'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [839v] (1683/1826)
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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r , t * j~J nisrln, A wild rose. The narcissus. Name of an
island where amber is found.
a i nusus, Bad roots, or origins.
a Li—3 nast (from li—3), Thrusting the hand into the matrix of
a mare and extracting therefrom the seed of a low-bred stallion.
Wringing (a wet cloth). Striking (with a whip). Nust or misut,
Tho*e who extract the foetus in a bad or preposterous birth.
a 1 4^3 Nastur. Nestorius.
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a L _ctd';~J nasluriij) Nestorian.
x nasturiyat, The Nestorian sect.
a -J’ nas^ (from ^-~3), Being bare of the gums and loose
(the teeth). Having such teeth. Dropping from the gums (the 1
front teeth). The north wind. A kind of twisted thong.
A strap with which they bind a camel’s pack-saddle. Nus^n/s^ j
and nisn^ (pi. of nisuit) Twisted thongs.
A 4*— 3 nisait, A thong twisted with a broad plat. A leather
thong with which they bind a camel’s pack-saddle.
A wcrxoTya/, Northern (wind). Name of a town and of |
a mountain.
a ^—3 nasgh (from j-— 3), Striking (with a rod or lash). Brush
ing (as a baker his bread) with a bunch of feathers. Pricking,
especially certain figures upon the skin with a needle, and then
rubbing them over with woad, indigo, or any thing similar,
which makes an indelible impression. Stabbing(with reproaches).
Travelling, wandering. Diluting (wine or milk) with water.
Ridding (camels) of the after-birth. Nusgh, The young sprout-
ings of lopt-trees.
A nasf (from i—i-J) , Pulling down (an edifice) to the
foundation. Tearing up grass by the roots (a camel). Bruising i
and scattering. Winnowing (corn). Biting. Bedawbing, plas- '
termg. W iping (the hands). Nisaf or nusuf, (pi. of £>L«J na-
slfut) Blackish pumice-stones with which they clean the feet.
I> ‘— nusaf, A tearing up by the roots. Name of a town
in Turkistan.
a nasfan, Full, overflowing (vessel).
1 nasaka, (fut. yansuku) He arranged.
A (J. — > nask (from (_*~~>), Putting in order, making (a speech)
coherent, connecting it judiciously. Threading (pearls). Nasak,
Order,series, arrangement, connection; style, manner of writing.
AN ell-connected (oration). Strung together (pearls or beads).
(A mouth) having well-set, even teeth. an’ nc/sak, The
constellation Orion. on* nasukuni^ Two stars in the
scales of Libra. nusakan. In row r s or ranks (as men or trees),
r nasak, Conformable. Manner, habit, order.
f nask f A lentil. Name of a triangular thorny plant.
Nusk, A section or part of the Zand (of which there are twenty-
one). (The sections of the Kur’an are called sj-^ jut-a).
a ti 1 fiask) 1 he blood of a victim. A frecjuented place.
■bask or nusk (from Ljlj), Being religious, devout; virtuous,
dedicating or sacrificing to Cod* Kask or nasak (from uXj),
Cleaning (a garment), washing with water. ISusak, A kind of
bird. Nusuk) (pi. of 3 nasikat) Sacrifices, victims,
p naska, The earth, ground,
r LiLj nask-bd) Lentil-broth.
a n as ale at (from uX~3), Being religious, devoted to the
worship of God.
p naskanj) A tickling, a pinching.
*a J 3 nasaUi) (fut. J—xi 3 /ansu/w) He begat.
a J 3 nasi (from J—3), (An animal) begetting or bringing
forth (many young). Changing (the feathers), moulting. Cast
ing (the coat). Running fast. Losing one’s wits. Offspring, pro
geny, lineage, pedigree, genealogy, descendants, descent, rela
tionship, stock, race, breed, caste, family. /( J—J nusl~i
adham) Wine made from black grapes. Nasal (from i),
Making haste, running fast. Milk flowing spontaneously from
the dug; also from a green fig.
a nasalun (from <J—3), Making haste (in running). ,
a naslty) Of family.
a *—3 nasam (from *—3), Blowing gently (wind), breathing
(as odours). Changing, corrupting (in smell). Striking with the
foot (a camel). The beginning, commencement, exordium. The
first blast of wind, that especially which is the forerunner of a
storm. A defaced path. (pi. of 4*—J nasamui) Souls, spirits.
a nasmdn (from j*—3), Blowing gently (wind), breath-
ing (perfume).
a cU—3 nusamut) The soul, spirits, the breath. An asthma. A
man. A purchased slave.
p 1 nasmil) Congruous, agreeing, suiting. One who fixes
his residence any where.
A j nasnds also nismiS) A kind of ape, a marmoset; an
oran outang, a satyr, a fawn. A monstrous race of men or de
mons who have only one leg and one arm, and move by leap-
ing. karabun nasndsun) Swift.
kataui 'llahu nasnasahU) God defaced his vestiges. l“
ndkatun zatu nasnusin) A she-camel having a journey
(or a thong of leather) (j+~) sayr) remaining. (Kamus.)
a ^— 4—3 nasnasat (from q), Flying rapidly (a bird).
p^-j naszO) nasd) or nisd) Slippery, smooth, bright, (mirror,
or sword). naszo kardan) To polish, smooth, brighten.
A^««J nasu-O) A woman supposed to be pregnant.
A J niszcdn) Women, ladies.
Pjbu^i nasubaV) (in ancient Persian) Fasting.
a if*.-.3 naswat) A neglect or abandonment (of work). One
draught of milk. AhsrcaJ also nuszcat) Women (the singular in
use is i/nr a-at) A woman).
A nas ^J) (A she-camel) going or trotting fast; one which
carries a burden steadily.
p Jj—j nasud) Soft, smooth, delicate.
p nasudi) The agricultural class, or the third of the four
ordeis, into which Jamshed king of Persia divided his subjects.
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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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