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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎871r] (1748/1826)

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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p iJ***JJ war hum hi (also xsarhtn) Hard bread; bread
baked of wheat and barley.
A xaar 2 j (Irom c^j), Corrupting 1 , eating away (the inside
of the body). Hurting (any one) in the lungs. Emitting sparks
of fire (as a tinder-box). Being kindled (a fire) Being plen
tiful and thick (marrow) in a bone. Being fat (a camel). Fat
meat. Pus or corrupted matter in the body. A large ulcer full
of, or running with matter. HW, A disease on the lungs.
Men, mortals. ^ ^ <*drt ayyu'l Kara' hutca,
I do not know who (or what kind of a man) he is. Warty, (A
tinder-box) which emits sparks. Fat, fleshy.
p wary a, A large iron hammer.
p Kar ib, Any thing preponderating, as the load on one
side ot a horse. A part of any thing, especially prominent or
projecting. Wurtb or zcirtb, Crooked, curved.
A warty at, (fern, of ti'any) Fat. Tinder, or any
thing which catches fire from sparks.
jy wartkhat, Moist or watered ground. Leaven ren
dered thin or soft.
A ^jy wartd (and hablu'l vcar'td), The jugular
vein on each side of the neck.
p >V.jy wirtz, A particular gum. Cassia.
A warlzat, A vein reaching from the heart to the liver.
A *Mris, Dyed (cloth) with the plant rears.
r tzarlstad, A foot, a footstep.
A Jr’jy Karl^, Abstinent, abstemious, continent, chaste.
a jj Wart^at, Name of a horse.
A j Kurlf (from u-J^j), Being long, broad, and widely
extended (a shadow). Being swift, making haste. A quick
pace. Wide, spacious (country).
A c&jy zcarlk, Leafy. Wurayk, (dim. of Jjjt UKrak) Some
what of a dusky colour.
A j Karlkat, (fern, of Kurlk) Leafy (tree).
A Karlhat, Fat (woman).
p Jy koz, Again. From hence.
a kuzz, A goose.
S’ s-
a Ijj Kaz-a (from \j%) Drying (flesh). Waza-a, Robust.
a C—j Kazzdb, Cunning, crafty (thief).
A J\)j li 'i Z( ~ ir ) ( Iir °fjjy) Governing (for a king or chieftain),
acting as (his) deputy.
a 'ij\\j Kizdrat or Kazdrat, The dignity of a vazlr, minister,
or privy counsellor. wizdrat-i^uzma', The office
of prime-minister or grand vazlr.
A zeizdgh, (pi. of Xcjj Kazaghat) Frogs. Lizards.
A vjj Kizdm, Velocity. Wazzdm, Fleshy, muscular.
p uljy Kazan, Blowing (wind). Ld /«-'V bad-i Kazan-
dsd, Like a violent wind.
A cAb ( HI uJy) Comparing (two things), making
equal. Being equivalent or opposite to, corresponding with.
JVazzan, One who weighs, a weigher.
p er-’ljy Kazan it an, (in ancient Persian) To go.
XSjyjj zeuzawizat, Light, volatile, inconstant (man). One
who wags his hips in a peculiar manner when walking.
A wazb (from c_->jj), Flowing (as water).
A jjy wazr ( from jjy)j Filling up (a gap). Conquering. Be-
ing oppressed with guilt. Wazr or wizr (from jjj), Bearing (a
burden), supporting, sustaining. Committing a crime, sinning.
A crime, sin, fault. Wizr, A burden, a load, any thing heavy or
oppressive. Punishment (of a crime). Arms, especially what
one carries, llazar, A mountain or any place of refuge, an
asylum. A fortification.
A bjy Kuzard, (pi. of^jJ^ wazir Minister. ) VazTrs, privy counsellors,
ministers of state. |*Ls^»!lc ^*^jy ^ a llA ~ , c l •
Kuzard-i <gzdm-i zawt'l ihtirdm, wa wukald-i Jikhdm-i ^dli-ma-
kdm, Illustrious vazlrs, endowed with honour, and magnificent
vicegerents of exalted dignity (titles given to ministers of state).
p ^yjy Kuzurg (equiv. to buzurg), Great, large.
A ^Jy waz^ (from Restraining, checking, prohibiting.
Keeping (soldiers) in their ranks, not allowing the front to mix
with the rear.
Atejj waza^at, (pi. of wazi^) Governors, prefects. Cap
tains, generals. Servants.
p £jy Kazagh, A frog. A species of lizard, which lives upon
scorpions and is poisonous.
a zcazagh, Tremor, horror. An avaricious, worthless fel
low. (pi. of wazaghat') \V r hite lizards.
A ^y wazaghat, A kind of lizard called sdmm abras.
r ^ Kuzghasht, Name of an herb.
A ’jy wazf (from u->jj), Crging or ordering to make haste.
p Jjy Kazak, Galangale or sweet cane. A frog.
p Kazak, A frog; a lizard. A towel. A particular tree
which bears no fruit, of which it is said, that, if a man happens
to swallow a leech, if he drinks some of the expressed juice of its
leaves, the animal will immediately be thrown up again.
p Jjj Kazil, A lizard.
A ftiy Kazm (from fjj), Paying one’s debts. Eating only once
a day. Adding a little to a little. Part of the bank (of a river)
undermined or carried off by the water. A bunch of pot-herbs.
Quantity. W hatever is done or happens seasonably. Flesh car
ried by an eagle to her nest.
A Hb Kazmat, Quantity. The act of eating only once a day.
p zoazmah, The winter-season. A) <Ujj Kazmah-bdd, A
wind which begins to blow about the end of winter.
A Cib Kazn (from ^jj))Weighing exactly, adjusting. Weigh
ing out (to any one) money, telling (it) by just weight. Giving
(any thing) to be weighed. Examining (any thing). Making
(verses) according to just measure. Guessing by the eye the
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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)
Arrangement

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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