'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [805v] (1615/1826)
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 mansh also manish. Greatness of soul, magnanimity,
authority, gravity, dignity. Nature, genius. Constitution, tem
perament, disposition, good-nature, cheerfulness, content. The
heart. Pride, arrogance. Desire, wish. tnanish zadan,
man i s h kardan, or manish gashtan), To
nauseate, to have a disordered stomach.
A \L^o majisha-a, A place where any one grows up, his native
soil. The principal, beginning, origin, source, spring, motive.
Allusion. The exordium or argument of any composition. Mun-
sha-a, Erected (standard), raised high. Erect (stone or stake).
One who grows; tall (girl). Intention, inclination.
a munsha-at, A ship having her sails hoisted.
xJdL^o minshdr } A hand-saw’. A fan, a ventilator.
A minshdrlg, Belonging to a saw; sawed.
K minshus^ (A woman) disobedient to her husband,
especially in bed.
a < minshdf) (A camel) sometimes abounding in milk,
and sometimes destitute.
a minshdl, A flesh-hook or fork with which they take
meat out of a pot.
a manshab, Any thing which adheres (especially bad).
Minshab, A net, gin, noose, or snare. A small worthless date.
Munashshab, (A garment) painted with the figures of arrows.
A manshabaty Wealth in live or dead stock.
A munshabil) Whatever flows or glides slowly.
a mu?ishatt, Separated, distinct, dispersed, scattered.
a jxL±.< munshatif) (An eye) having the lashes either inverted,
w ide asunder, or loose.
A munshid, One who makes a sign, points to, or informs
(where any thing is lost). One who asks information about any
thing lost. A reciter (of verses). A satirist.
a munshadid) Close-fisted, avaricious.
munshadl, A reciter (of verse) in a loud voice. A
learner of erudition, or any thing elegant, from another.
a munshir, (God) reviving, bringing to life. Munash-
shar, Spread open, unfolded, diffused.
a munsharij, Split, gaping, open.
munsharih, Cheerful, rejoicing.
A munsharik, Split, cracked (bow).
a munsharim, Split, slightly cut.
A munshit, Possessed of sprightly horses or domestics.
A mansha^ (from £-l->), Tearing away with violence.
Mimhctp A box in which they keep snuff, or any thing for clear
ing the brain. Munsha^ (A wolf) throwing himself amongst
a flock of sheep.
a munshcifjb, Divided (way, or branches). Branch
ing (as roads or trees).
a munsha^ilj Kindled, flaming, burning.
a minshaghat, A snuff-box.
a munshif, (A camel) bringing forth a male after a
female colt. One who gives the froth of new milk to drink.
Munashshif, Imbibing; an absorbent.
a wanshak, The nose or nostrils. Munshik, Who puts
(medicine) into the nostrils. Munshak k,Sp\\t. Confused(business).
p manish-garda, A nausea, a loathing. A fainting-fit.
p tedJi manish-gashtah, Distempered, indisposed, sick.
A A flesh-hook or fork with which they take
meat out of a pot. Munshall, Flowing, but not with violence.
Driven (camels).
All^: manshalat, The place of the ring on the little finger.
a tnunshamir, A pompous walker. One who prepares
with diligence and expedition for any thing. Quick-going(horse).
A munshamil, One who prepares for doing any thing.
r manishin, Nature^ disposition, temperament. Gra
vity, magnificence, high-mindedness.
A munshann, Old and worn (leather bottle). Wrinkled,
withered (skin of an old man).
A manshub, Adhering, fixed.
AjdZ^-c manshur, Diffused, spread abroad, divulged. Pub
lished (as a book). A royal mandate, diploma, patent, or privi
lege. (A man) of extensive business. Divided, cut with a saw.
A prism, r ib j^Z^-x manshur-nawtsdn-i bdgh, Night
ingales, larks, and such-like birds, (liurhun-i kuti^.)
a ij^Z-Ux manshurat, A noble, liberal disposition.
a munshush, (An unguent) thickened with perfumes.
a munshu^or manshugh, Addicted; wishful.
a munshawi, Roasted.
a
munshi
A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf.
, A
writer
The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping.
, author, secretary, tutor, or language-
master. munslii-ifalak, The planet Mercury,
p manishi, Constitutional, natural,
p manshiya, (in anc. Pers.) The minister of a fire-temple,
p manshidan, To nauseate, to loathe.
murishtgari, The business of a munshl.
a munshayim or munsKim, Respectable. Penetrating.
munsdt, Erect, upright.
a (JUt < mansdl, A body of troops less than c— miknub.
Minsdl, An oblong stone with which any thing is bruised.
a mansab also mansib, A principle, origin. Dignity,
office, ministry, magistracy. A high place ; a place where any
thing is erected, r yZj az mansib uizl kardan,
To deprive of, or dismiss from an employment. A Mins ub, A
trivet or any thing similar on which a pot is placed. Munsab,
Pained, indisposed. Wearied, fatigued. Munsib, One who fa
tigues. Munussab, (Stones) laid one upon another. Murisabb,
Poured out, diffusing itself. Smitten with love. Sloping (ground)-
A ‘Wa-i-o mansabat, Trouble, labour. The discharging of an
office, performance of duty.
Pjhv^.ia mansib-ddr, Appointed to office under government.
Invested with dignity, official. A magistrate, a man in office.
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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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- '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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