'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [185r] (374/1826)
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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ii J&j barhal, Name of a tree, and its fruit,
r barhiliya, Hay-seed. The herb fennel,
r fbj bar ham, Together, collected, assembled. Confused,
perplexed, embroiled, intricate, entangled. Confusion. ^
To shut close. To mix, confuse. To embroil. To interfere,
lo prevent. To be entangled, embroiled. To be
multiplied. To be diversified. (From j bar and ^ ham).
Barahmaputar, Brahma-putra, Brahma’s
son) Name of a large river which joins the Ganges near Dakka.
a ‘UJ^j barhamat (from q), Looking stedfastly, fixing the
eyes. Burhutnat, 'l he buds of trees or flowers.
brahmattar , Charity-lands bestowed on Brahmans,
p b ar ham durham, Lntangled, confused, topsy-turvy.
r Barhaman or Brahman, (s sTT^T^T) A Brahman.
1 he Brahmans form the first tribe or cast amongst the Genius
or aboriginal natives of Hindustan; and are so named from
Brahma, their principal deity, to whose service they are more
peculiarly devoted than the other casts; resembling, in that re
spect, the tribe of Levi among the Jews. They are strictly
prohibited by their religion from pursuing any menial employ
ment, but are permitted to enter into any department of state,
or to follow the honourable and useful employments of the mer
chant and the farmer. (Menu, ch. x. v. 80, &c.) Brahma, ac
cording to the Hindu opinion, was the chief of the three great
Beings formed by Omnipotence, for the peculiar purpose of
creating this world ; and, as he published to the Indians the four
V edas, in which all the sciences and ceremonies of their reliodon
are contained, he is generally represented with four heads. The
Hindus believe that the Brahmans were produced at the creation
from the mouth of Brahma. (Menu, ch. i. v. 87.)
p barahnagl, Nakedness, nudity.
v barahnah, Naked. A clear serene sky.
barahnah kardan, To unveil, to make naked, to despoil,
p b fc&j) barahnah-pd, Barefoot.
Pjr>- barahnah-jazo, A kind of barley without husk,
p j~i ‘LJbJ barahnah-sar, Bare-headed. A pilgrim,
p barahnah-sart, The being uncovered, as a pil
grim on his way to Mecca. Prohibition, repulse, disappointment.
p^yy barhut, A well, in which the Muhammadans imagine
the souls of all infidels to be confined. They suppose it to be in
Hazramawt, to the eastward of the Straits of Babu’l mandab in
Arabia. Name of a medicinal plant.
p barhud, Vain, foolish, absurd. A slight burn, a singe,
p barhudan, To burn, to scorch, to singe. To become
discoloured by the heat of fire. To wander, to stray,
p barhawan, Separated,
p Sjjy barhuh, Soap. Marriageable (woman),
p barhikhtan, To extract. To educate, to teach,
p barhiyun, An arch. A circle. Circumference.
a bury (from i_?^), Cutting, chipping, making (a pen),
shaping (the nails). Tiring, fatiguing. Bara', Earth. Dust.
p barl, A species of herb.
A 4^ bura', (pi. of burat) Rings through a camel’s nose.
^ bari-a', Free. Sound. Healed, cured.
a uSjJ barly, Cut, sawed. Clear, innocent, guiltless.
a ijj] barriy, Sylvan, rustic. External. Level (road).
A burly at, (pi. of hyi barly at) Creatures,
p baryash, Dispersion. Dispersed.
p tjb^j birydn or burydn, Roasted, broiled, grilled. Baked in
the oven, parched, To bake in the oven.
p j^b^J birydn-muhald, Roast meat, bread and onions.
ktjj> barlyat (barrlyat ov burrlt) A desert, p
^bL' bariya-i biydbdn or ^bL^ barr-i biydbdn), A desert.
A burly at, A creature. People.
Inhabiting the desert; a hermit,
p barlj, An account comprising the amount and then the
particulars. Name of a tribe of Afghans.
p (j/fTy barlj an, A portable oven, a furnace, a stove.
A ibnu) barlhin, A deer, (^1) A crow.
A birlkh, The back.
A barld, Disposed, ready prepared (especially for carry
ing royal dispatches). A band, veredus, courier, messenger,
running footman. The siyah-gosh, or black-ear, which con
stantly attends upon the lion, and is therefore called his running-
footman. A measure of four parasangs or sixteen English miles.
Bread covered with water. Jtp* Post-horses, relays of
horses. Travelling by post. Jo jl\ t , a
postmaster, p A messenger of good news.
A The moon. The planet Saturn.
p burldagdn, (pi. of burldah) Cut, circumcised.
p barl dan, To send a messenger. Burl dan or burri-
dan, To cut, to sever. To circumcise.
p barldah, A narrow pass. A ferry, a ford,
p burldah, Cut. aJ dum-buridah, Docked.
p eAj burldah-zabdn, Tongue-tied, mute.
Aj.\j) barlr, The fruit of the tree cjy ardk.
A j2\ Al burayrd, Name of a place.
A Barlrat, A woman’s name.
p yy birez birez, Overcome; submitting, yielding.
p bizizan, A sieve, a strainer. An oven. Galbanum.
p birezah, A kind of gum, benzoin. A metallic cement,
solder. Any liniment rubbed on a wound.
p (JW/? Barisdl, Name of a certain wrestler. Name of the
governor or prefect of Yaman.
p ba rlsmdn, With a rope. *j^o ils*-jj
ba rlsrndn-i kas dar chdh ma raze, (Descend not into the well by
another’s rope) Risk not your life at the instance of another.
p barlsh, Confused. Birlsh, Dispersion.
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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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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.
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- 'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:845v, 845ar:845av, 846r:909v, back-i
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- Richardson, Sir John, 9th Baronet
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