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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎126v] (257/1826)

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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iklizaz, (ix of Being drawn together. Hovering
over its prey (a hawk).
a aklas, (A horse) of a brown colour.
A aklaf, (A man, or camel) of a dark red colour.
A iklindad, (in of q) Being hard and thick (ca
mel). Being contracted together. Refusing.
A <d£T dkilah, A cancer.
iklizdz, (xi of J-^) Being very much contracted.
A iklil, A crown, diadem, chaplet, wreath, or garland.
The capsule of any flowering shrub. The white of the eye.
Flesh growing about the root of the nails. A cloud which ap
pears to be covered with a membrane or gauze. J-K! The
crown of the mountain, an herb smelling like frankincense, rose
mary. The royal crown, the herb melilot.
Seed of an Indian plant. J-M Name of the 27th lunar
mansion; also of a place in Hamadan.
a ikfilat, A circle. L
The ladies’ gar-
land, a small circle made of cloth, &c. which milk-maids and
others put upon their heads to carry their milking pails, &c.
A ikliUyj Belonging to a crown or garland. Any thing
with which garlands or crowns are made.
p akliydn, A kind of stuff made entirely of silk or ol
velvet, worked with flowers and other figures.
a fil akam or ukam, (pi. of akamat) Hills. Heaps of stones.
a ±\*$\ ikmd-a, (iv of Ui) Eating mushrooms, or giving them
to be eaten. Abounding with mushrooms. Growing old.
a ikmdt, (iv of L^) Being of a dark b^y-colour.
A j-Uil ikmih, (iv of Pulling tl, e reins (to make a horse
hold up his head, or stop). Beginning to shoot forth leaves (a
vine). Being conspicuous, rising up, appearing aloft.
a ikmakh, (iv of ^) Sitting in state. Pride.
a ikmad, (iv of Leaving clothes dirty (a fuller).
A tkmash, (iv of L A^) Tying a camel’s teats together.
P akmak (or akmul), A vomiting. A vomit.
a JU^ ikmul, (ivof J-^) Perfecting, completing, accom
plishing Perfection, completion, fulfilment, consummation.
a r USl akmdm, (pi. of ^ kimm) The cups, follicles, or out
ward leaves of young unblown flowers, (pi. of £ kumm) Sleeves.
Ik mam, (iv of ^ kamma) Producing follicles (a tree). Makino-
sleeves (to a garment).
a ikmdn, (iv of Laying snares.
a Za$\ Akmat, Name of a place. Akamat, A hill, a bank.
A heap of stones. Rising ground.
A akimmat, (pi. of £ kimm) Sacks with provender, which
they hang under the mouths of horses ; nose-bags. The follicles,
or cups, which contain the young leaves of flowers, rose-buds, or
pods of the palm-flowers.
a CIJwo' ikmitdt, (ix of Being chesnut-coloured.
a akmas (or almas/,), One who can scarcely see.
A akmash, Short-footed.
A akmal, More or most perfect, entire, full, complete
A akniufiyat, A state of the greatest perfection.
akmu-a, (pi. of^^ kam-a) Mushrooms.
A ikmubardn, (or The herb vervain.
A akmah, Blind from the birth.
a ikmihddd, (iv of q) Raising its head (a chick)
A ikmihldl, (iv of q) Cowering down from cold.
a \^\ ikna, (iv of y$) Expressing any thing by a word which
has naturally another meaning. An allusion, figure, metonymy.
A ikndb, (iv of l_-^) Growing hard (the hand). Con-
stipation. Retention (of the tongue). Silence. A solecism.
A ikndsh, (iv of ^^iS) Ordering one to make haste, or
to hurry away from any thing.
A tknd^,{\ \ of «_^) Contracting the wings (as an eagle
when descending). Being submissive, supplicant. Convening,
assembling (people). Bringing near. Asking.
Ai—jLSI akndf, (pi. of kanaj) Parts, sides, environs,
quarters, tracts. Shares. Shadows. Birds’ wings. Protections,
guardianships. Ikndf, (iv of c_i^) Receiving under protection.
Preserving. Assisting.
p iikndji, A cavern, a subterraneous vault, a dungeon.
a^L^I akndn, (pi. of ^ kinn) Veils, umbrellas, shades, or
coverings, under w hich any thing is kept, sheltered, or preserved.
Asylums. Middles of houses. Name of a valley near Mecca.
Ikndn, (ivof ^ kanna) Concealing in one’s mind.
A ikndh, (iv of <l£) Arriving at the summit or last stage of.
A uknat, (for icuknat) A bird’s nest.
a &\jikinnat, (pi. of ^ kinn) Veils. (See akndn.)
r &£ 1 dkand, A suety pudding. A pond of stagnant water,
p | dkandah, A stable, a stall for cattle.
A ukna^, I nfit for business. Disabled in the hand.
p aknun, Now, at this time, already. Whether. There
fore. For, still. But, however.
^Ir' uku, An owl. A bird of ill omen.
A ikzcd-a, (iv of^l^) Prohibiting, intimidating.
a akxcdb, (pi. of kub) Cups, goblets (such parti
cularly as have neither handles nor spouts).
A ikzcdh, (iv of ^t£) Conquering in battle. Giving.
a akwdkh, (pi. of kdkh or kukh) Cottages (those
especially which are made of reeds, and have no window's).
a akzcdd, (pi. of kawdat) Heaps (of earth).
akzcdr, Having the tip of the nose large and swelling,
(pi. of^S kazcr) Herds of camels, or oxen, from 150 to 200 and
upwards, (pi. of kur) Camels’ saddles. Smiths’ forges.
Wasps nests. Ikzcdr, (iv of jifi) Trotting briskly.
Ajl?^ ttkwuZ) (ph of jtfi kuz) Cups, goblets, tankards.
a ikzcds, (iv of Throwing prostrate. Making (a
camel) go on three legs. Cheapening, bating down the price,
p Akzcdn, Name of a demon destroyed by Rustam.

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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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