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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎82r] (168/1826)

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 J irkaz, (iv ofJ-£j) Discovering minerals or hidden trea
sures. Containing gold or silver (a mine).
A (iv of Turning upside down.
irkaz, (iv of (A mare or a woman) being
pregnant with a foetus nearly full-grown and stirring in the womb.
A irkak, (iv of lLSj rakka) Raining gently.
v arkari) Dew, misling rain.
a arkan, (pi. of rukn) Columns, pillars, supports,
props, posts, angles. Momentous affairs. Standards (of metre),
i* arkun-i-dawlat) Nobles (pillars of the state).
A ^SJ\ arkab, Large in the knee. (A camel) having one
knee larger than the other. Arkub, (pi. of i— ^ rakb) Small
companies of men riding on camels.
drikat, (fern.) Abounding in the tree called ardk.
(A camel) feeding on that tree.
A iSj\ Arakat, Name of a place.
p i^J\ arkchah, A compound of perfumes,
p Arkunj, Name of a city in Khurasan,
p ^ arkanah kun, The inaccessible asylum ; a range of
mountains separating the Eastern from the Western Scythians.
A arkuby A troop riding upon camels,
c arkun, (A g#" 1 ') A chief, a governor.
p arkunitan, (in anc. Pers.) To give, to bestow.
a , j\ arka\ More weak, most infirm.
pLi^ arkiydi) (in anc. Pers.) A river.
a araklyat, (Land) abounding in the tree ardk.
arag, A swing. A tether. Arigy A citadel. Name
of a fortress in Sistan.
-JC-' argalty A wild sheep.
c, Argusy One of Alexander’s successors, supposed to
be Ptolemy Lagos.
a Uruly Name of a mountain, and of two places in Arabia.
Name of a fortress in Andalusia in Spain.
a^ Arldy The capital of Hungary.
A 'ilj\ Arlaty The first tribe of those Oriental Turks, who live
beyond the river Oxus. Urlaty Solitude, devotion. Does, deer.
A fjT drirriy (part.) (A severe year) consuming, destroying
(provisions or cattle). Name of a town in Mazandaran.
*a ^j\ aramUy (fut. ^'V.) yu-rimii) He bit.
p army The arm from the elbow to the shoulder. Iraniy
Celebrated but fabulous gardens, said to have been anciently
made in Arabia Felix by a king named Shaddad bin A ad, or
Irani bin Omad Frequent mention is made of these gardens
by the Eastern poets, who describe them as a perfect model of
that voluptuous paradise which the Muhammadans are promised
by their prophet. A Army (from Ay!) Twisting hard (a rope),
straining. The shape of the body, the jointing of the limbs.
(A girl)'well formed, of a beautiful shape. //*/«, A
stone or post erected in the desert to direct travellers, (for
Iram) The descendants of A ad. Unity Name of a place in
Tabaristan. Aramy A vine. Ariniy One, anyone, as
There is nobody in the house. Iraniy A mark or butt to shoot
at, a monument, a barrow, a goal. A stone or post erected in
the desert to direct travellers. Gravel. Name of a man said
to have first invented instruments of war. Urum 7 Prisons.
Chambers, closets, women’s apartments. Uram or urramy (pi.
of dirim) Cheek-teeth, the grinders. The tips of the fingers,
(pi. of ^J\ iram) Mile-stones. Gravel.
A tcy! armdy Desert, desolate, empty. Urmdy Any, any one.
A Ley! irmdy (iv of Throwing away. Ejecting. Unhors
ing. Exceeding, increasing. Lending or borrowing on interest.
A ciA«y! annasy Old, worn-out ropes, (pi. ofi-i-^cy rams) Raf
ters. Remains of milk in the udder. Things superfluous. That
from which the leathern bottle is suspended in churning butter.
A armdihy (pi. of rumh) Spears, javelins, lances.
A irmdkhy (iv of ^j) Bearing unripe dates (a palm).
A jUy! irmddy (iv of J^ey) Giving milk (a sheep or a cow).
Being reduced to poverty by the loss of one’s cattle. Visiting
with opthalmia (God).
a ^y~L<y! arm as, (pi. of rams) Sepulchres, burying-
grounds. Irmas, (iv of ( > y*-'ey) Burying (the dead).
A ^ysLoy! irmdzy (iv of ^^cy) Being hot. Grazing under a
scorching sun, or on a burning plain. Hurting with heat. Griev
ing, afflicting.
A !r Ley! armdty Name of a kind of flower.
A jjLcy! armdky An old rope. (pi. of ramak) Last
breaths of dying persons. Irnidk, (iv of (J^cy) Making (water)
muddy. Persevering in business.
A lL/U i! armdky (pi. of <L$Lcy ramakat) Mares. Jades.
A Jt«y^ armdly (or Ll/tcy! armdk) A species of cinnamon
brought from Arabia, Persia, and India. Armdly (pi. of
<LLcy rumlat) Black lines (upon white or other-coloured cattle).
Gentle, small rains. Additions to any thing. Irmul, (iv of
J-<y) Weaving a mat of a flimsy texture. Covering the floor
with such a mat. Smearing (an arrow) with gore. Lengthen
ing (a rope). Becoming a widow. Becoming poor. Eating
up, and being destitute of, provisions.
a ^Lyl armam, (pi. of <Uy rummat) Old, rotten. Old ropes.
Foreheads. Inn dm, (iv of ramma) Becoming dried up and
putrid (bones). Being full of marrow. Being silent. Having
a propensity to jest. Restoring a dislocated joint. Name of a
place, and of a valley.
p arm an , Desire. A sigh. The anguish of repentance.
Penitent. The red flower of the blue reed or cane. Aged.
Irmdny Any thing borrowed. Ur man , Labour, exercise.
Grief, anxiety, trouble. Name of a city.
p^yJuitcy! armanidan. To sigh. To be afflicted. To repent.
p Armdy I, A Syrian.
p Irmdyily Name of a prince, one of Zuhak’s cooks,

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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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