'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [800v] (1605/1826)
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 munafasat, (in of Blowing, breathing. As
piring to. Entering into competition with. Envying.
k ^j\^o in an (i/i^ (p\. of tnanfa^at) Gains, profits, ad
vantages, emoluments, fruits. manufi^-i darayn
(and j l-j J manq/i^-i dunyd wa dkhirat), r l he good
things of this world and the next. J mandji^i dun- :
yawlyah, Wordly advantages or interests, p £_iL* ^
mazdri^-i pur mandji^, Fruitful fields.
A ix»\^o mundfauit, (m of ^ii) Deriving advantage.
A (Jk^mundJik, A hypocrite, dissembler, atheist; an enemy.
a i&lx* mundfakat, (in of J&) Going into its hole (a mole);
hence, acting hypocritically. Hypocrisy; impiety, atheism.
a .JLo mund/i, A dispeller, a repeller, repugnant, contrary,
one who endeavours to ruin. J^\^o mundfVl muruwah,
Repugnant to politeness or humanity. Mandfiy, Related to the
Arabian tribe'of ^abd-i mandf.
a mandkib, (pi. of<Uiu,<! mankabat) Virtues, abilities.
5 jir* s iy ar zca wandkib, Virtues and good manners.
a<Lj1^c mundkabat, (in of i—-^) Meeting unexpectedly.
Finding by chance (water) when not looked for. Virtue, abili
ty. Praise.
A mundkahat, (in of Taking the management of
any business.
A ifjJu* mundkadat, (in of Jjij) Contending, disputing.
A Jk~<; mandkir, (pi. of minkar) Trays or troughs used
in making wine. Smith’s hammers, (pi. of Jii-o rnMnAri/r) Wells
dug in very hard ground, with narrow mouths and full of water.
a mundkarat, (in of ju) Disputing, expostulating. Re
sistance, opposition.
a mundkish, A disputant.
k ^JLs\^c mundkashat, (mof Entering minutely into
calculation with another. Quarrelling. Contention, dispute.
a wmnafo'z, Contradictory, contrary, repugnant.
k mundkazat, (in of Contradicting. Contra
diction. Opposition.
a ^j\^cmandki^, (pi. of manka^) Places wherein wa
ter collects, (pi. of minka^) Vessels in which medicines
are macerated or soaked, (pi. of munku^) Small kettles
in which milk and dates are dressed for children, (pi. of
minka^ot) Stone^kettles.
a cJL« mandkif, (pi. of minkdf) Small shells used
in polishing. Bird’s beaks. Mundkif, A swordsman.
kisii\~cmundkufat, (mofi_wj) Striking with a sword, or
breaking the head (of another).
a JiL* mundkil. Swift, quick-trotting (horse).
A dLlSL* mundkalat, (in of Jiu) Conversing, telling stories to
one another. Going well over stones, placing the feet properly
and going fast (a horse). A banquet, the circulation of the glass.
A volubility of tongue. Conversation, story-telling.
A * Ji^mandklb, (pi of minkab) Instruments with
which they tap for the dropsy.
a mandktr, (pi. of minkdr) Birds’ beaks. The
toes of boots. Pointed instruments used by smiths, (pi. of ii*
munkur or mankur) Hollow things.
a < mandkib,(p\.of mankib) Shoulders.
al mandkib, Four feathers in the wing of a bird after those call
ed al kazsddim.
a mundkahdt, (pi.) Nuptials, marriages.
mundkahat, (in of Marrying.
a mundkadat, (in of Behaving harshly (to ano
ther); giving pain, perplexing.
a i^z^onundkarat, (inof^j) Disjmting, fighting;contention.
a mandkld, Avaricious (men).
a mandklr, (pi. of munkar) Iniquitous things.
a mandl, Mode, manner, constitution, disposition.
AfLo mandrn, A bed, a dormitory. A dream, slumber, sleep.
a <iuU^o mandmat, A bed. Bed-clothes. A warehouse, a shop.
mundimis, A confidant. One who lies concealed in
a hunter’s lurking-place.
a mundmasat, (in of Communicating a secret.
Hiding himself, going into a lurking-place.
a mundmalat, A pace like that of a man in fetters.
a manndn, Beneficent, benign, propitious (applied espe
cially to Omnipotence).
aVl* muna-na-a, Weak, infirm. Timid.
a muna-na-at (from U U q), Being weak in mind, and
confused or unsteady (in counsel). Being impotent, unequal to
what one undertakes or ought to perform. Prohibiting, restrain
ing. Nourishing, bringing up well.
a manndnat, (A woman) rich, liberally endowed, mar
ried on account of fortune.
a mundzsa-ut, (in of \y) Disputing with, opposing ano
ther (in good humour or in enmity).
a i'Ux* mundzodt, (in of csy) Rising (upon another), oppos
ing, entering into competition.
a mundwabat, (in of <-^*3) Doing (any thing) by turns.
An alternate succession.
a mundvcuhat, (in of ^.y) Opposing (as contrary
winds). Lamenting to another (a woman).
Mandvoar, Name of a city in Tartary.
a j^o mandzcir, (pi. of xjz** mandrat) Lamps, lanthorns,
light-houses. Lofty turrets adjoining Muhammadan mosques.
a mundwarat, (in of j^) Holding in derision, ridi
culing, treating with contumely.
A mundzcashat, (in of Approaching (an enemy);
attacking (a foe in battle). Wiping (the hands with a towel)*
A mundwasat, (in of Struggling, endeavouring
to escape (as a deer caught in a toil which draws it closer).
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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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