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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎867v] (1741/1826)

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 o^J zcahafi, (pi. of zcahfa) Lands full of black stones.
a wihani) (pi. of wahma’) Longing (women).
Wiham or zcaham (from Longing (as a pregnant woman).
The longing of a pregnant woman for any particular food. A
pregnant animal refusing the male.
a wahaml, (pi. of zcahma' 1 ) Longing women.
a zeahajat. Low ground, a hollow.
a wahd. Sole, alone, separate. Solitary (wild beast). (A
man) of an unknown tribe or family. Solitude. iJo-j ^—5
hiusa nasijun zvahduhu. He is a singular and capricious man.
i^j\ anta zcahdun (or anta wahduka), Thou
alone. Jb huzoa zoahduhu, He only. XAs>-* ^3 lahu wahduhu,
To him singly. +& hum zcahduhum. Them only.
uda' zcahdihi, Separately. fVuhad or zoahid, Sole, alone,
separated. Unique, incomparable.
A S^-tzcididari) (pl.ofiA*»!»)Ones, single(n umbers or things).
a tLj'ss-j zocthdamyat, Unity, singularity. A belief in the
unity of the Deity.
A ZC ahdat (from Being single, alone, or solitary.
Unity. A solitude. TVahidut^ Alone, single (woman).
zcahr. Indignation, concealed hatred. fVahar (from
ys-j), Boiling with rage. (pi. of zoahrat and zeaharat, q. v.)
a zmihrat or zsaharat, An animal resembling a lizard, of
a red colour, which adheres to the ground, and poisons meat or
any thing it touches (severe vomiting and purging are the first
symptoms attending those who are affected by it).
a zcahsh, Desert, desolate. Hungry. Distraction, mad
ness. A wild beast, a fierce, untamed animal. Game.
: zcahsh-i ismit^ A desert, a solitude. Ci;l) bdia zcah-
shan, He slept in the desert, i. e. he was starved with cold or
hunger. hakaru’l zzahsh, A wild ox.
A zvahshdn, Sad, melancholy.
a zcahshat, A desert, a solitude, a dreary place. Waste,
desert,comfortless,gloomy(country). Fear,dread,terror, horror.
Vv ildness, fierceness. Sadness, solitariness. »CLSyu nnfrat
o wahshat, Fear and horror.
p zcahshat-aiigcZ) Frightful,
p zcahshatniik, Frightful.
a ^ 2 ~* 2 >~jzcahshly : (fen\.<L£+>-j wa/i$/i?yrtU^ r ild(manorbeast).
Fierce, savage, untractable, uncivil. One wild beast or savage.
The right side of a thing ; also the left; the outside which may
be joined to another; the outside (of a bow, feet, or hands).
a A pimple on the face of a pretty woman.
a zcahsat, Cold. asbahtu zca
laysa biha zoahsutun, I experienced there (or then) no cold.
a zcahf ( from u-i^-j), Throwing one’s self on the ground,
lying down. Plentiful, luxuriant (herbage). (A wing) full of
feathers. Wahfov zcahaf, Much and beautiful (hair.)
A Us-j zoahfd, Red earth. Ground covered with black stones.
A4R>j wahfat, A black stone.
A zsahal, Black adhesive clay, slime, ooze, mud.
A ^ wahm (from j*»-j)) Going towards (another). Waham
(from Longing (as a pregnant woman). The longing of
a woman with child ; also the particular thing longed for. Any
strong desire; appetitus venerei congressus.
A zsahma', Longing (woman).
a zcahnat, Slippery clay.
a zoahzcdh (also zcahzcah), Nimble, agile, quick,
active (man). Strong, robust. A barking or howling dog.
a <^>-y^y wahzeahat (from ^-y^y Q)* Making a hoarse noise.
Breathing upon the fingers in extreme cold.
\ zcuhud (or irjy>-j wuhudat), (from A>y), Being in
comparable, unique, sole.
a ^ȣy>-y zcuhush, (pi. of zcahsh) Wild beasts, p
^bLj zcuhush-i biydbdn, The wild beasts of the desert. Savages.
a <tiys*y zeuhufat, Length and luxuriancy of black hair.
a Jy=»-y zouhul (pi. of J^y zcahl) Thin clays.
a ^c^y tcahy (from lw 5>y)? Indicating. Suggesting. Reveal
ing. Writing. Making haste. Revelation, any thing (divine)
suggested, inspired, or revealed (by vision or otherwise). A
book, writing, epistle. A clamour, murmur, or noise of a crowd,
cjljj zcahy-i rabbdni, Divine revelation (that especially
which Muhammad gave out he received by the angel Gabriel),
i— kalb, The (divine) inspiration of the heart.
JJ aha’, A sound, a noise. JVahiy, Sudden (death). IVuh'iy,
(pi. of ^c^y zcahy) Things revealed.
A ‘A-^-y zcahid, (fern. zoahldat) Alone, unique, single,
singular. ✓‘■Ar^y zcahtd-i dahr, The phoenix of the age.
A-js-* zzuhidu'l t^isr, The nonpareil of the age.
a zcuhidulan, Only, singly.
A zcahim, Hot, sultry (day).
a £y zcakhkh, Intention, purpose, design.
a zcakhkhdd, Quick-going (camel).
a uakhdshat (from Being of the worst.
A f^y zeikham, (pi. of *^y zcakhim, |*y>y zcakhum, and *->y
zeukhim), Heavy, hurtful (meats). Oppressed with indigestion.
A<Lc\s>~jwakhdmat (from *£*y), Having an indigestion, or the
stomach overloaded (with meat). Being heavy and indigestible
(meat). Indigestion.
a^cW-j zcakhdma', (pi. of zcakhim, ^y^y zcakhum and
^-s^y zcakhim), r I roubled with indigestion.
r L.s-f^y zcakhcht, A date-stone.
a Jo-y zcakhd (and zcakhaddn), (from Joy), Throw
ing out the feet in the manner of an ostrich (a camel). Taking
wide and quick steps. That mode of walking.
A^p-y zcakhz (from J^y), Striking slightly but not piercing
i (with a spear or similar weapon). Pulling up, tearing out, re-
I movin g- Growing gray (as hairs, though still mixed with black).

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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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