'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [862v] (1731/1826)
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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1624
p tea khirldan, To buy ; to re-purchasej to redeem,
r zod khisldah. Teased cotton.
p 1? kh’dndan, To substitute one word metonymi-
cally for another. (Castellus.)
p 1? kh'urdan, To take care or think of. To per
form by labour. To pity.
p wakhidan. To beat or tease (cotton), in order to se
parate and clean it. To separate, to pull to pieces.
A JU zca-d (from Digging a grave, and burying a daugh
ter alive (a custom among the pagan Arabians). Crying or
hallooing with a loud voice. A loud sound or voice. The bray
ing of a camel.
p wdd } A son. (for <_'1 j bad) Air, wind,
p jlj zsd dad, He gave back, he restored. (orjW^j zedddr)
Despising, rejecting, denying, prohibiting.
p zod dddan, To give back, to restore, to return,
p zedddrung, An orange.
p l ^jO**>\j\jzod ddshtan,To keep back, to restrain, retain, check,
prohibit, inhibit, oppose, avert. To hide, conceal.
p wddikh, A vine-bud, the place whence the grape sprouts.
A zoddis, (A plant) springing up.
a zoddi^, ^i\ ho leaves or lets alone. Mild, gentle, tame.
U Jb wddi^an, Placidly, tranquilly, without importunity or trouble.
A ’Kudik, Iron. Sharp (sword). Libidinous (mare, she-
ass, or she-camel).
A zoddik, Fat, corpulent (man),
p zod dokhtan, To sew together.
r dosldan, To adhere, to stick,
p XtS\j zoddah, The root, foundation, origin, source of any thing.
Being loud in one’s own praises.
a zoddi (or zoddin), A valley, any low-lying ground.
A desert. A channel of a river. A river. A corner. Depth. A
bed of reeds, a plantation of canes, zoddi-i ayman,
The wilderness through which the children of Israel were led.
w'lj zoddu'l hashr, The valley of the lastjudgment.
zoddd-i khdmdshdn, A burial-ground. Aj~&\ Jlj kVd-
di't kabir, (The large river) the river Guadalquivir in Spain.
p wadiydb, Killed, reduced to nothing,
p zoddydn, (equiv. to bddydn) The herb fennel.
r
wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
), Large boots or stockings which couriers wear.
A trellis, a vine-prop. A vine-bud, the place whence the grape
sprouts. A place where they hang up grapes. Ajar in which
they make grape-vinegar.
p wddikh, A vine-bud, the part where the grape shoots.
p wd didan, To gaze at.
p j\d\j zcdzdrang, The herb baum.
Ajj'j zedzir, One who leaves or relinquishes.
a zodzt£, Water flowing over a smooth stone.
a jb zca ’ r ( from Terrifying, frightening. Throwing into
evil. JVu-ar, (pi. of zou-rat) Fires. Fire-hearths.
p zodr, (in composition) Having, possessing, endowed with*
as j\j umedzodr, Full of hope, hoping. Like, resembling, in
the manner of; as^dj zanahzodr. Like an atom. Fit, suit
ing, befitting; asj^j shdhzodr, Worthy of, befitting a king;
jlj ili durr-i shdhzodr, A royal pearl worthy of a king, (for
j\j bar) A time, turn, or portion of time; asjb ulib yak zodr,
One time, once; zcdrhd, Often, many times. A load, a
burthen; as kharwdrl-gundum, An ass-load of
wheat. Quantity, proportion, measure ; asjb C > yfik
jdmahzodr, A quantity sufficient for a garment. Custom, mode,
j manner, rule,law, regulation. Much; repeated,reiterated. Love.
p l;!A zo dir din, The elbow.
p riindun) To till. To equal, to make adequate,
j To drive off, to repel.
p zcdratgdh, The aurora, the east.
A zodris, An heir. A master, lord, owner. One who
survives all his friends. One who manages the affairs of another.
A name of God. p^.xi To inherit.
<■* 5 ^ zodris-i dd-ud, David’s heir, i. e. Solomon.
zedrakh, A beam. The elbow. A viper. A lizard.
p zodrakhd, Weak, poor, miserable.
A zodrid, One who comes, arrives, approaches. One who
descends or enters into ; who goes to water. (A fever) seizing
one. One who joins. Present. A bringer of tidings. A mo
dern author. A guest. Preceding, going before. Brave, war
like. Tawny-coloured (lion). Long-haired, dangling-lipped,
j l on g _ nosed. A road, pJ) j\» zodridshudan, To arrive. aJ^j
j zodrid zou sddir, A comer and goer. A guest, a traveller.
zodridin zoa sudirin, Comers and goers.
A zedriddit, (pi. fern, of zodrid) Things coming in,
i. e. produce, revenue, rent. Events, accidents.
p zodr ddshtan, To raise up, to exalt.
p zodrddn, A baker’s rolling-pin. A large sack.
p U^b zodr dan, A baker’s rolling-pin. Whatever they wet a
rolling-pin with that the dough may not adhere to it. A midwife.
* ^j^zodrdin, A midwife.
A C/*^b zodris, ( I he thistle zoars) turning yellow.
p zodr istddan, To rise or stand up.
p LS^b zedrastagi, Humility. Liberation.
p zedrastah, Humble. Escaped, saved.
p b zc (i r astdan, To receive, attain, arrive at. To ob
tain information.
A C^b zozirish, One who takes meat, eats, or comes uninvited
to a feast.
p £jb zedragh, Atrellis. JVdrigh, zodragh, or zodrugh, A dam,
a dike, a wear. Solder. A trellis. Wdrugh, Belching.
A u -bb zodrif, Ample, long, extensive. Green, fresh, verdant.
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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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