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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎85r] (174/1826)

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(lz ^ az i ( or 7 i^ (tzpaz) Ingenious, sagacious.
v U^.j^ az b as y Much, many.
A ^ j' (izba') Exorbitance. Azbiy^ A manner of walking.
Uzbli/y An evil, a great and difficult affair. Swiftness.
az bir^ By heart, by rote, by memory.
^ izbirar, (xi of^jj) Standing on end (hair). Bris
tling up (a dog). Shooting forth (grass, hair, &c.). Baldness,
smoothness. Walking in the night (a dog, a camel).
* v azu J a ) (fut. b y a-zuju ) or azija, fut. ya-zajU) He
hastened, lie was dilatory, he failed.
A (Tj' aza J'> ^ °f oblong arched edifice, like a portico.
Name of a street in Baghdad. Azij) Insolent, exceed
ing the bounds of mirth, petulant, impertinent.
azajj) (A man) having long and narrow eye-brows.
(An ostrich) walking with long strides.
A izjU) (iv ofya>-J) Driving, propelling.
A ( IV •jrJ za jja) Putting a ferrule of iron on
the lower part of a spear.
A clAa-j! izjdk) (iv of clio-j) Being jaded (ahorse, &c.).
A iy ( j) (pi. of azuj) Oblong arched buildings.
az jaj) (pi. of si/jj)’) Tips of the elbows. Ferrules
or rings of iron, brass, &c. at the lower ends of spears. Points
of arrows. Iron pivots, upon which mill-wheels turn round.
A azja') More or most ready, skilful or expeditious.
A dzah) Ah ! alas ! a sigh.
A 4 — izhdf) (iv of c—Being fatigued (a beast of
burden). Dragging one leg after the other.
p dzakh) A twig, a cutting, a slip. Jizukh, A led horse.
A wart, mole, spot or blemish on the face. See An
empty or worm-eaten nut. Any thing which begins to corrupt.
p az khash) Lightning, a thunderbolt.
a £j\ Azd) Name of the father of an Arabian tribe.
A izdd) (iv ofjJj) Acting equitably, deserving well.
p azdab) Beware !
A 'jJJi izdibd) (vm of ^J) Taking up. Carrying off.
p azdup) Take. Draw.
fedijar, (vm of Driving away. Hindering.
Rebuking. Being driven away, beaten off.
A t— izdihdf) (vm of s_aa-J) Advancing. Falling.
a izdihdnti) (vm of Flocking together. A con
course, press, throng, mob. A concourse of people.
PjOj^ azdaV) Worthy, proper, suitable. Beautiful.
a izdirdi) (vm of ci)J) Scorn, contempt, disdain.
A d\j4j\ izdirdd, (vm of iljj) Swallowing.
A izdirdi^y (vm of Sowing seed.
A izdirdm, (vm of fjj) Swallowing.
A azdardni) (dual) Shoulders, arms.
a s\&-jd-ayazribu hi azdaraijhi. He came empty.
p az (last) Obedient, submissive. A subject.
p bi c^ww'jl az dust fard (or Uj az (last pazd)) L T n-
leavened bread, baked in thin cakes on lamina of iron or earth,
placed in a frying-pan. A tuft of hair on the fore-part of the
head. Letters patent conferring immunity from taxation.
A t— izdi^db) (vm of l_— wj) Lifting, carrying. Rush
ing with impetuosity (a torrent).
p i—JJjl azdaf (izdaf or <— ajdaf), A species of small med
lar-tree and fruit. A black wild damask plum-tree and fruit.
A species of black eagle, called the hare-catcher.
AjliJj! izdifdr) (vm ofyij) Lifting and carrying a load.
A < jliJjl izdifdf) (vm of i—Jj zaffa') Conducting or sending
a bride to the house of her husband.
a azdak (for asdak)) More or most sincere or true.
A izdikdni) (vm of Ingulphing. Swallowing.
A izdildf) (vm of fl-!j) Approaching. Encircling.
A izdimdl) (vm of^bej) Lifting, carrying.
A izdimam,) (vm of pjzamtna) Lifting, raising. Prowl
ing about in quest of prey (a wolf).
p azdanii) Name of a certain animal.
p^jJj! dzdari) To sew. To prick with a needle. To dye.
p azdari) To run the point of a knife into any thing.
p^Jjl izdari) The oxyacanth-tree and fruit. The variegated
hare, falcon, or eagle.
pjjjl dzdii) The sweet gum of a tree, of a reddish colour,
with which confections are made. Gum Arabic.
A izditcdj) (vm ^j) Coupling, marrying.
p azdudari) To polish, to free from rust,
pi Jjl dzdah (or &dj\ djdah)) Pierced full of holes. Stricken.
Dyed, coloured. Written in letters of gold. Empty, vacant.
Darkness, blindness. A compact building. The teeth of a saw.
A UiJil izdihd) (vm ofyJ&j) Despising. Lifting up.
\ izdihdd) (vm ofJJ&j) Despising. Being poor.
AjUxJ^ izdihat') (vm of j&j) Keeping any thing with care;
taking a pleasure in it. Commending, applauding.
At__sU>Jj! izdihdf) (vm of i—iifcj) Carrying off. Losing.
Telling a lie. Throwing headlong. Hastening, dispatching.
A izdiydb) (vm of t-^J) Walking fast. Drinking
much.
A izdiydd) (vm of J^j) Increase, accession, profit.
Ajbjjl izdiydr) (vm ofjjJ) Visiting. Turning aside,
A izdiydl) (vm of <Jjj) Removing, causing to cease.
A izdiydn.) (vm of ^J) Being decked out.
pjjl dzar) Fire. Value, worth, price, power.
A jj\ Azur) Name of Abraham’s father. Name of a tract
of country in Kiihistan (Susiana). Name of an Idol. (A
horse) having white thighs with feet of a different colour. Fy !
A jj\ azr) Strength, power. Debility, weakness. The back,
loins, waist. Corroboration, confirmation, strengthening. Assist
ing. Being girt about. Becoming strong, powerful. Turning
round, bringing back, /sr, A root, origin. C/zr, The middle,
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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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