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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎736v] (1477/1826)

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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condition that the purchaser may, if he choose, return the goods
within a certain time, a Mukhayyir^ One who gives an option of
two things. Bountiful, charitable, liberal.
vyJs?* makheZ) A spur.
a mukhayyas, Subdued,humbled. A prison; name of a
prison in Irak. Mukhayy/s^ A subduer, a humbler, a conqueror.
A makhlsat, (Camels) fed for slaughter.
A ^ makhlz, Churned (milk). Mukhtz, One who leads
or drives (a horse) into water. Possessed of fording (horses).
A makhlt, A place where a serpent creeps. Sewed.
Mikkyat, A needle. Mukhayyit, (Gray hairs) when first ap
pearing. Mukhkhayt (or mukhkhaytu), Sebestens.
p makhita, Sebestens.
A makhttafat, The loop of a curtain.
A. mukhif) Fear-inspiring, terrible, formidable, dread
ful. nl miikhtfj The linn. Mukhayyif, Terrible. One
who renders formidable.
A d^ mukhtky A traveller, a wanderer, a way-farer.
a J-ic* makhll, One who has many moles (on the face). A
little mole. MukKtl, Proud, vain, arrogant. Apt, convenient,
adapted, well made, properly disposed. (A cloud) threatening
rain. Mukhayyal, Any thing which appears before one. Mu-
khayyil, One who imagines, fancies, doubts, is deceived, con
jectures from physiognomy, conceives a good omen. (A cloud)
which by previous thunder and lightning promises rain. One
who places the figure of a man near a camel’s colt, to frighten
away the wolf. Who detains (from friends). The power of fancy.
A makhilat, Imagination, opinion. Pride. A disposi
tion of the clouds to rain. Any thing from which a conjecture is
formed. Makhllat or mukhilat, Clouds portending rain. Mtc-
khayyalaty Fancy, the powers of imagination.
makhim, A heap of cut corn. Makhtm also mukhim,
One who pitches a tent. Mukhayyam^ An encampment; a camp.
Mukhayyim, Who pitches a tent; who enters a tent. A sojourner.
makhyut, Sewed (garment).
A makhyul) One who has many moles.
p X<mad) Wire or thread (of gold, silver, brass, or iron). A
bridge. The sixth day of any month. Mud, A measure or weight
of 500 dirhams or drachms.
^AiX« madda, (fut. <X4J yamuddu') He extended.
A Xc tnadd (from iX-o maddu), Extending, stretching out,
lengthening. Granting a delay ; bearing patiently. Being tall.
Being high, advanced (the day). Increasing, swelling (as a
river). Walking under ruins. Helping, assisting. Giving (ca
mels) water sprinkled with meal. Putting ink into a standish.
A peculiar mode of writing certain words in accounts. Exten
sion, a prolonging, a delaying. The altitude or flux (of the sea),
(for tnaddah), The mark placed sometimes over aftfT,
which gives it a long broad sound. Jaj madd-i nazar, Kind
looks, encouragement. Extensive prospect. kadru
maddfl basar, As far as the eye can reach, madd mt
jazr,The flux and reflux (of the sea), the tides. Mudd, A certain
dry-measure used in Egypt, Syria, and other parts.
a mudabar, Nobly descended, whether on the father or
the mother’s side. (A sheep) having slit ears, and part hanging
down behind. Muddbir, Hostile, inimical. One who makes
unfortunate throws at dice. Unlucky (throw).
a mudibarat, (m of jJ) Opposing, being adverse to,
carrying on hostilities. Slitting the ears of camels or sheep. (A
sheep) slit in the ear, with part hanging down behind.
A muddjdt, (in of ,^0) Counterfeiting, dissembling,
deceiving ; wheedling, flattering. Neither refusing nor consent
ing. Neither binding nor setting free.
A "ijsAx* muddjarat, (in ofy^-J) Flying away, running off.
muddjanat, (m of ,jS^) Feigning, dissembling,
acting hypocritically. Despising.
A muddji, One who harbours a secret grudge.
A ^Xc madddh, Who extols highly, an encomiast, panegyrist.
muddhalat, (in of Jo-J) Deceiving, betraying,
lying in wait. Outbidding at a sale (fraudulently to enhance
the price). Telling a fiction and concealing the truth.
a maddkhil, (pi. of madkhal) Entrances, places
of access. Muddkhil, One who undertakes or enters into any
business. Intimate, interior.
A muddkhalat, (in of Jc>-J) Entering into, engaging
or taking part in, intermeddling. Being intimate with. Under
taking (any business). Becoming a proselyte (to a wrong be
lief). Being inward, innermost. Taking hold of one (an er
roneous notion). Access.
middd, Ink.
p J\X* maddir, Do not have or hold.
a maddr, A circumference. A centre, a place of turning
or returning, a boundary or goal. The centre of the earth. A
place where any one stops or stands ; a dwelling, a station, a scat.
maddru'l jady, The tropic of Capricorn.
maddr-isaratari, The tropic of Cancer. ma
dam'l mahdmm, The minister, i. e. the centre of affairs. Name
of a celebrated Musulman saint. UUJc uzzat-maddr, The
seat of glory, magnificent.
p muddrd, Humility. Civility, politeness. Dissimulation.
a muddra-at, (in of l^J) Repelling one another.
A muddrdt, (in of Dissembling. Cheating.
Treating kindly. Affability, courtesy, lenity, gentleness. De
ceit, dissimulation, circumvention. Concord.
a maddrij, (pi. of madraj and darajut),
ays, paths; steps, degrees, ascents.
maddris, (pi. of <L;J^c madrasut) Colleges, acade
mies, public schools, ^ maddris voa bikd^, Colleges

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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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