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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎116r] (236/1826)

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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5 ontal watch.
icralsj or ex-
A (iffuk. Addicted to lying.
a afdkil (or afdktl)^ (pi. of (JXjI afkal') Tremors,
tremblings, consternations. Green magpyes. Crowds, troops.
Al afdkil, Name of a place in Diyar-bakar.
A (pi- of «/'*/) Small camels.
A if-dm, (iv of ^li) Enlarging a (camel’s) saddle. Being
fat about the withers (a camel).
p afdm (for |♦ls/a»^), Colour, (for uwdim) Debt.
A iff an (for awdn). Time, season, opportunity.
a afdniyatj A species of herb.
A cJ^^^ ufdnin, (pi. of ufnun) Reasons, ways, modes,
manners, forms, kinds, arts (of speaking). Branches. Serpents.
Old women, languid and full of years. Races between horses
and camels. The dawnings of youth. Misfortunes, calamities.
A afdwij, (pi. of fawj) Troops, bodies, squadrons.
A afdzciky (pi. of &sus ftkat) Milk collected in the udder
between two milkings. Rains fallen from the clouds at intervals.
A ^.y'^ afdzclh, (pi. of $yi fuh) Aromatics.
A afdiyik, (pi. of afikat) Lies, falsehoods.
A a foyil^ (pi. of afil) Yearling camels, or sheep.
p a fpu n it an i (in anc. Pers.) To cook. To ripen.
A dfat) A misfortune, calamity. Misery, wretchedness.
PyjJ / L^ot Pustules breaking out on the lips, from terror, whilst
asleep ; a kind of ring-worm. A tjyUy-s A year of scarcity
arising from too much or too little rain, locusts, &c.
a aft^ A she-camel, very patient and tractable. A swift
she-camel, out-stripping the males. 7/?, A fruitful sbe-camel.
A prodigy, portent, extraordinary calamity. Name of a tribe.
A Ai\ uffat) A poltroon, a coward.
A aftd) (pi. of fata') Young in years. Iftd, (iv of y^i)
Resolving a question of law, or a case of conscience,
rl^i! uftd (from uftddan)) Falling.
A iftdi-U) (iv of bi) Voiding by stool. Desisting, ceasing,
abstaining from. Passing by.
pc-jluil <//?«&, The sun. A day. Wine. The soul.
The sun illuminating the world. Jy~. «*Jlc The
sun inflaming the world, yj (The yellow-faced sun)
A melon. The pure sun (an epithet of Solomon).
p L_^lxsl dftdb-parast) A worshipper of the sun. The
anemone, the sun-flower. The chameleon.
p<ijU- dftdb-khdnuh) The sun’s house (in an astrono
mical sense). A summer-house.
p dftdb-duzdak) A kind of parasol made of reeds.
Pyj c-j'ail dftdb-rd) (A place) exposed to the sun.
Pj^ t__>lsi| dftdb-suzsdr) An early riser,
p^lf dftdb-gdh, A sunny place. A sun-shining day.
The equinox.
p dftdb-gardish) The surface of the earth. The
chameleon.
dftdb-gardak) The chameleon. The anemone.
p dftdb-gir, A parasol.
p <ubi| dftdbah, An ewer, a water-pot. A traveller’s bottle.
P^l^il dftdbl, A kind of parasol. An embossed shield.
A iftdh) (iv of ^.i) Having the orifices of the dugs large
and open (a she-camel). Opening, subduing, conquerino-.
p ^ISjlail uftddagdn) (pi. of nftddah) The fallen,
p ^blai! uftddagi) Humility. Vileness, contemptibleness.
v ^\fi\ nftddari) To fall, happen. To submit. To perish,
p Fallen. Weakened. A nightingale.
Ajl^il if tar ^ (iv of fA) Making one relaxed and languid (a
disease). Having weak eye-lids. Being dim-sighted.
p afldfiydi) A kind of liquid flowing from minerals, or
expressed from acid substances.
A iftttk) (iv of Jn-i) Enjoying an open clear sky, (the
clouds being divided and dispersed). Having fat cattle. Being,
or arriving in, a country destitute of rain, whilst the neighbour
ing districts are plentifully watered.
p <Jl^ iftdl) Dispersed, scattered. Rent, torn.
p iftdfidan, To scatter, to spread, to disperse. To
tear. To destroy, to spoil. To cleave, to break.
A iftdn. (iv of ^fJ) Trying, proving, tempting. Excit
ing sedition. Being barrassed with misfortunes. Being reduced
to the greatest distress, both in mind and fortune.
p uftdn, Falling. Fallen. He who falls. A fall.
^j*f>- y aft an o khezdn (or uftdn khezdn)) Sometimes
falling and sometimes rising. Limping. Creeping along softly,
p uftdnidan) To cause to fall, to throw down,
r Syl^il aft dire ah) (equivalent to 4;l^i| dftdbah) An ewer,
p uftdydmdan) To cause or let fall, to throw down.
A iftitdh) (vm of ^vf) Opening. Endeavouring to open.
A beginning, a commencement. Conquest, reduction.
iftitdn) (vm of (j^*) Being tried (gold in the fire).
Being tempted, seduced. Being involved in rebellion.
A clAxXj! iftihaS) (vm of Examination, inquiry.
Ajls^i! iftihaV) (vm ofy^-*) Delivering an opinion or advice
which nobody follows.
A iftihaS) (vm of ^-a^r) Investigation, enquiry.
A iftihdl) (vm of J^sr) Choosing a camel-stallion.
A iftihani) (vm of Hindering, restraining.
A aftakh) Having soft and limber palms of the hand, soles
of the feet, or joints of the fingers. Length and breadth of hands
or feet. Broad-footed (lion). Soft-winged (eagle). Weak or
dim-sighted. Soft-fingered. Swelling-breasted.
a iftikhdkhj (vm of ^ fakhkha) Snoring.
Ajlsxs^ iftikhdr) (vm of y^*) Glorying, boasting. Glory,
honour, grace. Elegance, gracefulness. *yli^y AsyU-ljlirJl
The most glorious of the most honoured and most noble (a mode
of address in writing to great men), p To glory (in
any thing), to boast of.
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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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