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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎171v] (347/1826)

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 /t&lj ba ham, (from b ba and ham) Together, along with.
Also, likewise. ba ham amadan, To come together.
To fall in a passion. To chain, to fetter.
\j ba hamdigar, Together, along with. By mutual en
deavours. jjJu-' To be on very friendly terms,
p bdhum, A fair wind, the wind in poop.
PjoUjib bahamdn, He, such an one.
p cS bd hamah keh, Although, notwithstanding,
py&b bdhu (or pdhu), A crook: and that part in parti
cular which is grasped in the hand. A stout walking-stick, a
club. A large space of ground. (’^TTF) The arm.
r bdhah, The sea. Any large piece of water that cannot
be forded. A strong horse.
a bdKi, Empty (house)
p bay, A city.
p bb bdyd, It is proper, it behoveth.
p^j(X<l j) b' ayydim bar dmadan, To grapple with ad
versity, to contend against misfortune.
a bd-it, (part.) Being in the night-time, passing the
night, watching. A night or day preceding (one night having
intervened). Yesterday’s victuals, the remains of what has been
eaten the day before.
a bd-ijat, A misfortune.
a bd-ih (or bd-ikh), Fatigued.
a JU t/b bi ayyi hdl, How ? In whatever condition,
r Job bay ad, It is necessary, it behoves,
p Job* Jub bdyad shdyad, As it should be, fit, proper.
A^bb bd-ir, Confused, confounded, astonished, struck with
amazement. ^;b^jb>- hd-ir bd-ir, Irresolute, perplexed in mind,
incapable of acting by his own power or following the advice of
others. Bd-ir (and iy b bd-irat), Uncultivated ground.
A^)jb bd-iz, (part, ofJ-J) Living at ease,
p Jo jb Bdyizid, A proper name (Bajazet).
A^jus*bb bd-is, (part, of ^uJb) Miserable, pressed with want,
p c^-wob bdyist, It is necessary, it behoves,
p sl>b-*ob bdyistagdh, The heart’s desire, wish,
p j^p-ob bdyistan, To be necessary or requisite,
p ^jou-ob bdyistani, Necessary to be done.
PC^j / L^~-ob bdyist-i zcakt, As circumstances require.
v bdyistah, Required. Necessary. b bd
yist a-i hasti, Whose existence is necessary, self-existent,
p LlX-ob bdyisk, Physiognomy. A man’s name.
a ^./s-ob bd-iz, (part, of ^^a-o) Laying eggs. A hen.
a ^ib bd-i^, (part, of £--J) Buying. Selling. Bargaining.
A seller, a merchant. (A woman) much courted on account of
beauty, whom many men wish to marry. A courtezan, a pros
titute for hire. A young deer, bounding at full speed.
A ^ibb bd-ikat, Misfortune, calamity. Injury, iniquity.
A uJbb bdyik, A young plump she-camel of a fine shape.
p^t' J^ b bd yakdtgar (or^Tj^bb bd yakdigar), With one-
another, together, mutually, reciprocally,
p ^bob bdygdn, A guardian, a treasurer.
a Jj\j bd-in (part, of Distinct, separate, divided. R e .
pudiated. Manifest, clear, evident, notorious. Declared. Those
who milk cattle on the left side (such as milk on the right side
being named mu^alli). That part of a bow most distant
from the string ((Jb bdiii expressing the horns, or parts of a
bow to which the string is made fast). That part of a well
which is farthest from the bottom, the surface.
p ^b ba' in, (contraction of b bd ^ji\ in) With this.
a <bbb bd-inat, (in law) The evidence of four witnesses,
p ^"-----') j>b bdyunisti, Annihilable, destructible.
A«£^b bd-ihat, Lean, extenuated (sheep).
A LAJ! al bdyiyut, The feast of palms.
p^^Xjb bdyidan, To be necessary, or requisite. To behove.
A babb (or ^bj babdn), A species, kind, sort, mode.
Jo-b /jjb^ hum babdn-i zcdhid (or ^bj ^b:), They are
equals, peers, of the same sort, following the same mode of life.
p Lj ba bd, How many? How, in what manner? Bubd, A
kind of meat. A fire with which they dress food on the top of a
hill. A door.
p a^bj babdrah, A stalk, a stem. An esculent root,
p ba bald, Above, upwards.
p^Jjy ,(Jbj ba bdl-i digar paridan, To fly with ano
ther’s wings : (metaph.) to succeed by the assistance of another,
p (^bj ba bay, Remain thou.
a<Lj babbat, The voice of an infant, crying Papa. A hand
some young man inclining to corpulency. A fool, blockhead,
lazy, indolent fellow. A man’s name. A girl’s name,
p uLib-J bibtak, Part of a cluster of grapes or dates.
p^JcJ ba badi, Wickedly, maliciously,
pj-o babar, A tiger. A leopard. A lion. Bread soaked in
butter, (imp. of burdan) Bear, carry, or take thou.
babur, The disposition or order of things, providence,
foresight, government, counsel, opinion. (imp. of bun-
dan), Cut thou, strike off.
bibar, A mouse.
p babar-baydn, A kind of military cloak made of a
leopard’s skin (such as was worn by the famous Rustam Zal the
Persian Hercules). Brisk, alert, nimble, active, ready.
a£J^j bubrdllat, A kind of herb, birthwort, aristolochy.
babruj, The mandrake.
A l*-J babaghd, (span. Papagayo) A parrot. A nightingale.
The nightingale with sweet notes.
p babak, The pupil of the eye. Children, offspring.
p bablus (and (jaJLj), Dry mouldy bread spoiled by
the mice. A louse. A tumour, swelling, inflation. A kind of
butter, or fat of mutton, the eating of which is said to be good for
disorders in the eyes.

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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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