'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [98r] (200/1826)
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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afterwards built the Kaabah, or Square Temple at Mecca.
Name of several kings of Persia of the Safi dynasty.
A ismighdud, (iv of q) Being in a rage.
A asmikaty Pieces of wood put into the pails, upon which
the milk drops.
A asmatiy More or most fat, jolly, plump, gross, lusty,
p dsmandy A liar. Giddy, frightened, confounded,
p Asmandy Name of a village near Samarcand.
p asmandary A salamander.
A asmusdy A species of marjoram. Wild carrot,
p Asmu^y Name of a demon, one of the principal emis
saries of Ahraman (the devil), according to the system of the
Magi. His employment is to sow discords in families, law-suits
among neighbours, and wars between princes.
p dsimahy Astonished, confounded, stupified.
A ismihrar, (in of^^-j q) Becoming stiff and dry
(a thorn). Being thick (darkness). Waxing valiant in r, ght.
A asma'y More high or honourable. Ismti/y Nominal.
A asmiyaty (pi. of samd) The heavens. Rains.
A aIa*/**^ ismidddy (xi of Swelling with rage.
Aj^-^w.4 ismirdry (xi of Being of a tawny colour.
A isnilldly (xi of^U*-:) Being thin and meagre,
p dsiity Left. Taken, received. A large platter of brass.
Name of Muhammad’s second wife.
A dsin (or jj-jl asin)y Corrupted, stinking (water).
A asan or asiiy (from Being changed, corrupted (as
water). Fainting on going into a well or reservoir, being af
fected by foul air, or any noxious effluvia.
p asan (or ashan^yA garment turned. A fresh melon.
A usuny Disposition, temper, habit or mode of living.
Name of a mountain and of a valley in Arabia. Usun or isny
A single rope or thong, with several of which twisted together
they make bridles or halters. F emains of fat (about an animal).
a asantiy Of a more ad • anced age.
a asumiy (pi. of in) Teeth.
A Ix-sl Asndy Name of a iy in Upper Thebes, in Egypt.
aIx-jI isndy (iv ofy^-j) Exalting, raising. Remaining a whole
year at any place. Suffering from the barrenness or inclemency
of a season.
A isndty (iv of (A rich man, but of mean birth)
marrying a noble lady, without fortune. Suffering from scarcity.
a asndkhy (pi. of sinfch) Paroxysms. Roots of the
teeth.
^ Credentials. Deeds, patents. Official grants.
Law-papers. A Isnddy (iv of Aa^j) Causing to lean. Bringing
near. Imputing, attributing, arraigning, impeaching. Alleg
ing ; an allegation on the authority of another. Ascending a
mountain. TigTsteepness or declivity of a mountain.
p l>Ia*^ IsnadjNjiQxe of the 26th day of the solar month.
A ItIa*^ asndty (pi. of!bL~! sinat) Beardless (youths).
A ^Ia~-I isnd^y (iv of ») Being lame in the pastern.
A a-jIa*! isndfy (iv of a_ 2 A->) Putting on the girth called u-jIa**
sindf. Doing (business) well. Outstripping in a race (a mare).
A JjlAol isndky (iv of ^Jh-c) Elating, puffing up (riches).
A ^IajI isndniy (iv of (A—j) Rising up (smoke or blaze).
A ^IaJ asndny (pi. of sinn) Teeth, (pi. of ^Ia-j sindn)
Spears, javelins, the points of spears. ^IaJ An engage
ment with spears. pjJ j The two and thirty teeth.
Isndriy (iv of sanna) Being advanced in years. Shooting
forth (a tooth). Breeding teeth (an animal). Having large
teeth. Making (the teeth) grow\ Cleaning the teeth.
A asinnaty (pi. of ^Ia*» sindn,) Points of spears, halberds,
lances, javelins, or arrows.
p Asinistdny Name of the father ofWamik’s wife.
A %_aJ asna^y Long and tall. Longer. More excellent.
a asnimaty (pi. of (♦Ia,- -^i/j,) Camels’bunches. Ri
sing grounds, particularly such as command the sea.
p ^Aj! Asniy Name of Muhammad’s second wife.
a ^A*)! asna'y More or most high, or sublime. Clear, bright.
Older, more ancient.
p^~j| dsu,y The white weasel. A boot, buskin. A part, side.
Aj«J aszo (from y~^), Curing, healing. Composing diffe
rences. Leaving remains (at dinner, &c.).
p^.4 usdy A part, a side. Robbery, seizure.
asuiOy A medicine, a salve for a wound.
a s-^J\ aswa-Uy Deformed.
a asicd (pi. of-*!^-! sazcd-a)y Equals.
A iszcd-a (iv of ly-'), Neglecting, abandoning,
p aszcddak, The white weasel; also another species
of animal.
aswdi'y (pi. of jy-o sur') Walls. Name of a city in Up
per Egypt. Iszcur or usicdry A horseman. Skilled in horse
manship, sitting w r ell on horse-back. A darter of javelins.
A aszcdty (pi. of!?y~j sazct) Scourges, whips.
A aszcdfy Name of a place in Madina.
A aswdky(p\.of ^yisuk) Streets, market-places, squares.
A Aszcdny A town in Egypt (Syene).
p asubdr, (in anc. Pers.) A horseman.
A iszcat or uszcaty A chief, a leader, a distinguished
man, an exemplar. Comfort, whatever alleviates pain, a com
forter. Equality. Perfection. Imitation. A friend, a com
panion. A column, a support.
isvoijrdi'y (iv of^y-o q) Putting a collar on a dog.
A Jy~l aszcady Black, blacker, blackest. More or most illus
trious or powerful (from .W sayyid, a lord). A sparrow. A
large kind of black serpent. The Arabians (other nations being
by them called Red). Name of a mountain
from which they excavate large cauldrons of stone, Jy-d
Name of a mountain. Usud, (pi. of JwjI asad) Lions.
a tdjj-d iszcidady (ix of i^y-s) Being black, «or dark-coloured.
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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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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.
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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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