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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎806v] (1617/1826)

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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1510
XL,*
round the middle with clouds, the top being clear. (Sheep)
marked with red chalk round the short ribs.
a mantiklt/, Logical, dialectic.
a mantikiyat) Logical disquisitions.
a muntalis, Secret, mysterious, occult (business).
a (J-Wx+sc mantaliky Dismissed, freed, set at liberty, departing;
loosened, relaxed.
a mantuh, (fern, mantuhat) Butted by the horns
of a ram, and hurt or killed.
a muntam^y Obedient, tractable, ductile.
A Jfyk^« mantuky Said, spoken, articulated distinctly, related.
a muntawty Folded, involved, wrapt, enclosed.
a muntahiniy Alienated, estranged, escaping.
a minfiky Extremely eloquent. A woman having her
petticoat stuffed to give her a prominence round the hips.
Ajlli^o minzary A mirror. A woman.
a manzar (from^LzJ), Looking, beholding. The coun
tenance, face, aspect, visage, looks. A spectacle, stage-play,
theatre, scene. An object of sight. Any thing looked at, agree
able or disagreeable, p manzar-i chashm. The pupil
of the eye. ^ manzar-i mm khayah. The sky. A
dome, a karihu'l manzary Deformed in countenance.
Munzary Waited for.
a manzaramy (or manzar~iy)y Beautiful of face.
a ijax-o manzaraty A place where one may have an extensive
prospect. High ground.
a munazzaf (or g. c\): < munazzafu's' > sahah)y
Cleaned, purified, purged.
A munzalim. Oppressed, treated with injustice.
A munzimy (A fish or a lizard) marked with the lines
jjLcLi) nizaman. Munazzamy Arranged, in excellent order,
placed in a row.
Ajy^° manzury Looked at, seen, visible, admired. Chosen,
approved of, agreeable, acceptable, p jy '' 1 •* manzur
shudany To be seen, to go in sight. A^lio manzur-i nazury
Chosen, agreeable to the sight, beloved. A mistress, p
|*\y£y manzur-inazar-i khazcds wa uivcdm shu
dany To be seen by nobles and plebeians, i. e. to be conspicuous.
a XjjJsXc manzuraty A misfortune. A disgrace.
a manzuriyaty The state of beimr seen.
a ^ylo^e manzuniy (fern. iUjlaXc manzumat) Joined, threaded,
arranged in order. Metrical, versified, poetic.
a manzumaty Rhyme. Any thing placed in a series,
line, or order, p u$lf<ya^c manzumahd-i ahdlt-pa-
sand. Verses approved by judges. A^j manzwna-i
zawdhiry A string of pearls.
*a manually (fut. yamnayu) lie prevented.
a ^ man t (or, as used mana t ) (from Forbidding,
repelling, inhibiting, rejecting, denying, dissuading. A prohi-
bition, hindrance, obstacle, preventative, refusal, opposition.
A Sbc** manuity The news of any one’s death.
A minium, Very beneficent.
A min^aby (A horse or camel) going fast, swift, ex
cellently; stretching out the head when running like a crow. A
foolish, clamorous, noisy man.
a mun^abi-Uy Filled, stuffed.
mandat (from j-^)j Forbidding, repelling, rejecting.
A repulse. A fortress, Dignity, (pi. of
Hinderers, prohibiters. Difficult of access, grave (men).
A mun^fisiky Confused, mixed together (clouds).
A munuulily One who deviates from the right way.
a mun^adimy Destroyed, annihilated, annulled, demo
lished, ruined, extinct, lost, p mun^adim kardan, To
deface, to des'troy, annihilate.
a munuidty Contagious. Men dying one after another
of the pestilence or any contagious disorder.
A mun^arajy Bent. The bending (of a river). Mun-
fMrijy Bent, turned, inflected. Setting (sun).
A J^xi^o munuizily Deprived of office, removed from ministry
or from a government.
A munuishshy Mended (shirt).
a u-^v-ax^ mun^asiby Growing strong, hard, and firm.
Aj«x%x< mun^fisiry Pressed (grapes). Expressed (juice).
a ** 2 x^c mumasimy Preserved, defended,
p c * ?
A ilax^o mun^itify Bent, turned, inflected.
a laxi^e mun^tZy Libidinous (man or woman).
a mun^ify Seated on a declivity.
a jixi^e mun^afiry Soiled with dust.
a mun^afiky Carried rapidly on (in business). Bent,
curved. Led away from water.
A Split. Dissipated, dispelled (cloud). (Light
ning) vibrating like a sword.
A win ^akiby Behind, after.
A mun^cikidy Tied; bound. Agreed upon, concluded
(peace, marriage, bargain, and the like).
a munuikiry Wounded in the feet (camel or horse with a
sword). Cutoff. Cut, lopped (a palm-tree). Detained, hound.
a mun^aktSy Inverted, placed topsy-turvy, reversed
(as a figure in a mirror), contrary, inverse.
a^JzLkXo mun^akify Curled (hair).
A manual (andaJx^c manuilat)y Hard ground. Mun^dy
"lorn from the parent stock (a palm-sucker). (A horse) marked
w'ith white in the hinder part of the pastern. Muna^aly Shod
with shoes or slippers. Hard-hoofed (horse).
a ^alx^c inun^ulisy One who takes a small quantity.
a j*xi^c mun^imy Beneficent, liberal, generous, gracious. A
benefactor. ^uiL>- mundm-i hakik'iyy The true benefac-

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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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