'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [94r] (192/1826)
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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Ajl— istinsar, (x ofj—3) Resembling a vulture.
a Being scattered’about (camels)*
A istinsha-a, (x of LU) Smelling. Inquiring into.
A jb-xx-sl istinshud) (x of AiJ) Asking one to repeat a poem.
A istinshat, (x of laU) Becoming wrinkled (skin).
A istinshdk, (x of Ji^J) Drawing up water through
the nostrils; snuffing up the air, odours, &c.
A istinsah, (x of Asking advice. Ksteemingone
to be a faithful counsellor.
AjLax^d istinsdr, (x of j-a 5) Soliciting aid against an enemy,
asking supplies. Having a protector.
A < sLa^jl istinsdf, (x of c—e^ 3 .>) Becoming quits.
A is tins a l, (x of jJ-^3) Drawing forth. Causing to fall.
A istinzdz, (xof nazea) Collecting drop by drop.
A istintdk, (x of ^laJ) Endowing with the faculty of
speech (God). Searching, inquiring. Examining by torture.
A istinzdr^ (x of Ja>) Begging a delay, desiring one
to wait or give time. Wishing to see.
A istinzuf, (x of <Lia3) Taking all. Exacting the
whole (of the tribute). Considering as pure.
A is tin (x of ^yti) Approaching. Receding. Gal-
loping away with his rider (a camel). Calling (sheep) to follow
him (a pastor). Taking the lead. Overtaking a man (misfor
tune). Possessing, occupying (as love the mind).
A culccw-jl istin^dt, (x of (w-%*3) Asking for an epithet.
A istinghdz, (x of Moving the head (sur
prised).
A istinfdj, (x of Drawing out. Enraging.
A istinfdd, (x of Aii) Emptying, exhausting.
AjUii-jl istinfdr, (x of jo) Running away terrified (animal).
Making (an animal) to run away.
A istinfdz, (x of ^jio) Ablution after making water.
Extracting. Sending forth pickets, spies.
A istinfdk, (x of <JJa)) Laying out money.
A jliu^.4 is tin k did, (x of Jdij) Separating the good from bad
(coin). Receiving ready money. Growing up to man’s estate.
A istinkdz, (x of jJD) Liberating, emancipating.
A istinkdsh, (x of (jlii) Painting, engraving.
a istinkds, (x of ^sso) Desiring or endeavouring to
lessen the price of any thing. Mistaking.
A istinkd^, (x of £-&) Flowing into one place and
stagnating (water); also becoming yellow in the body. Being
high (the voice). Having a rattling in the throat (a dying per
son). Changing (colour). Steeping in water.
A istinkdh, (x of <tiu) Understanding. Interrogating.
A istinkdih, (x of ) Marrying, taking a wife.
Aj&JwJ istinkdr, (x of ^jj) Denying, refusing to acknow
ledge. Seeking to become acquainted with a subject of which
one is ignorant.
a istinkqf, (x of i—i-C) Declining, refusing, re
jecting, disdaining. Blushing, being ashamed. Tracking (a
camel) over a sandy plain.
a sISoj-J istinkdh, (x of tSj) Bidding another breathe in one’s
face to discover what he has been drinking.
A istinhdj, (x of Adopting a mode of life insti
tuted by another. Lying open (a royal road).
Ajlg^xJ istinhdr, (x of jj) Flowing copiously. Lying open
(a wound). Turning the course of a river through a solid bed.
A istinhdz, (x of Lr au) Rousing, ordering to rise up.
A is Hied, (vm of ci>->) Being completed, perfected.
Being equal, parallel. Being moderate, temperate. Arriving at
the summit. Tending towards, ascending (to heaven). Sitting
well (on horseback). Becoming conspicuous. Coming to ma
turity (youth). JaS- A right line. The equator.
ustuwdr. Firm, strong, brave, powerful, constant, solid.
Perfect. Equal. Faithful, true. To rely upon,
p ustuvodiri, Strength, constancy, resolution,
p ustuzcdn, Firm, compact, solid, secure, trust-worthy,
p ustuzcdnah, A cylinder,
p ~{>ustubdj (for JuiLal), Ceruse, white lead,
r i." —J ast wa
bast
(Per.) A Persian custom allowing an individual to seek asylum at a designated location.
, Particulars,
p ustuddn, A cemetery, a grave.
ustur, A horse, a mule; any beast of burthen.
p^bj^J ustur-bdn, A horse-keeper. A barren (woman).
v istunnun, (or astiirmug) An ostrich,
p ustum, A bulrush.
p ustun, A column, a beam, a mast. A kinsman (son-
in-law, father-in-law, &c.). An odoriferous grass.
p istuvcah, Wearied, dispirited, sorrowful, afflicted.
Ustuzcah, Remains of any thing pounded,
p ustuzci, The back-bone.
p dstah, A kernel. A bone. A date-stone.
A astah, Having large buttocks.
p istih, Contention, altercation. Istuh, Dejected, dispi
rited. Ustah, The buttocks.
A istihdl, (vm of J^-s) Flowing. A flux.
A istihurn, (vm of ^a-j) Casting lots. Sortilege.
A £' istihdnat, (x of ^^) Making light of, despising.
A istihbdsh, (x of Receiving (a gift).
A-.lsr** 5 ! istihjdj, (x of ^ hajja) Taking one’s own way
without consulting any body. Hurrying forward travellers.
a^IstM istihjdn, (xof Acting shamefully. Disgracing.
A 1 istihdd, ( x of Asking a gift. Seeking direction.
A < ?Lu,.~U)l istihddf, (x of u-JJJb) Being erect and tall. Set
ting one’s self as a mark. Being prominent (buttocks).
p istahrush, The bone-breaker (a kind of eagle).
a istihzd-a, (x of^jJb) Deriding, joking, sneering,
p istihzdnah, Scornfully, deridingly, jestingly.
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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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- Title
- '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
- Author
- Richardson, Sir John, 9th Baronet
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