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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎879r] (1764/1826)

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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distracted with terror or grief, mad with love. Satan, a demon
which they lay by sprinkling of water and pronouncing- exorcisms.
Walahan (from Being sad, sorrowful, distracted, or impa
tient from love or grief.
p Sdj icala-zada, A lover hardly used and ill-treated. Wa-
lah-zadah, Angry, passionate, furious. (Burhdn-i kdti t .)
A L5^ (fern, of zcalhdn) (A woman) astonished,
stupefied, distracted with love, fear, or grief.
A wal y ( f rom Jj), Turning away (the face). Befriend
ing, assisting. Being near, neighbouring, contiguous. Belong
ing, pertaining to. Following close, adhering. Presiding over,
governing (a city). Being wet with successive showers (ground).
Shower following shower (especially in spring). Neighbourhood,
propinquity, approach. IVula', (pl.ofU^ wulya) Near, or ex
cellent (women). Wally, An intimate friend, a favourite of God,
or the king. A relation; an avenger of blood. A helper, guar
dian, a defender (an epithet of the Almighty). A prince, lord,
president, governor, judge. • A servant, a slave. Like. Holy.
Shower following shower. really ba^id, A guardian of
a more distant degree than a father, a brother, or an uncle. ^
realty jinayat, The next of kin entitled to exact retalia
tion for offences. wattyu'ljud, The lord of liberality,
i. e. God. p ^Jci- wali-i khudd, A friend of God, a holy
man. a waltyu > d > dam, The next of kin, entitled to be the
avenger of blood. walt-i ^ahd, The heir apparent, the
destined or acknowledged successor. A vicegerent, p
wali-i ^ahd kardan, To nominate or declare a successor to
a kingdom, a real! ^xihdl, Heritage, the state of being
an heir apparent. Deputyship. A zoali-i kdmil, A per
fect saint, roall-i ni-^iat (or wallyu'n ’ni-
^am), The lord of beneficence, i. e. the master of a feast, the
landlord. A benefactor, a lord, or master. A title of respect by
which a father is addressed.
r K?a/7(for zcaltkin from A j zca Idkin), But, yet,
however, for all that.
a L3j zoulyd, fem.of^ytfze/a’jMoreexcellenLworthyfwoman).
A aUJ* zeallbat,The progeny (of men or cattle). Young sprouts
at the roots (of corn).
a zcallyat, (fern, of zzally) Beloved, a favourite (of
God). Government, jurisdiction. A province. Pack-saddles,
or any thing laid upon them. Provisions set apart by a woman
for any expected guest.
Kfcsdj zealljat, An intimate friend. Anything peculiar or
familiar to a person. A place of entry.
p teciJj rsallchah, A sincere friend. A large sack.
a tesrjj wallhat, (pi. zeallh) A corn-sack. A large basket
or hamper.
a noaltkh, A linen cloth or garment.
a waltkhat, (Ground) covered with luxuriant herbage.
O
Thick milk. Mud, clay.
A jJj zealtd, A son, lad, child. A servant. ^1 ummu'l
walid, The mother of children, i. e. a hen.
A jJj zoulayddt (and zeulayduna), (and sometimes
ludayydt and luduyyuna) (dimin. of Cixljj liddt
and liduna), (pi. of lidat) Coeval, cotemporary.
p U'rrJ mulls (and zeallsah), Good, fair.
wall^, The unblown flowers of palm-trees.
A wal\f (from u-aJj), Flashing incessantly (lightning).
Running (as a horse) and putting down both the fore feet at
once. Coming one after another (people). Being familiar, in
timate. (Lightning) flashing incessantly.
a zsallkat, A dish made of flour and butter or milk.
zeallk (or zeu llkin) (for zoa lakin) But.
A zealll, Expert, expeditious in business. (Castellus.)
A zcallmat, A banquet, a marriage-feast.
malln or zsilln, The ring-worm, a dry scab.
A mulyayut, (pi. of Uj zculyd) Excellent (women).
a Uj wam-a (from U^), Making a sign. A nod, a sign.
A ^-bej mimdj (or zcimdh'), Pudenda, vulva.
a zoamad (from X<*), Being extremely hot (night). Boil
ing with rage. Excessive heat, a sultry night. Anger, passion,
rage. Nocturnal dew rising from the sea. Wamid, Hot, warm,
also dewy (night).
a xAscj zcamadat (from tX«j), Being extremely hot (the night).
Boiling with rage. Intense heat of a still, sultry night. Anger.
JVamidat, Hot, and dewy (night).
a £ zcamzat, Pure white.
wamar, Besides, moreover. (Castellus.)
a zcamz (from Moving (the nose in anger).
A zooms (from jj—<•), Rubbing smooth, excoriating.
a zcamshat, A white mole on the face.
A mamz (and zoamazdn') (from Glancing,
flashing slightly (lightning) ; (when spreading wide it is called
khafk; when it seems to pierce the clouds in perpendicu
lar bolts, it is expressed by (Js. ^(ikk).
A mamtat. When one falls or lies down with fatigue.
A <U-c. tcamzMt, A large rolling wave.
zoamghat, Longhair.
A zoamk (from (J^), Loving, liking. Love.
A zeamkat, Amplitude, space. Liberty.
p zcamtdan, To cut into small pieces. To splice or join
a broken rope without a knot. To be hollowed, excavated, or
dug out. To rub. To blow into, to puff up. (Castellus.)
A mamlz (from Flashing slig-htly (lightning).
p^jwttn, Like, resembling. Pure. Sincere. A pistachio-
nut. But, yet, however, (in Kathay) Ten thousand years.
A UJ t£ ann, W eakness, languor, fatigue, labour. A musical
instrument struck with the finger, a cymbal A percussion instrument consisting of thin round plates. . Name of a city.
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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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