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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎126r] (256/1826)

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 aksu') Better dressed. Giving 1 more liberally. Pre
senting an extraordinary number of dresses to a person, by way
of honouring him. <LLaJ ^ More clothed than an onion.
A aksiyat, (pi. of Lj> liisa) Clothes, robes, dresses.
A ikslr, An elixir, the philosopher’s stone. Essence.
The elixir of life or prosperity (a book so called).
p aksiyahy A general name for malt-liquor.
A iksha-ttj (iv of ll^) Dressing (meat) till it is dry.
a ikshddy (iv of Ali) Purifying (butter).
A ikshdf, (iv of tl^) Having she-camels which take
the male when pregnant, or two years successively.
p dkashtah) Strong, firm. Fastened, chained. Full.
a i—g*..£l akshaf. Bald on the forehead. Having no helmet
or shield in battle. Ilavingf the hair on the forehead twisted.
a aksham, Labouring under a defect of the body. Er
roneous in calculation. A kind of wolf, an animal engendered
between a wolf and a hind, spotted, and extremely swift.
a ukshut. Flax-seed.
a Akshazcsu, Name of a country.
a iksdsj (iv of kassa) Being put to flight.
a ak zd/n, (pi. of kazm) Restraints. Mouths.
a <— ikJdb) (iv of Making haste. Ordering to
make haste. Having a fast-going beast.
AjU£! ik^dt'^ (iv of j*&) Becoming swag-bellied (a boy). Be
coming fat in the bunch (a young camel).
A ik^Jt^ (iv of ka^a) Making afraid. Restraining,
checking, repressing.
A ik^dfi ( iv of Rushing with rapidity. Going
away swelling with rage. Sitting down.
a ik^dn, (iv of ,j^) Remission of alacrity, languor.
a c__ akiub, (pi. of l—^ ka^b) Heels, the projecting bones
at the juncture of the leg and foot. The tops of the feet.
a t—c ukuf, (pi. of u->'^ ikdf) Pack-saddles for horses, mules,
or asses.
A u-g.^ cikuJJ', (pi. of kaff) Hands. Palms of the hands.
A s-[sS\ ikfd-a, ( iv of U£) Overturning, turning down in order
to empty (a vessel). Filling (a vessel). Inclining the upper
part of a bow, so as not to make it perpendicular, when shooting.
Adding more skirts or folds to a tent. Giving away whatever a
camel produces in a year (as her colt, hair, or milk). Dividing
a stock of she-camels into two classes, that the first class may be
impregnated one year, and the other the next; so that every
camel may rest a season. Composing verses which end with dif
ferent vowels or consonants (a poet). Verses so composed.
A ilifdh) (iv of Drawing in or checking with the
bridle, bridling a horse.
A ikfdr, (ivof jiS) Calling another a.^sl£ kafir, or infidel
Making one an infidel. Cleaving to the earth.
a akfdl, (pi. of kifi) Cloths put on camels’ backs, on
which the riders sit: cloths put under the yokes of oxen. Those
who fast continually. Those who keep in the rear of an en
gagement to be ready for flight, (pi. of kafal) The hinder
parts, the buttocks (of a horse). Ikfdl, (iv of Ji£) Entrusting
to another the administration of one’s affairs. Taking surety.
Educating, bringing up.
p akift (or 1 dkufl), Grief, sorrow, affliction.
a akfah, Black.
a akfas, Deviating from the right way.
p Akfudah, The Caspian Sea.
Aj\jAs£\ ikfihrdr, (iv offip Q.) Being of an iron-colour. Look
ing grim.
v\JS\ akakrd (or akulkard), Pellitory. Dranculus.
a ^ I dkal, More or most voracious.
a JS1 dikil, (part.) Eating, devouring, corroding, consuming.
A tyrant (as devouring his subjects). 1 dkil nafsahu,
Self-devouring : a kind of gum, euphorbium.
*a akala, (fut. ya-kulu) He ate.
*a \ akila, (fut. b ya-kalu) (The tooth) wore away.
a akl (from J^), An eating, a gnawing. A grazing, a
pasturing. Consumption, corrosion. Gain, acquisition, j
akl wa shurb, Meat and drink. Ukl, Victuals, provisions.
Fruit of trees (as dates, &c.). Density or firmness (of cloth or
paper). Prudence, understanding. zu ukl, Fortunate,
possessed of the comforts of life. inkata^a ukluhu, His
victuals failed him, (metaphorically) he died.
a ikld, (iv of ^ 5 ^) Having a pain in the kidneys.
A akla-a, Lasting long, prolonging. ll^
May God prolong thy life to the end of time.
a ikld-a, (iv of ll£) Grazing (a camel). Abounding
in pasture (land). Turning (the face) again and again. Lend
ing without usury. Paying (a debt) before it is due. Draw
ing to the close (of life). Being afflicted.
a C-jKI ikldb, (iv of c—^) Having furious (camels). Irri
tating, provoking.
a ikldh, (iv of Looking austere. Rendering austere.
A ikldfr (iv of £-l£) Making dirty, soiling.
A JK! ikldl, (iv of kalla) Fatiguing, jading. Having a
jaded camel. Bringing on a dimness of sight (much weeping).
a aklub, (iv of c— kalb) Dogs. Name of a place.
A <L1£ I dkilat, Flocks pasturing. Subjects.
a <£1^ aklat, One meal. Iklat, Calumniating the absent, secret
detraction. Pruriency, irritation. Eating. Corrosion or rust.
Manner of eating, as Eating in a graceful manner.
Uklat, One mouthful. Akalat, (pi. of dkil) Eaters, con
sumers. hum akalat ra-s, They are few; such as
may be satisfied with one head or one sheep. Akilat, (A camel)
having a hairy foetus;, also one troubled with the mange.

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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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