'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [795v] (1595/1826)
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 tnal^ab, A play, pastime, or show ; a theatre or place
where any similar exhibition is performed. A valley.
a mal^abat, A place for play. Any thing ludicrous.
A little garment without sleeves which boys wear at play.
a L-^Lc tnalzat) Plants, herbage, pasturage, that especially
which is round the tents.
A <Ua*L« mula^^tzat, A tall plump girl.
a <siixL« mil^akat (or tnil^okah^ A ladle, skimmer, spa
tula. p mil^akah-tarash, A ladle-maker,
p mul^am, A plaster.
A (ir *L« mula^an, Cursed, execrated.
A LjiLc malumat, The beaten part of a road. A dwelling. A
privy.
a C-JUxLo malaib, (The mouth of a babe) emitting saliva.
\ Uybo mal^uti) Cursed, execrated, detestable, excommuni
cated, driven out of society. ush' shajuratu'l
mal^unat, The tree zakum.
a jJ-c milgh (or bilgh milgh), A foolish fellow speak
ing obscenely.
AjiLc mulghiz, An enigmatist, a punster.
A £iULc mulghifat, A band of robbers.
a malgharri^ An emollient poultice or unguent for sores
(especially warm).
a mulaghzzas, Crude, raw, undressed.
a u_aLc mil/, (in the Morocco dialect) Cloth. Milaff, Any thing
in which people wrap themselves when going to sleep, a blanket.
rnulfaj, A poor man, a bankrupt.
a kiLe mulaffat, (in the dialect of Morocco) Swollen, puffy,
raised in blisters.
A u-iiL-c mulaffafi Wrapt, folded up. A milk-bottle.
A t jpiL« mulaffuk, A false narrative, a lie.
a kjiL* malfuz. Thrown out, rejected. Uttered, pronounced,
spoken, expressed. Annals.
A uJ»iLc malfufj Wrapt up, involved, enclosed; folded up (as
a letter). Collected, gathered.
a (J^c malk (from ^jj-kc), Obliterating, defacing. Washing
(clothes). Sucking the dam (a camel’s colt). Lying with (a girl).
Striking (with a stick). Going, travelling fast. Malak (from
(jul*;), Flattering, soothing. Falling from the finger (a ring).
Love, mildness, soothing, flattery, blandishment. A smooth stone.
Level ground. iV/u/?A:, Bland, insincere. Swift (horse). Weak.
A laL< malka (and Slake malkat), Who meets another. Fat in
the fore part of the womb.
a Llakc milkdtj A pen. Tweezers. A spider; a cobweb.
a ^lake milkd^y An obscene, impudent woman.
a mulakkab, Surnamed, nicknamed, entitled.
a <uLc malak at) A smooth stone. - Malik at) Bland (woman).
a mulkih) A stallion-camel. Mulakk(ih } (A she-camel)
which has taken the male. (A female palm-tree) sprinkled with
the male flowers. Experienced (man).
* A rnalkahat) Pregnant (woman or camel). Mulkihat y
(Wind) making a cloud to descend in rain.
a < •• It yd malkatatU) O thou fool!
A^Uftkc milka^at) Impudent, obscene (woman).
A ^kiikc mulaklak) Acute, quick (eye).
A^ikc malkuzS) Afflicted with the disease Syi! lakzoat.
A<k>-yikc malkuhat) A mother. The foetus in the belly (of a
camel); or what is in the loins of the stallion.
A kyiLc malkut) Collected. A foundling.
a < iikc malka', A place. Mulka', Brought down (by a fever).
*a tl^kc malaka, (fut. uk^k^ yamliku) He possessed.
a wa/A: (from uk£kc), Kneading well (dough). Pos
sessing, having dominion. Reigning. Marrying, taking a wife.
Wealth, any thing which one possesses or enjoys. M ater; a place
of pasture and water. Bondage, slavery, thraldom. i—£1*
| malku'l zeuli) A woman, a wife (as being the riches of the hus
band). (from diXc), Possessing, having dominion. Reign
ing. A kingdom, dominion, possession; property, right. The
middle of a road. Mulk (from d^kc), Possessing, having do
minion. Being or becoming king. Reigning. A kingdom.
Power, dominion. Possession in lands, patrimony, heritage, pro
perty. A country. Glory, magnificence. A well which one
possesses in exclusive property, as having dug it. Little wa
ter. A pea. The feet of a horse, ck^k^l al mulk (or
j CUjkkfck mulku'l malkut), The sensible, likewise the invisible
world. p /L-£lk« mulk-i drisht, The country of Iran.
fay L-Skk« mulk farbah kardan. To strengthen an em
pire. a Malak (for d/ lk« mul-ak), An angel. Possession of a
1 place. Pasture and water. That by which any thing subsists.
A grain which resembles a French bean. CL>y^\ malaku'l
mazet) The angel of death called ^izrd-il. /t-^kc ma-
lak-i amr. Water. Malik, A king. A title of honour conferred
, by the sovereigns of Egypt on prime-ministers or generals. A
pirate. ,Lk£k« malik-i muta^dl, t—£k*!l almaliku'l
a^la', Jks;! / <k-£kc malik-i zu'l jaldl, ,lLQ< malik-i
zcadud, uJ^kc maliku'l kudus, and d^k*^ £k«
malik-i maliku'l mulk, God Almighty, the most high and mighty
King, the glorious King, the benevolent Sovereign, the sacred
Lord, the King of the kings of kingdoms, or the Lord of lords.
p j'J ^ -^ko malik-i nim-rdz, Adam. Muhammad. Rustam
Zal. A title of the governors of SIstan. A Muluk, Possession. A
vetch or pea. (pi. of LliX* mildk) The feet of horses, (pi*
^k ■emalik) Kings.
p U^ko milk, A\ hite specks growing at the roots of the nails.
A straight road. Mulk, A black grain like a French bean,
p l£k< malkd, (in ancient Persian) A king.
a lkv< Malkd, Name of the leader of a Christian sect.
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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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