'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [843r] (1690/1826)
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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one's self right; doing any thing well or in earnest. Drawing
water for camels (till they have enough).
kjyai 7iusur (from^ai), Assisting (the oppressed).
A (l’!* °l Hass') Demonstrations, evidences.
A nus ^t ( ,rom Being pure, lively (colour). Be
ing very white, snowy coloured. Being manifest, clear, evident,
conspicuous. Taking the male and conceiving (a she-camel).
Bringing forth (as a mother).
a L-iyi) nusuf (from i^jhai), Being in the middle place. Ar
riving at middle age. Being about mid-day. Having dates
partly red and partly green (a palm-tree). Reaching to the
middle of the thigh (a garment).
a nusul (from J-a'), Losing (its) tincture (the hair or
beard). Being taken out, fading (as colour). Losing (its) head
(a spear), t ailing off (a nail or hoof). Being firmly fixed in
any tiling (an arrow), (pi. of nasi) Spear-heads.
a nasly, A species of white thistle.
A nas tb) A part, a portion; chance, lot; good fortune;
fate, destiny. A spread net. A fishpond, p (jJol i_ na-
slb shudan. To have the fortune (to gain any thing), to be des
tined. ^ b7 nasib shudan, To be frustrated, to
be deprived of. To be unfortunate.
a nas~ibat, Any thing erected for a signal.
nasib-ddr, A partaker; one who receives what he is
entitled to by lot.
p nastb-ddsh) A companion in fortune, having the
same fate or lot.
a nastbuh, A lot, fortune.
Pj'j naslbah-zcdr, Fortunate.
a naslbly, A native of Nasibln.
a Nasibin, Nisibis in Mesopotamia.
a naslyaf, A chosen thing, the best sort (of people, ca
mels, or the like). A remainder.
a nusaylat i Silence.
A naslhf Faithful. A monitor.
a tecUa.* nasihat. Counsel, advice, exhortation, admonition; a
sermon ; an advertisement, precaution.
pj-^cl naslhat-dmezy IMixed with good advice,
p nasihat-paziry Listening to good advice,
p/u^^ nasihat gar y An admonisher.
a naslhah. An office for revenue-papers.
a naslr. An assistant, a defender, a friend.
a lJj+xz) nusayrly, One who believes in the divinity of Ally.
A nasts (from i/il nassa)y Crackling, as meat laid upon
the coals. Going fast. Quick (pace). A number (of men).
A naslfy Haifa pound (of any thing). A woman’s veil;
a man’s turban, or any covering for the head. (A striped gar
ment) of two colours. Nusayf, (dim. of nasafat) A little
middle-aofed woman.
O
a naslly (Wheat) thrashed and cleared of chaff. The
joint under the jaw between the head and neck. The crown of
the head. The palate, and the under part of the mouth opposite
to it. The beak (of a bird), the snout (of an animal), the tip
(of the nose). A small excrescence of flesh in women. An axe.
A stone about a cubit in length with which they bruise any thing.
a nazz(hom nazza). Flowing gently (water). Exud
ing (through any vessel). Moving the wings (a bird). Gold or
silver money. Detestable (thing). (See also izhdr.)
a ^.Lii nazdh (from ^ 3 '), Sweating, exuding, emitting mois
ture (a leathern bottle). Nazzdhy Who draws water by means
of a camel, and drives him with it towards a palm-plantation.
A nazzdhat, Any thing allowed to fall drop by drop into
the mouth. A species of aromatic.
a ^.LaJ nizdkh (in of '-£ 1) ) Throwing water at one another.
Nazzdkhy Copious (rain).
nazzdkhaty Plentifully flowing (fountain).
AjLi nizdry (pi. of jJd nazr) Golds, silvers. Nuzdry Gold,
silver ; a bead of pure fossile gold. The purest or best part of
any thing. The tamarisk-tree with long erect branches, also
a mountain-species that keeps its colour well, of which they make
vessels, kadah-i nuzdr, A cup made of this wood.
a nazdrat (from j^d)y Shining, being bright, beautiful,
florid (the face or colour), flourishing, being green (as a tree).
Beauty, lustre, brightness, freshness, verdure, floridness, pleas
ingness. The tamarisk-tree. The root of the tamarisk-tree.
A^U nizdzy That which is distilled drop by drop. (pi. of
nazlz), Small quantities of milk or water. Nuzdz, The
best (sort of people). Nazzdz, (A serpent) in perpetual mo
tion, whose bile is instant death.
a nuzdzaty A remainder of water. nuzdzatuU
walady The last or youngest son. Nazzdzat, (A serpent) in per
petual motion, whose bite is instant death.
A jLi) nizdlj (m of ^UU) Contending in throwing the jave
lin. Defending, excusing (any one), pleading (his) cause. A
battle, a conflict. Nuzzdl, (phof u Ujl3 ndzil) Warriors.
a nazd-izy (pi. of nazizat) Sounds made by meat
when frying on the coals. zdt-i nazd-iz, Thirsty
(camels) that cannot be satisfied.
A<Lii nazzaty Gold or silver money. Nizzat, (pi. of dULii
nuzdzat) Remainders of water.
a nazj or nuzjy (from ^^ J ) Ripening (as dates). Being
near ready (meat dressing). Suppuration. Nazzj, Ripe, soft.
A nazh (from ^* :s ' , ), Sprinkling (a house) with water, or
(the thigh with urine). Shooting (at one) sprinkling (him) with
arrows. Slightly quenching thirst, giving a sprinkling (to cool
the tongue). Drinking enough, completely satisfying the thirst.
Drawing water, also watering (palm-trees) by the assistance (of
a camel). Exuding, transmitting water (a leathern bottle or
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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.
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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