'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [86r] (176/1826)
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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( ero
a- kur dur, An idle vagabond.
az kur ah kardan. To recall to mind, lo write
a history.
A ^S\\ tzkdm, (iv of Giving a cold in the head.
azkdn (or ajguti), Grief, anguish.
A izkun, (xv of Performing. Teaching. Guessing,
surmising, conjecturing the truth, hitting the nail on the head.
A ^j\ azkariy One who judges very accurately.
a azka'y Most pious or pure. Very ingenious.
A azkit/tif (pi. of zakly) Good, just, virtuous, in
genuous. Possessing conveniencies, abounding in comforts,
p ClS€j\ azgat. Wicked, villainous, depraved.
The medlar-fruit and tree.
A Jjl uzl, (from Jj^) Being inured to sorrow, conversant
with distress. Keeping back from pasture, tethering. Im
prisoning. Trouble, affliction, penury. Barrenness, scarcity.
Izl, A lie, a falsehood. A calamity, a misfortune, a bad omen.
Azal, Eternity (having no beginning, implying eternity
without end). Eternity and eternities, i. e. from
all eternity. Azil, Distressed, pinched. Extreme po- I
verty, the deepest distress.
A Jj! azall, (A wolf) lank about the legs and thighs.
A —y izldj, (iv of ^J) Bolting the door.
A izldf, (iv of a-5j) Bringing near. Carrying.
A izldk, (ivofjJj) Causing to slide. Looking grim.
Casting her young (a camel).
> a iztdl, (iv of Jj zalla) Causing to slide. Giving any
one his due. Conferring a favour.
A Jjl azldnl, (pi. of zalam) Lots, chances. Arrows with
out heads, which the Pagan Arabs made use of in drawing lots.
A C-A-xM izlUbdb, (iv of q) Being multiplied. Re
pelling one another.
A aztaf. One who has a small straight nose.
A azlam, (A sheep) having two excrescences on the throat.
(A camel) having one ear slit. Misfortune.
a azafiy, Eternal. God. Eternally.
A <u!j^ azafiyaty Life, everlasting, eternal existence.
AfUJjl izllmdin, (xi of jjj) Turning away the face in
stantaneously. Standing bolt upright. Being high noon.
A fj\ azm, (from j*jl) Adhering (to a chief, friend, &c.).
Abiding or sticking fast (in a place). Brooding over, or me
ditating deeply upon, any thing. Observing (what another
does). Seizing and holding (with the teeth). Cutting with
the teeth, a knife, sword, &c. Biting, champing (as a horse
does the bit). Shutting (a gate). Abstaining from, containing
or commanding one’s self. Compressing the lips together.
Twisting (a rope or thread). Unfavourableness, severity (of
fortune, or of a barren season). Extirpating, exhausting, de
stroying (men, cattle, &c. during famine or other calamities).
A fashion of twisting or plaiting the hair. Eating, chewing.
Azam, Name of a place near Siraf, the most southern city in
Persia; and of another between Ahwaz and Ramhormuz, part
of the ancient Chaldea. Azim, Abstinent, continent. Barren,
disastrous (year). Izam, (pi. of l<j\ azmat) Pastures. Meals,
p »j\ azam, Progeny, offspring.
i> UjT dzmd, Skilled, experienced, tried.
AC->Lj7 dzimdt, (pi. of <Lcj7 dzimat) Barren (years).
A izmd^j (iv of ^oj) Applying diligently to, and per
severing in, any business. Design, purpose. Running (a hare).
Shooting forth rapidly, unfolding itself (a flower).
p^l^jl dzmdu, (or azmdn) Repentance, regret, sor
row, grief, anguish. ^° ^ evour *° ie P en *’
\ azmdn j (pi. of zamdri) Times, seasons. Name
of a woman remarkable for her beauty. Izmariy (i\ of
Enduring a long time. Delaying, procrastinating.
p JUjT dzmdnl, An experiment, proof, trial. See .
p^JkjUj! dzmdnldan, To regret, to grieve, to cause to regret,
p dzmdyish, Experiment, assay, proof, trial,
p L ^Ujl dzmdyi, Experience, proof, test.
A azmat, One meal, eating. Scarcity, dearth. Izmat,
Distress, calamity, scarceness. Azamat, A meal. A bad sea
son. A gate, a door.
p dzmurdah. Covetous. Lazy, tardy. Left, lost,
p Uzmuzd, Name of the planet Jupiter.
A ^oj\ azmal, Sound, murmur, confused noise. (SLejl*
ashshay-u bi azmalihi, The whole thing.
A <LLej! azmalat, Many, much. Universal.
A azmun, (pi.of zamdin) limes, seasons.
A azminat, (pi. of zamdn) Times, ages. Places.
p JwcjT dz-mand, Desirous, covetous, greedy.
P dzmudagl, Experience. ^ Inexperience.
p ^ 6 yoj\ dzmudan, To try, prove, make an experiment,
p dzmudah, Tried, proved, experienced. sJ^jl
kdr-dzmudah, Experienced in business.
A izmazcl or uzmul, Bleating (as a goat).
p ur oj7 dzmun, A proof, a trial, an experiment.
a azimmah, (pi. of zimdm) Reins, bridles, halters.
izmihrdr, (iv of q) Being red with anger. Aus
terity, grimness. Intenseness of cold. Twinkling (the stars).
P ^j\ Azmi and Azmi zddah, Proper names of men.
A izmil, A shoe-maker’s paring knife. A kind of pike
with which they hunt wild oxen. A mallet. Strong. M eak.
A Izmim, Name of a place in Arabia,
p dzan, The elbow.
KsAij\ iznd-a, (iv oftij) Causing one to fly for refuge.
A ^\jj\ azndd (or Jdjl aznud), (pi. of <-V3j zand) Pokers. Pieces
of wood, which, being rubbed against one another, produce
sparks of fire. Elbows, p Name of a country.
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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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- 'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:845v, 845ar:845av, 846r:909v, back-i
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- Richardson, Sir John, 9th Baronet
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