'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [105r] (214/1826)
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 KjU ^+e\ asl-zadah. Nobly born, of good extraction.
A asla^j Bald (man). (Ground) producing no plants.
A aslam, Having the ears cut close by the head. The
last part of a verse consisting of a distinct foot.
A ! (islty, (fem. asllgat) Radical, original, essential,
principal. Noble by birth. *uLd Radical humour.
A asliyan^ (Pers. pi. of the above) Nobles, gentlemen.
A asllt, Highly polished (a sword). Very sharp.
A asamm, Deaf. One who can neither hear nor be heard.
Surd (in arithmetic). A dreadful kind of serpent. A hard
stone. The month Rajab, the seventh of the Ara
bian year (because then the noise of war is not heard).
The surd conjugation of Arabic verbs. See Grammar.
aU^ ismu, (iv of (> _ 5 '*- 0 ) Knocking down and killing (game)
on the spot. Champing the bit (a horse).
A is maty (iv of c^-v*«s) Silence, taciturnity. Making
a thing solid, without a cavity to give it sound.
\j\a*c\ asmary (pi. of^4*o sumr) The lips, edges, or mouths
of vessels. Ismar^ (iv ofy**?) Refusing to complain.
A ismdky (iv of Shutting, locking, or bolting a
door. Spoiling, turning (as milk, water, &c.).
A ismaniy (iv of ^ samma) Becoming, making, or
discovering to be, deaf. Corking a bottle.
A ismity (as jJj balad ismit or
zcahsh isniit)^ A desert, a solitary unsociable place.
A asmikhaty (pi. of simdkh) Ears. Tympana.
A asma^y High, elevated, prominent. Elegant in plu
mage, limb, or shape. Sharp (sword). Any tree whose fruit
enlarges itself without bursting the pod or envelope in which it
is enclosed. Brisk, keen, acute, active (in mind), &c. Small
eared, and joined close to the head. asma^am, (dual)
Bold of heart, and penetrating in mind.
A ismicdddy (iv of q) Passing rapidly by.
A Asmu^jyy Name of a celebrated grammarian.
A ismikdky (xi of lL,£w) Being angry. Becoming
thick (milk).
A ^(sun (for jA usur)y Ropes with which they fasten the
lower parts of tents to the pins.
A isnd^y (iv of «-^) Assisting. Applying to the learn
ing of any art, and acquiring it.
A asnd^a'y Industrious^ clever, neat-handed (men).
a asndfy (pi. of > sinf) Forms, kinds, species, va
rieties. (JjLj Various tribes. Different
sorts, varieties.
A isndky (iv of Taking care of the money, flocks,
or effects of another.
a asndmy (pi. of sanam) Images, idols, statues,
p The images of China (metaphorically implying
the handsome of either sex).
A (iv of sanna) Tossing the nose, looking
proud, disdainful. Being averse from the male (a she-camel).
Smelling under the arm-pits.
A asnukhy (pi. of sinkh) The roots of the teeth.
A ^ asnufy (An ostrich) having the legs excoriated.
A \y£>\ asicdy (pi. of sdzci) Sepulchres, tumuli, graves.
A aswdty (pi. of iZJyc saiet) Voices, sounds, clamours,
shrieks of distress, calling for assistance. Fames, reputations.
A < f\y 0 \ asxcdfy (pi. of suf) Fleeces. Camelots.
A asicaby Better, best, more or most salutary.
A ye\ asKabiyatiy Melioration, improvement.
ast£ar i Desirous, eager, keen, wishful.
a aszciraty (pi. of J\yc sazcdr) Herds (of wild oxen).
A asusy Robust, firm, stout (camel).
A aswu^y (pi. of sd^) Dry measures.
A aswafy Bearing or producing wool.
p usuly A mode, method, manner, rule. A tone, sound,
musical mode. dCs»\i A musical note.
A usuly (pi. of J-d asl) Roots, origins, causes. The
principal bowels, intestines, or viscera. The roots or funda
mentals of Muhammadanism (opposed to furiiQ.
Causes and effects, ascent and descent in kindred, ances
tors and posterity. The ten primary intelligences first
created by God. The four roots; masterwort, pars
ley, capers, and fennel. A syrup of roots.
A usuliyy Solid, profound (reasoner or polemic).
A aszeinaty (pi. of sawdn) Drawers, wardrobes.
A aswiy (pi. of 'iya suzcwat) High and rugged grounds,
hills below mountains. Way or mile-stones, posts, or any thing
for showing the road. Herds of wild beasts. Irregular blasts
of w ind. Echoes, reverberating sounds.
A is-hdy (iv of Galling or wounding (a horse) on
the middle of the back. Exposing a child to the sun after being
anointed with butter (by w ay of cure for a disease).
AjU-^ as-hdn'y (pi. of sihr) Relations. Fathers-in-law r .
Brothers-in-law r (sisters’ husbands). Sons-in-law. Sepulchres
(as being nearly related to man). ls-hdry (iv of jfre) Melting.
Approaching (as one army towards another). Being joined,
allied, connected (by relationship, &c.).
A as-haby (A camel) red and white.
is-hirdry (xi of^?) Shining, glittering, glistening.
*A asiyay (fut. ^/a-sa’) (The camel’s bunch) be
came fat.
A asydtfy (pi. oft—a-*? sayf) Summers (particularly the
months following the spring, as May and June; the hotter months
being called akydz).
A asiyaty An inevitable evil, a fatality. A linctus.
A asyady Carrying the head high (from pride). (A ca
mel) holding his head elevated (from indisposition). A king,
P 2
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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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