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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎182v] (369/1826)

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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saz budan. To be set aside, or delayed till another time. To be
finished, concluded. ^ ar ^rafkardan^ 1 o set aside,
dismiss. bar taraf nihddan y To set apart, remove,
displace, throw away, reject. To preserve till another time. T o
terminate, conclude. latifah bar tar of^ Let joking
cease! raillery apart!
p bar tar aft) Dismissal, discharge.
bartasat (from Q)j Letting (camels on hire).
a Jl? j burial^ A high cap, a tiara, a mitre.
v\Abji bartalah or bartulah, A cap worn under the turban.
a JJkj birlll, A long stone. A long piece of iron, with
which they notch a millstone. An iron beetle. A kind of long
crow of iron used by miners and others in splitting of stones. A
bribe to corrupt a judge.
p Bartlyah, Name of a region and of a city.
* A r^ bartama, (fut. yubartimu) He wrestled.
A bartamat, A swelling with rage.
a bartanat, Sport, amusement, play.
SKA bara^a or baru^a, (fut. ^jyabra^u) He excelled.
a bar^as, Podex. Burgas, Name of a place.
a birtds (or bir^js), Abounding in milk (a ca
mel). Finely-shaped. Bir^js, Careless, indifferent,
p bar ^akS) Inversely. On the contrary.
a +£jJ barium (or barium), A bud.
a ‘UJy. 1 bur^amat (from Budding (a tree).
A bar^us^ A serpent.
a Al bur^um y Name of a place in Arabia,
p iy bargh, birgh or burgh, A dam, dike, mound, bank, or
any kind of water-inclosure.
a burgh, A low place where water stagnates. A little
animal which creeps upon the surface of the water. Distant,
p bargh-db, A dam. A place where water stagnates.
\j\s-j barghuz (jc.j3 barghaz, burghuz or burghuz),
A calf when able to follow the cow. Malicious.
*’ barghalidan, To excite. To throw. To pluck up.
p^JwU^ birghufidan, To satisfy.
a barghasat, The colour of ashes.
a barghas barghast or barghasht),
An herb, which, when boiled, is given to cattle. A kind of wild
thorny winter pot-herb. The wild purging apple.
p barghastzcd, A soup made from the plant .
a barghash, A kind of gnat.
a burghul, The whelp of a hyena. Flummery,
p barghaldnldan, To cause to excite, stimulate,
animate. To make to throw. To cause to pluck up.
p barghamdn, A large serpent.
p barghanddn, A carnival. See barkanddn.
pj burghu, A hollow tree. A musical pipe.
A burghus, A flea.
a al burghusty, Flea- wort.
a burghul, Wheat, barley, corn, (especially bruised);
also a dish made of grain. Barley-sugar.
p ddyi barghah, Having the tongue cut out or mutilated.
a J-i r v barghtl or birghtl, A district situated near water, or
between an inhabited country and a desert,
p barf, Snow.
p uJ\ i—ij barf-db, Snow-water, water as cold as snow.
Spittle, uJj To be cold. To damp the spirits.
p barfdin, A lamb’s fleece. A leathern garment.
r f barfakhj, The night-mare, the incubus,
p Jd/ barf-ddn, An ice-house. The gullet,
p jSj) barfar (or XjSj barfarah), Dignity, rank,
p bar fardzindah, An illuminater.
v f bar far ugh kardan, To finish, leave off work,
p Jiji bar farad, Above and below. An arched building,
p fj' bar fardshdn, People of one nation,
p uJij) barf-zadl, Injury caused (to crops) by snow,
p J bar fshdndan-i dust, To dance. Dancing,
p y bar fuldn chakldan, To fall upon anyone.
To suspect any one.
p cJ\fsj barf-ndk, Snowy. Covered with snow,
p barfanj, Rough, difficult, arduous (road or business).
Any thing new, uncommon, recently happened. First-fruits,
p (JjCsrdjJ barfanjak, The incubus. Any thing intoxicating,
p Suif barf and, Fraud, deceit, treachery. A foolish speech.
An agreeable speech. Anydeep place or thing. A valley, a ditch.
A zone, a belt. An arched building. An army.
p barfanddr, A commentator, a lecturer. A wise man,
who solves difficulties in religion, law, or the abstract sciences.
A master of any art or profession. A musician, a singer,
p aJoi y barfandah, A clothes-chest or press. A fruit-pannier.
barfuz, Purslain. The parts round the mouth,
p barft, A kind of sweetmeat.
c j+sf barfir, (Ilof^vfa) Purple. The purple-shell-fish,
*a baraka, (fut. yabruku) (The sword) glittered.
a JyJ bark, Lightning. A flashing cloud. A thunderbolt.
A thunderbolt, bark-i khullab, Flashing
clouds without rain (a proverb applied to those who brag much),
p To lighten, to flash. sword with a
Yaman-blade. a A Lybian lizard. Barak, Wamb. A
ram. (from Jj^) Having the eyes so dazzled with glare as
scarcely to be able to shut them. Being astonished, confounded,
j Having the gripes (a sheep) from eating of the herb bai-
zcak (asphodel). barak sag, A hairy dog. a Burak,
(pi. of dJj) burkat) Rough, stony, sandy grounds.
A barkd, (fern, of abrak) An eye (as shining, glossy,
j and being of different colours). Stony, sandy ground,
p Barkdzi zdl, Name of a mountain.

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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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