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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎845r] (1694/1826)

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 Aclxi nu^u^cit^ (pi. nu^a^) Tender herbage.
a (_JU; ni^af, (pi. of c_i*J na^/and of nu<^af) Declivities of
mountains, slopes of vallies.
A Jjlfcj nu^ak (from J^j), Calling out to, checking (sheep).
A JUi ni^al, (pi. of u Uj ncfij) Shoes, slippers. Horse-shoes.
a na^am. The ostrich. The ostrich-species. A single
ostrich. A desert, a solitude. A direction-post erected in the
desert, na^jim, ni^am, or nu^ama ^ciynin, May it hap
pen well l let whatever is honourable or agreeable be done !
A <UU3 na^amat, A cross beam over two upright posts, to
which the bucket is suspended for drawing water from a well.
A swipe for raising water ; a crane for lifting great weights.
Any conspicuous structure on a hill or eminence. A stone pro
jecting from a well. A direction-post erected in the desert. An
ostrich. A high road. A desert, a solitude. The leg-bone. The
foot, the sole of the foot; also a nerve in the foot. The brain (of
a horse). The membrane of the brain. The muzzle (of a horse).
Self, the soul. A crowd, a multitude. Delight, joy, gladness.
Honour. A sudden victory. Darkness. Ignorance. Name of
seven different horses, <LeUj na^amatu uii/nin, May it hap
pen well! let whatever is honourable or agreeable be done!
shdlat na^amatuhu^ He died.
a nu^ama\ The south wind. The south-east wind.
cl/UUj nu^amdka,) As far as you can reach, as much as you
can. nu^amd , ^aynitiy May it happen well! let
whatever is honourable or agreeable be done !
A jjUi na^ani^, Flounces, or any thing fastened to the gir
dle by way of ornament.
a jJbcJVan’ na^a-im, The twentieth mansion of the moon,
being eight stars in a circular position, of which four are called
SjjLaH as’ sddirat, The other four al wdridat.
*a < «xj nauiba, (fut. yan^abu ox yandbu), (The ra
ven) croaked.
a na-fb (from e^), Croaking (as a raven) ; crowing
(as a cock). Moving the head or neck when vociferating. Giv
ing notice of the hour of prayer (as the crier from the minarets
or towers of the mosques). Going quick, and making* a corres
ponding motion with the head (a camel). \ iolent (wind).
NucMb, (pi. of<— na^ub) Swift (she-camels).
a 7 ia^abdn (from l--^’)j Croaking (as a raven), crow
ing (as a cock).
ac^-*3 nad. (from l^* 3), Describing. Qualifying with an
epithet. Running fast (a horse). Labouring in a race. An
epithet, a description. An adjective noun. Praise, an eulogium,
encomium. (A horse) outstripping others in a race.
nadu'n' nabty. The praise of the prophet (which, after the
praises of God, is inscribed at the beginning of many books; a
species of invocation).
A &A) na^tat, (A horse) outstripping others in a race. Nu^tat,
The highest dignity.
a na^ (from (^Lsxi), Taking, receiving.
A (Jixj na^sal, The male (hyena). A doting, weak old man.
Name of a man remarkable for a very long beard; hence ap
plied to any man having such a beard. (A horse) going wide
between the feet, and appearing at every step to drag them out
of stiff clay.
Aiiiix} na^salat, A collection, congregation, meeting. Folly.
The feeble pace of a decrepit old man. One who goes with the
feet wide and inverted; one who walks with a haughty air, and
swings the body and feet.
a ^ na^j (from Being very white. Pure whiteness.
Na^aj (from ^*0? Going quick, travelling fast. Being very
white, shining bright. Being indisposed after eating mutton.
Nadj, Indisposed from eating mutton.
a naaijdt, (pi. of na^jat) Ewes. Wild cows.
a <Ls^ nazjaty A female of the species of sheep called
za-n. A wild cow, particularly a white one.
a j*j na^r (fromBeing infested by gad-bees or horse
flies (especially in the nose). Bursting with a gushing sound
(blood from a vein). Roaming through cities. Na^ir, Unable
to rest in a place. (An ass) stung by a gad-fly. Nu^ar, The
fruit of the tree urdk.
A naa'at) A clamour, a cry, vociferation, a great noise, a
roar; a sound made by the nostrils, snoring like the humming of
flies, p (jJi tjxj natrah zadan. To cry out. a Na^arat or nu^a-
rat. An affair to which one gives attention. Pride. Disobedience,
rebellion, na^arutu'ri* najni) The blowing of a wind,
with extreme heat, about the rising of the Pleiades. Nu^arat,
A large blue fly with green eyes and a sting-tail, which infests
asses and horses, also the gad-bee, horse-fly, or similar insect. The
fruit of the tree d/U ardk. Imperfect, unformed (ass-foal).
tia^ctsa, (fut. yan-Msa) He dozed.
A tici'-S) Softness in body or mind. Celerity, quickness.
Dulness of markets, when goods are not bought, nor exposed to
sale. (from k^-xJ), Sleeping, slumbering. Somnolency.
a na^dn, Sleepy, drowsy.
A "iL-xj navsat) One sleep or slumber.
A^jtxj na^sh (from j^^)} (God) exalting (any one). Lift
ing up (the eyes). A bier, a coffin, with a dead body (when
empty it is called^-^-j sarlr). A litter in which a sick person is
carried. A piece of wood, with a notch or a piece of cloth at
the end of it, for catching young ostriches, bandt-i
na^sh (or ^j£x3 ^ band na^sh). The constellation of the Bear,
as well ^ kubra'. The Greater; as as' sughra'^
The Lesser. They are both called the Bier; the three stars
which go before the Bier being called bandt f and every
individual star ibn 7 ia^sh.
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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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