'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [747r] (1498/1826)
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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p mardubum, The confines of a country,
A mardud (from radda), Returning. Rejecting, re
pelling, confuting. Returned, restored. Rejected. Repulsed,
excluded, reprobated, confuted. Loner unmarried.
a mardudat, A divorced woman. A razor folded into
the handle.
a mardudlyai, The being repulsed, rejected.
v mardos, A Damascus scallion.
A mar dm) (in the language of Morocco) A locust.
p mar dusky Difficult.
A mardu^j Infected, tinctured, stained. Inverted, fallen
back, relapsed.
a mar dun, A kind of wasp,
p murdah, Dead, defunct. A corpse,
p (Jj murdah-dil, Cold-hearted, lifeless,
p imSjX^y^o murdahrt, The effects of a dead person.
p murdah-rtk, The effects of a dead person. Bare,
worthless, good for nothing. Penis.
p^i^ murdah-sang, The litharge of silver,
p j-ri ^ murdah-sho, One who washes the dead. (Hunter.)
p murdah-farosh, Name of a caste whose business
is to carry the dead. (Hunter.)
p XJjsc murdah-gosh, Sweet marjoram.
a mar da', The lower lintel of a door. Hardy (she-
camel). niardu'l harb, A bold man. Mirda', A
stone thrown; any thing which dashes to pieces (as a stone from
a warlike machine). The upper-millstone. Murdi, Who ren
ders vile. Mardly, Aimed at or hit by a stone. Murdiy, An oar.
p murdi, Manliness, virility, valour. Bold, brave, war
like. A man, a certain man.
a Jj-o murazz, Wet with dew. murazzun ^alayhd,
(Ground) wet with dew. Murizz, (A day) wetting with dew.
a marzuz, Wet with dew.
a marzul, Contemptible, reprobated.
a murza', Abject. Exposed (boy).
p J jo marz, A limit, border, boundary of a country. A region,
a district. A species of intoxicating liquor, beer. A field with
a raised border; land. Cultivated. Coition, marz-i
zarriin, The marches or boundaries of countries. Marz or murz,
The hole of the fundament. Murz, A mouse.
marz, (fromjj^o) Pressing gently w'ith the tips of the
fingers without giving pain (when painful it is expressed by
Ar«rs), Disparaging,disgracing. Striking with the hand. Giving
part (of a mass of leaven or paste).
p IG-c mirzd, A Persian title. When it is put after a proper
name it means 4 prince;* but when it appears before, it serves to
distinguish a gentleman only.
a \jj*> murraza-a, Most beneficent, munificent. Injured, dis
tressed. (A people) whose chief men are dead.
p A C-jlj mirzub, A canal, a conduit, a waterpipe. A long
ship, a man of war.
p j-< murzdn, The narcissus,
p marzdn-gosh, Mouse-ear (a plant),
p a (jUj jsc marz-bdn, (marzabdn, or a marzubdniy),
A general of the confines, a governor on the borders of a hostile
country, a lord marcher, a margrave or landgrave. (jVjjy''®
marzubdnu'z' zdrat, The lion.
marzubat, A way, a mode. Regimen, government.
Mirzabat, A large wooden mallet used in breaking clods or in
making bricks.
A marzubum, The confines of a hostile country. Any
place where one resides. v fy.jj*har marzubum, All coun
tries, every where.
A i\mirzut, A piece of paste. Mirzat oxmarzat (fromj j*),
Arriving at, acquiring plenty of. Marazzat, A rice-ground.
a £ j marzah, A long way to travel. Level ground. Mir-
zah, A vine-prop.
aJJj^c murazzaz, Polished (steel), glazed (paper). (Meat)
dressed with rice.
a cj j^o murzigh, Rain which turns dust to mud.
p marzaghdn (or marzaghah), Hell. A chafing-
dish. A burying-place.
p marzgun, The penis.
a j*Ji mirzam, Name of three stars: one in the right shoul
der of Orion ; the second in the hind dexter foot of the Canis
Major; and the third in the neck of Canis Minor. The two last
are expressed by the dual al mirzamdni. j*'
ummu'l mirzam. The north ; the wind.
marzan. A mouse.
a marzanjush. Sweet marjoram,
p j*> marzanjbshah, The hyacinth. A thing of an ine
briating quality. An ear of corn.
marzangbsh, Mouse-ear (an odoriferous plant). A
white rose. Purslain. The ringlets of a mistress.
pjj marzb (or yo marzby), A field with a raised border,
p j* marz-wdn or marzazzdn, A general of the confines,
a governor on the border of a hostile country.
p marzubum, The limits or boundary of any country.
Any place where one resides.
A Jiyjj-* marzuk, Supplied with food, fed. Happy, fortunate.
Acquired by art. marzukdt, Riches, estates,
p Xjj*> marzah, A mouse. A lamp. A trowel. Origany.
p (jLy Zjjo marzah-gbsh, Mouse-ear (a plant).
\ marzi-at (trom \jj), Being injured. Injury, detri
ment, misfortune, evil.
a jo mirzth, Having a strong voice. A weak voice.
aJj* Marj or Mirj, Name of a fire-worshipper.
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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.
Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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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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