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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎125v] (255/1826)

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 ikdii) (iv of\j£) Producing (plants) slowly (grounds).
Producing no gems (mines). Finding (the soil) hard when dig
ging, coming to a more solid stratum. Finding one inexorable,
when asking a favour. Repelling, averting. Stinginess, avarice.
A ikddh, (iv of ^.J^) Providing victuals (for a tamdy).
A akdady Swift (men). Ikddd, (iv of kaddci) Im
posing a burden or task. Being importunate.
Ajlj^l akddr, (pi. of kadar) Troubles, difficulties, cares.
A akdds, (pi. of kuds) Stacks of corn. Heaps of
snow. Piles of any thing. Hills, hillocks.
A i i\>y6\ ikddf, (iv of i—ij£) Striking with his hoofs (a horse).
A ikddm, (iv of Being firmly bound (a prisoner)
by agreement, or parole.
Aj^\ akdar, Dark-coloured. (A stream) gliding over the
surface of the ground. A man’s name, W ild asses.
a al akdariyat) The spouse, mother, grandfather,
grandmother, uncle, sister-germain, &c. (with whatever belongs
to them in a family or legal sense).
p ikdashy Of a mixed breed; illegitimate. A mistress.
a L-j\^\ikzab, (iv of c_->i£) Detecting a lie. Compelling one
to lie. Proving one to be a liar.
A ukzubatj A lie, a falsehood.
a akr } Digging, delving. Ukar^ (pi. of isj>\ ukrat) Ditches,
p akar. Wood of aloes.
a^\ ikrdj (iv of j^i) Hiring, letting. Delaying (supper).
Lengthening (adiscourse). Being increased, augmented. Being
diminished, decreased.
a c-djSl ikrdb, (iv of <—^/) Afflicting, troubling, vexing, dis
tressing. Hastening. Tying a rope to a bucket.
khuz rijlayka bPl ikrdb, Bestir yourself.
a ikrds, (iv of <-l^) Oppressing, afflicting, giving
pain. Being extremely sad.
a ikrdj, (iv of ^yi) Being corrupted, mouldy (bread).
A akrdh, (pi. of kirk) Hermits’ cells.
a S\J\ Akrdd, (pi. of Kurd) The Curds, a people inha
biting part of Chaldea, Assyria, and Mesopotamia.
Ayl^ akrdr, (pi. of^ karr) Carpets or cushions on which they
kneel at prayer. Ropes which fasten together the wooden bars
in camel’s saddles ; also the trusses or loads which they carry on
each side. Ikrdr, The herb turnsoil. A kind of precious stone.
a akrds, (pi. of kits) Adjoining houses. Dove
cotes. Strings of pearls or other beads in the form of a chain.
Roots, origins. Quick-limes. Dungs of animals, consisting of
different strata, and adhering together. Ikrds, (iv of
Adorning with a chain (a beast of burthen). Putting (a pigeon)
into a pigeon-house. Having a house full of the dung of cattle.
A ikrdsh, (iv of ^J 1 ) Stuffing the paunch.
A ikrd^, (ivof £y£) Exposing (itself) to be taken, afford
ing a fair mark (as game to the hunter). Drinking water (lying
on the belly) without the aid of vessel or hands. Watering camels.
a ikrdf, (iv of i—i^) Being corrupted, rotten (egg).
Smellino- (as the male does to the female).
A ikrdm, (ivof fj) Honouring, respecting, venerating.
Respect, observance. Begetting a noble, liberal-minded off
spring. Giving in great abundance whatever is proper for the
support and comfort of life. Speaking nobly and excellently.
A i\J>\ ikrdh, (iv of i^) Forcing against one’s will. Aversion,
horror, abomination, disgust, abhorrence.
a h J\ akribat, (pi. of kurdbat) Dates which are gathered
from the roots of the branches after the clusters are cut off.
A &J>\ ukrat, A well, or ditch, dug for agricultural purposes.
A akra^j, Having slender limbs. Akru^, (pi. of ^1^ kura^)
The smaller parts of the legs of sheep, or of the cow-kind. The
feet of sheep, or such cattle ; also of locusts. Extremities. Remo-
ter extremities of the earth. The rocky projections of mountains,
p akrifs, (equivalent to karafs) Parsley.
a akram, More noble, great, or benign; greatest, supreme
g jy«i*y£! akrufas, (Ka^vobroj) A walnut-tree.
A <Uj 5 y^ ukrumat, Honour, glory, nobility, grandeur, genero
sity, liberality, benignity, beneficence, clemency, grace, goodness.
p ijsil ikruhat (or CS&*akruhak) A kind of Persian gum
or balsam, excellent for the closing of w r ounds.
x 1 “ Ikrlt, The island of Crete or Candy.
AJ^I ikzdz, (iv of kazza) Affecting with intense cold.
a ikzdm, (iv of Being contracted within one’s self.
Eating to satiety. Eating unpeeled fruit.
A afoaw, Short-lipped (horse). Short-nosed, short-armed
(man). akzamu'l bandin, Close-fisted, avaricious,
p dkus, A stone-cutter’s chissel.
a akass, (A man) having short teeth.
A iksd-a, (iv of L-£) Following, going after.
a iksdd, (iv of Ju~£) Being dull, languid (the market).
Exposing (goods) to sale in such a market.
AyLil aksdr, (pi. of y~J> kisr) The lower parts of tents, or
the flaps next to the ground, in which are openings for the con-
veniency of going in and out. Extremities of the body, and ot
the joints. Bones with little flesh upon them. The elbow-bones.
Bow-strings, with which they separate cotton.
A iksdl, (iv of J-~£) Making lazy. Laziness, sloth,
torpor. Rem habenscum muliere, non emittendo in coitu semen,
p | dkastah, Bound, tied.
a aksah. Weak, powerless in the hands and teet, lame,
unable to move from a place.
a aksa^, (A horse) marked with white spots. (A bir )
having white feathers under the tail.
p uksub (or uksun), Satin, particularly a black
kind (worn by princes).
A iksun, A species of brocade,
p 1 dkasah, Suspended, hanging, adhering.

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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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