a violent fit of laughter.
A^$! lahw (from ^$1), Playing, amusing one’s self, passing the
time agreeably, unbending the mind. Play, any thing ludicrous
or jocular; whatever diverts the thoughts from any thing serious
(especially women or children). luhw zca la^b, Play
ing and toying. Sport, amusement, game, fun. Lahuzo, Dis
missing any thing.
A lahawdt, (pi. of luhzcat) Uvulas.
A luhub, (pi. of i— lihb) Spaces between two moun
tains. Clefts between mountains.
a £»$] lahzoat, A woman with whom one plays or toys. A
valuable present. Lahzcat or luhwat, What the miller throws
with his hand into the hopper. As much gold as the two hands
can hold ; a thousand pieces of gold or silver.
A lahzzajut (from Q)? Not dressing (meat) enough.
Doing any business wretchedly.
p lahusa, The fish fabled to support the earth.
A lahzeak, A vain boaster; who speaks or acts carelessly*
a lahwakat (from q), Making a vain boast. Say
ing or doing any thing carelessly.
A lahum, A glutton. Luhum, (pi. of ^) Aged (bulls).
A luhzcly, Pronounced from the uvula, as and Cj-
A laha , (pi. of il^! lahdt') Uvulas. Laha’ or luhty (and
uW lahaydn) (from lfc j$!)> Loving, delighting in, solacing one’s
self, diverting by one thing the thoughts of another. Dismissing,
abandoning. Luha', (pi. of Jj$! luhzoat) Valuable gifts, thou
sands of gold and silver. mi^td-a'l luha 1 , Munifi
cent, liberal.
p ^ W 1 *) Leave, dismissal, liberty, power.
a lahaydt, (pi. of lahdt) Uvulas.
A lahib (from (—->$!), Burning, blazing (fire). Ardour,
inflammation, heat, the passion of love.
r lahid, Following one’s own way, fond of women.
A lahidat, Pulse, pottage, panado, neither thick nor thin.
A lahifft., Sluggishness, languor; carelessness in making
purchaser, a liability to be imposed upon. Name of a man.
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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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- 'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations'
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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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