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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎99r] (202/1826)

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 Asilat, Name of a well in Arabia.
a us ay lam y The vein running between the middle and
ring-fingers, salvatella.
p asim, (in anc. Pers.) A man of rank.
A1 usaymir^ (dim. ofj- 4 ^^ asmar) Of a duskish colour,
p dstmah, asmahy or dstmah-sar')
Astonished, amazed, stupified, confused. Dark, malevolent,
p £Lj <U-«sl dsJmah-dimdghy Drunk. Crack-brained.
a astnaty A strong tough cord, bow-string, &c. Firm
ness, toughness, hardness. A leathern thong, with several of
which, twisted or plaited, they make reins or halters.
A Usyuty Name of a mountain.
G asiyusy (K'aioC) A stone which produces nitre. A
powder growing on the top of a stone, like salt. Fixt alkaline salt.
p dsizaariy (for dslmah) Stupified, astonished,
p Asiyahy Name of Pharaoh’s wife who educated Moses,
p ash. Meat, victuals, viands, soup, broth, gruel, pottage,
a kind of dish made with barley. Dressed, cooked,
Castor (a medicine given to infants), To stir up one
against another. Gruel for the sick. y>- /( j£\
Barley-water, water-gruel. Pottage of lentils.
Rice-gruel, To cook,
p ash, (or when added to a noun or verb, signifies his,
him, &c., as His house; His father.
\ ashy (or aysh) How? what? what thing? for
what ? Is it not ? ash hdlukay How do you do?
* A ashshtty (fut. ya-ashshu) He was nimble.
A ashshy (from ashshd) Rising up against, making a
commotion, being stimulated to any thing bad. Petulance, in
solence. Dry bread, without condiment.
p Lil ashdy (the same asL*d dsd) Like, resembling, as.
A Lid ashdy The dwarf palm-tree. Name of a place in Mau
ritania. Ishdy Name of a mountain and valley.
pjblid ashdbdzy Name of the 26th day of every month in the
ancient Persian solar year.
A (JLLid ashdbdmy, Red, rosy, any thing of a deep red.
A ijLid ushdbaty A miscellaneous collection, a crowd of people.
Wealth (whether fairly or villainously acquired).
A iLid Ashdty Name of a tribe in Hazramawt.
A £_5>-l£d ashdji^y (pi. of ishja^) The joints of the
fingers which are next to the hand.
A ^Lid ishdh and ushdhy (for wishdh and zcushdh)
A belt or girdle of leather, adorned with jewels, worn by the
ladies round their waists.
A <Ls*\£>\ ishdhaty (iv of ^-i) Being diligent in doing any
thing. Being on one’s guard. Turning away the face. Whisk
ing his tail (a horse). Producing the plant shih (the earth).
a S'jlid ishafthty (iv of bu-l) Raising an edifice. Knowing.
Reading aloud. Declaring, publishing, making known.
a Cl^Lid ishdi'dty (pi. of C^Llid ishdraf) Signs, indices.
a CL?;lSd ishdraty (or J^lid ishdrah) (iv of jyL) Gathering
honey. Pointing, nodding. Advising, persuading. Command
ing. A sign, token, mark, signal, wink, nod, wave with the
hand. A note, an asterisk, r CL>JJl>\ He made a signal.
C-J^Lid To point out, to make a sign, to hint, to intimate.
a u£>L 2 d ashdra' or ushdra'y (pi. of ashrdn) Lively,
sprightly, cheerful, wanton.
Ajij\Jii\ ashdrlry (pi. of ClL^id ishrdraty q. v.)
A j^pLSd ashdshy (or <L£)Lsd ashdshat) Agility, alacrity, mirth,
exultation, petulance, sauciness.
a ids Lid ishdtaty (iv of L^l) Burning up. Destroying. Dis
tributing the whole (of a slaughtered camel). Shedding blood.
Striving to compass the death of another. Defiling with blood.
A <(i£.L2d ishd^asaty (Men) perplexed in their affairs.
A^cLid ashd^iry (pi. of jxJlA ashlar') Hairs that grow about the
hoofs of cattle. Flesh that grows under the nails.
A <\£l^d ishduihy (iv of ^--5 j) Publishing, divulging, diffusing,
spreading about or abroad. Appointing an attendant, a follower,
a helper. Scattering urine (a camel).
A <LjLSd ishdfaty (iv of t__Jy-£>) Being at the point of. Fearing.
a oLid ashdfty (pi. of ishfa') Cobblers’ awls. (pi. of
U-i shifd') Medicines. Al ushdfiyy Name of a valley,
p JjLid ashdky A boy, a slave.
Aj^Lid Ashdkiry Name of a tribe in Arabia Felix.
a Al ashdklsy Name of a place.
A<L!L£d ishdlaty (iv of <Jy-->) Lifting up.
p^Lid as/mw, Potation. Victuals. Water in which rice has
been boiled. Like, in the manner of. (in comp.) A drinker:
as ^Lil C-dj-Si shardb-dshdmy A drinker of wine. ^Li! j£>j
zahr-dshdm, Poisoned, envenomed, poisonous. ^Lil khun-
dshdniy Tinged with blood, bloody, sanguinary. 1 * 1 ^) I <Ljci
shu^lah-dshdniy Burning, inflamed. The country of Assam.
a |* Lid ash-aniy More or most unfortunate,
p Lid ashd/Hy Food sufficient to support life,
p iAi^cLid dshdmindahy A drinker,
p ^JwoLid dshdmidatiy To drink.
p ^A-^cLil dshdmidaniy Any thing drinkable, fit to be drunk.
A Lid ish-dtiy (iv ol ^Li) Corrupting, perverting, marring.
A $jLid ashdwih, (pi. of iLi» shat) Sheep.
a c_<rjLid ashdiciy (pi. of shay-a) Things.
A j*J&Lid Ushdhiniy Name of a town.
a u-Aid ashdyiby (pi. of <LLid ushdbat) Crowds. Mixtures.
a j*jLid ashd-imy (pi. of ^Lid ash-atn) Unfortunate. Left
hands.
p Ashaby Name of a place. Ashiby Trouble, disquiet.
A L_-~id ashby (from L--'-id) Mixing, mingling, involving,
implying. Reprehending, abusing, reviling, despising. Ashaby
Intertwined (as palm-trees). Enmity, dissimulation. Intricate
business. Knots. Involved, mingled, confused.

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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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