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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎165v] (335/1826)

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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p bdd-dujnam, (^\ij jb,
J^Sijb or *-S>t>b), The same as above. A club, stake, pale,
stick, baton, walking-staff. A kind of pole used in the Tartar
moveable huts, cottages, or tents, round which the smoke ascends
spirally through the roof.
p <A> bdd-dast, Lavish, profuse. A spendthrift,
p ^ J jb bad-dam, Puffed up with pride, conceited, vain,
p jJb bddar, The twenty-ninth day of the month or moon.
Moist, fresh, green. Lettuce. The erysipelas.
Ajjb bddir, Full moon.
p A^jb bddrdm (or fjjb bddram), Vain, foolish, idle, silly,
futile, unprofitable. Wicked, depraved. A subject.
P jb bdd-rdn, A fan. Haughty, aspiring. Name of an
angel presiding over the wind.
A ^Jb bddir at, Cutting. Happening suddenly and unex
pectedly. Impetuosity, vehemence, ardour, warmth.
p ^jjb bddir jam. See fbj J ^b bad dujndm.
P ^^,jb bdd-ras, An airy house. A flue, a funnel, a vent,
pjbij c>b bdd-raftdr, (Ahorse) going like the wind,
p^Jjjb bddrambu, Spectacles.
p bddranjdyuh, <^jbjjb bdidrang-bbyah or
jjjj^b bddrdz-bdyah),^^ herb called Mercury or Melissa.
A kind of large cucumber or citron.
p t^Ljb bdd-rang, A species of large cucumber reserved
for seed. A citron. The herb calamint. A fleet horse. Swad
dling clothes. The polypus.
p 6fld-7'«ng7??, A species of large cucumber. A poem,
pjjjb bdd-rd, Baum.
P_jjjb bddruj, A fragrant kind of herb.
p<^.jjb bddruchah, Name of an herb. See .
pJjjjb bddrdz (orjjj^b), A gift, a present. Sweet basil,
p 6 «Jro 2 aA,Continual,perpetual; daily bread,common
fare ; a garment for daily wear, or common use.
p ^jb bddrum (or bddrunah'), T he mountain-balm,
p 2 T)jb bddar ah, Breeches, drawers. A premature act.
p jjyuJjjb bddrls, A spindle. A fan.
p <l««jjjb bddrisah, A little round piece of wood put upon a
thimble to give it a circular motion, a whirl.
p r^ <L«jjjb bddrlsah-chashm, One-eyed. The devil,
p <wJjjb bddreshah (or ^^j^b bddresh), A cucumber.
Rice. Sickness.
p ^j<^b bddriyah, A kind of large wooden fan or ventilator
suspended from the roof, to promote a circulation of air, and
drive away the flies.
p Oj^b bdd-zad, A whirlwind, a tempest, a hurricane.
p ^-'b bddzam, Treacle.
P ^;jb bdd-zan (or <Ujjb bdd-zanak), A fan, a ventilator,
p ^*b ijb bddzundm (or ^bjob bddzubdm), A moveable Tartar
hut, formed of stakes, &c.
p <b^Jjjb bdd-zambuyah, A large bee, a hornet. A kind of
large cucumber or citron. The herb Mercury or mehssa.
pjj^b bddzu (or ji^b) A species of parsley,
p^fcjjb bdd-zahr, (equivalent to^Jfcjjb) The bezoar-stone.
p xji>j Jb bdd-zahrah, A swelling in the throat, a quinsey.
p ^ j^b bdd-zin, The zephyr,
pjjb bddaj, A pestilential carbuncle. Red wine,
p ^jb bdidujam, Dung. Anything useless.
P |*b;\>b bdd/jwdm, Wine. An inflammatory disease.
. pjLjb bdd-sdr (or^-jjb), Vain, light, trifling, immodest.
. r U-^jb bdd-sakhd, High-minded, generous. The world,
p ^Jb bdd-sarah, A girth. Sickly, ailing,
p q^jb bud-sari, Pride, folly, affectation,
p ^Ljb bdd-sanj, Indulging in idle speculations, vain. Vain
hopes, delusive dreams. Pride, boasting.
pjlj-ob bad-suzodr, A horseman. A fleet horse,
p^-jjb bdd-sayr, Travelling like the wind,
p ^Jb bddash, A pestilential carbuncle. Retribution,
p *lijb bddshdh (equivalent to abljb pddshdh), A king,
p Jb bddshdhat, A kingdom, government,
p , ^bijb bddshddi (for ^i>bijb pddshdhi), A kingdom,
p hjL jb bdd-shartah, A favourable wind, a prosperous gale,
p *CLijb bddishfdm, Red wine. The prickly heat,
p ^bbljb bddishkdm, A pestilential carbuncle.
p<Lijb bddshah (equivalent to pads hah), A king,
p j^b^t jb bdd-'Jndn, A swift horse.
pyijb bddghar, (^i^b or Aiijb), A house having a num
ber of windows, a house for the summer-season exposed to the air.
p bdd-ghas, A vent, a chimney, a funnel,
p ^jb bdd-ghati, An airy house. Boasting, glorying.
p Bddghis, Name of a district in Khurasan,
p c^-sijb budaft, Name of a fragrant tree,
p Jsd\) bud-far, A small top or gig. A large fan or ventilatoi
suspended from the roof for promoting a circulation of air, and
driving away the flies. Punishment, retribution. A boaster.
p ajyi ,jb bdd-ifardh, A groan. An herb which cures the pal
pitation of the heart.
p J^ijb bdd-fard, or See^J-b bad-far-
p ^ Jj»^ijb bud-fardzdin (or^jJ J^y^b), A hot westerly wind,
p ^ijb bdd-faruh, Vain, foolish, boasting of what one cannot
perform. A child’s game. Punishment, retribution.
pjyjb bad-fur (or^J;^ijb), One who keeps not his promise,
pj^ijb bud-fuz, One who gives good advice, but neglects to
follow it himself.
Bddakla', Name of a place.
p Jb bdd-kash, A fan. Bellows. Cupping, scarification.
^b bdd-kash-ifirdshi, A large sort of fan.
Pj^<3J ob bdd-kirddr, Swift, hasty, expeditious.
p jb bad-kin, A rupture.

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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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