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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎111v] (227/1826)

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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of the tails of animals. The chains or belts with which leathern
bottles in Arabia are fastened and carried.
A (pi. of La^ uisa) Staffs. Bones. Tongues.
a <- r ?L?. r air^ tzsisab) (xn of Being assembled in com
panies (men). Being heavy (misfortune), disastrous (day).
A Liil a^za, (pi. of cizzc or ^iizzc) Members, limbs.
i^zab, (iv of w_^ii) Breaking a horn (a sheep).
A jLoil a^zadf (pi. of <A*ai utzd) Arms, particularly the joints,
from the elbow to the shoulder; also the corresponding parts in
the legs of animals. Companions, assistants. Brawny, fleshy
arms. Whatever surrounds or incloses (as houses, &c.). The
pent-houses over, or parapets round, wells; also stones placed at
the mouths of wells. Bracelets.
A a^zdz, (pi. of ^izz) Prickly shrubs. I^zaz, (iv
of uizza) Causing one to take (a morsel) in his teeth. Giving
one a blow (with a sword). Being narrow and deep (a well).
Feeding upon the prickly shrub ^uzz (camels). Having
many camels feeding upon this shrub. Abounding with these
shrubs (grounds).
A ( iv of i—L-i,r.) Coming into ear (corn).
a JLic^ i^zdl, (iv of (J-^) Being troublesome and difficult
(business). Wearying, harrassing. Puzzling.
a .'Lie! i^zdh, (iv of <Uoa) Accusing falsely. Having camels
feeding upon the thorns called $Lda ^izdh.
A a^zab, (A ram) having one horn broken. (A horse)
having more than a fourth part of his ear cut off. Bereaved of
a brother. Defenceless, friendless. Short-handed.
a a^zad. Having slender arms.
A 1 ciizitnat) (pi. of uizm') Plough-tails. Wooden
harrows with which corn is winnowed. The middles or handles
of bows. The bones and roots of the tails of camels, cows, &c.
A ka! au/tt, Long.
A Ikci tfda, (iv of^ka) Giving, offering, bestowing, present
ing. Being tractable and obedient (a camel). JUJJ ilka! U
tud a^td-u li'l mdlj How liberal he is !
a (--Aiaa! i^tub, (iv of c- kir.) Ruining, destroying.
A ^*>lka! ifddsh) (iv of ^ika) Keeping camels long from
drinking. Having cattle perishing with thirst. Making thirsty.
A <_j'jaa! atJof) (pi. of i-i-Lr- Favours, kindnesses.
a jJLok a^tdlj (pi. of ,J-ka or ^utul) Poor, destitute, in
digent (men). (Camels or horses) having no distinguishing
mark. Unarmed (men). Unornamented, without necklaces,
bracelets, &e. (women). Without bow-strings (bows).
(isduri) (pi. of ^kc tatan) Places near wells, where
cattle recline after drinking, htun, (iv of ,.,ka) Having ca-
mels so reclining. Driving them from the well to such places
before they have drank, in order to render them tractable, in
expectation of being allowed to drink.
a kkc! i t zdz, (iv of ka e^ssa) Making a man warlike (God).
A ^Ika! A^zant) Name of a place near Madina. J^zdm, (i v
of j*ka) Magnifying, honouring, praising. Respect, reverence.
A iklka! Uzdmaty Cushions, or any kind of stuffing which wo
men use, to give them an apparent protuberance round the hips,
A i^>kal i^zabb. Large (in body). Bad (indisposition).
a j*ka! a^za/n. Greater, greatest, superior, supreme.
j*ka! The grand vazlr. j
The greatest of sovereign princes, and the most glorious of the
mighty kings. A^zum, (pi. of fMzm) Bones.
a Ik! (Ufa, (pi. of yx t afzc, ffzc, or ^ufze) Colts of wild
asses. I^fa, (iv of ya) Being long, luxuriant (hair, wool,
herbage). Permitting to grow long. Shearing (wool, <$rc.).
Granting freedom, liberty, immunity (from taxes, &c.). Pre-
serving or restoring health. Cropping, or browsing upon, dry
herbage (camels).
a -Ua! a t fdj, (pi. of g** gfj, t afaj, or t afj) The intestines
into which the food descends from the stomach after digestion
(in man and the solid-hoofed animals; in the soft-footed beasts,
and those who divide the hoof, they are called ^yjLo^).
a ^Uc! a^fdr, (pi. ofya ftfar or utfr) Earth, dusts. The
first waterings of sown fields.
a (ylk! i'cfii 8 ') (iv of Stopping the mouth of a bottle.
a (__iUc! i^fdf (iv of u—k urfa) Making one to abstain
(from things forbidden).
a JjUa! i^fdk, (ivof <jk£) Going backwards and forwards un
necessarily.
A a^fat, Foolish, stupid, dull. Left-handed.
a t»Lka! unfits. One who greatly exposes his person.
Aya! a^far, Whitish. Red sand.
A ^^buk! i^finkds, (m of^*Jiia q) Being of a harsh temper.
a\az\ a^kd, (pi. of The first excrements of an
infant. lUcd, (iv of Being very bitter. Spitting out any
thing on account of its bitterness.
a c->Uc! a^kdb, (pi. of utkib) Heels. Marks, traces,
footsteps, or any vestiges left behind. Offsprings, children,
grand-children, descendants, or successors. The last days of a
month. I^kdb, (iv of »>»'r.) Causing an immediate indisposi
tion (any kind of meat of a pernicious quality). Succeeding (as
a son to his father). Rising (as one star immediately after
another). Riding (a horse) alternately with another. Return
ing (as insanity, after intervals). Leaving offspring behind.
Returning a kettle which had been lent, with parts of the broth,
by way of interest. Recompensing services and obedience.
Enquiring into the character or vices of another.
A jkc! i^kdd, (iv of Jjia) Making thick, making any thing
to coagulate or congeal. Tying, binding, tying knots.
A atkdr, (pi. ofyLa ^ukr or ^tikur) Places behind lakes,
wells, or watering ponds, where camels stand when they drink.
Barrenness of women, camels, &c. Areas, plats of ground.
Middles of houses. The centres or best parts of fires, where

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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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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎111v] (227/1826), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/5/397, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100085185904.0x00001c> [accessed 25 February 2025]

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