'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [114v] (233/1826)
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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ighza, (iv ofjji) Sending upon a military expedition,
compelling (a man) to go to war. Granting a delay in the pay
ment of debt. Having (a husband) absent in the wars. Conceiv
ing with difficulty (a camel).
Ajljil ighzar, (iv of jjz) Multiplying. Conferring many
benefits. Having (camels) abounding with milk.
ighzaz, (iv of jz ghazza) Having many hard thorns (a
tree). Being difficult to milk (a cow).
a ighzalj (iv of Jj. z) Twirling the spindle when spin
ning. Having a young one (a doe). Giving attention to the
ladies, holding polite or amorous conversation with them, being
attached to their company, dangling after them, making love.
A c^lr^ aghzan, (pi. of ghazan) Crabs. Eagles, or birds
resembling- them.
a aghzal, Excelling in erotic poetry.
a l~z\ ighsa, (iv of s) Being dark (night).
ighsaf, (iv of w-> ; ~.r) Walking in darkness.
AjMWg hsaky (iv of i-) Growing dark. Walking in, be
ing in the dark. Drawing out the evening prayer till a late hour,
p aghastatiy To fill, to cram,
p (ighush (for ^j~jz\ aghush). An embrace.
aIIj:! ighsha, (iv of Covering, enveloping (with dark
ness). Causing any thing to come unexpectedly. Being covered,
hid. Having a syncope or fainting.
aghishian, To macerate, dissolve, wash, moisten,
soften. To cut, hash, or mince. To crumble bread into water,
to make a paste. To become torpid (a limb, by the palsy, &c.).
To sleep. To be grieved or afflicted. To defile.
p ' aghishtamdari) To cause to mix, macerate, &c.
p te*Lz\ aghishtahy Mixed, cut. Moistened, smeared, <S:c.
aghashak, Turpentine,
p dg hishtagi) Alloy, mixture.
a dghsha\ \\ hite-headed (horse or goat).
ighsds, (iv of ghassa) Being choked (with ;
meat or drink). Being vexed; fretting.
aghsdn, (pi. of l j^zz ghusn) Branches. Ighsdn, (iv
of Growing large in the grain (a bunch of grapes).
A aghsan, Marked with white on the tail (an ox, &c.)
a Uazl ighzd) (iv of y^z) Knitting the brows. Being silent
(about any thing). Being dark, and by the darkness concealing
anything (the night). 1 urning away (the face). Being bitter,
and by the bitterness causing one to make a wry face.
a ighzdb) (iv of L_^ii) Provoking, enraging,
p aghzudun^ To invert.
a i-JLiil ighzdf, (iv of Being obscure, cloudy, dark
(night). Being luxuriant in the branches (the palm) and there
fore bearing worse fruit. Threatening rain. Being soft (cotton). *
A ighzdn, (iv of ^j^iz) Raining continually.
a aghzab, The groin. Very angry. Flap-eared (dog).
a ighzildl, (xn of J-oc) Being very moist.
A Hail ightd, (iv of jkc) Diffusing branches, and extending
them along the ground (a tree). Being full of sap (a vine).
A ightush, (iv of (^^iai) Being dark. Making dark.
A aghtash, Weak-sighted.
a i, a-kcl aghtaf, Comfortable, easy (life).
A aghtiyut, (pi. of Uai ghitd) Coverings, veils.
A aghfd) (pi. of \kz ghafd) Chaff, tares, and other refuse
of corn when winnowed. Grains of corn which drop from the
ear. A kind of malady incident to palm-trees, which prevents
the dates from ripening. Ighfd, (iv of yji) Sleeping, lyino-
upon straw in a barn. Abounding with bran (wheat).
a j\iz\ aghfar , (pi. of jLz ghufr), The young of wild goats.
Ighfdr, (iv of jLz) Covering, hiding, laying up any thing in a
repository. Having ripe or ripening dates (apalm-tree). Pro
ducing a kind of sweet juice which exsudes from the plant like
tears (the plant rims).
A JUil aghfdlj (pi. of Jic ghujl) (Deserts) without roads or
signals to direct travellers. (Districts) without habitations or the
traces of any. (Places) without owners. (Men) without pos
sessions. (Cattle) without marks. (People) without experience.
(Verses) without owners. Anonymous (poets). Ighfdl, (iv of
Jii) Neglecting. Causing one to forget or to be negligent.
Turning (a horse) loose without marking (him).
a jiz\ aghfar, (A garment) least apt to be soiled, which can
best bear or conceal any thing dirty. More or most forgiving.
Kj\j^Slz\ ighfirdr, (xi of jkz) Having much nap (cloth).
p dghil, A sheep-cote.
p ughil, A side-glance.
a L:Wg/i/tt, (iv of Growing high (herbage). Being
dear, of great price. Rising in value. Buying dear. Selling
dear. Making dear. Making (a pot) boil.
a &s\z\ ighld-at, One single ebullition.
g ^y^\z\ aghlujun, (’AyaXAc^ov) The aromatic aloe.
A ighlds, (iv of Becoming dark towards the end
of the night. Being, or doing, anything about that time of night.
a idle.! aghldt, (pi. ofLli ghalat) Errors. Ighlut, (iv of laic)
Leading into error.
A idle! ighldz, (iv of laLi) Using coarse or opprobrious lan
guage. Buying coarse (cloth). Going to rough, coarse, rug
ged grounds, and residing there.
a i_dU! ighldf, ( iv of i—g-lr) Sheathing, putting up in a scab
bard or sheath. Preparing a sheath for any thing.
A JjiU! aghldk, (pi. of (J^z ghalk) Locks, bars, bolts, chains,
or any fastenings (for a door). Ighldk, (iv of Shutting,
locking or fastening (a door). Being difficult, abstruse. Galling
(a camel’s back) by overloading (so that it cannot be cured).
a JIc! aghldl, (pi. of ^li ghull) Yokes or chains for the neck
(of iron, or of leather with part of the hair adhering), (pi- of
(Jit ghalal) Water flowing amongst trees. Bolts,
links, or rings of chains, p Jit! Fit for the yoke, a Jghldl-,
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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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:845v, 845ar:845av, 846r:909v, back-i
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