'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [189r] (382/1826)
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 b as hut an ^ Of bad principles. Bwhutan, An ape
Name of the son of KishtHsb, and brother to Asfandiyar.
r bushudan, To wash. To be bad-tempered.
bushur (from^1 j), See jLj bashr.
p cr 3 jy^ bashurintan, (in anc. Pers.) To worship, to adore.
v bis hurt dan, To curse. To be disturbed,
p bishul, Active, skilful, intelligent.
p bushuldnidun, To cause to move to and fro. To
agitate, to shake. To excite.
p L^yw bishulish, Perturbation, affliction. Performance,
execution. Knowledge. Sight.
p (J^yW bushultdan, To move to and fro, to shake, to wa
ver. To know. To hear. To see. To desire, wish. To be
dispersed, or disturbed. To lose at play. To execute.
p bushulidah, Seen, known. Expert, skilled in busi
ness. Disturbed, confused.
* basha , (fut. yabsha") He was good-natured.
p bashtj, Equal. Death, destruction.
bashir, A messenger of good news. Beautiful.
v j?r~t bashiz, A leathern water-bottle.
A basht^j, Stinking-breathed. Offensive, displeasing.
A ( j\£o\ atzcdr-i) bashi^at, Wicked, shameful actions,
p bashik, Peculiarity. Bushik, Sheep’s dung.
p bashimah, An undressed hide.
p bishin, Essence, existence.
p c7>y~: bashyun, Fat.
bisdr , (m of^a.') Looking down from an eminence.
Striving to get a sight of.
a Cl^La.' basdrat (from j^>), Seeing, perceiving.
A bassdsat, The eye.
A busdk, Spittle, saliva when spit out (whilst in the
mouth it is called A species of the palm-tree. A superior
kind of camel. Name of a place near Mecca. f*&)\ (jUaJ The
selenites, or moon-stone in Arabia (having a number of shining
white spots, which increase and decrease with the moon).
A basu-ir (pi. of basirat) Attentions, pains.
A basbds, Indefatigable (camel). Swift.
A (from q) Shining. Reflecting (light).
Fawning, flattering, caressing. Wagging the tail (a dog).
a
bast
(Per.) A Persian custom allowing an individual to seek asylum at a designated location.
, A kind of swinging gait.
a basr (fromSeeing, beholding. Sewing together
two pieces of leather. Bisr, Whitish stones. Loamy soil.
The city of Basrah. Busr, A side, a border, a margin. Thick
ness. An interval. A whitish stone. Basar, Seeing, discern
ing. The sight, vision. The eye. Understanding, mind, ca
pacity. Knowledge, science. ^ basar-i bi ba
sirat, An eye without vision, a mind without foresight, keeping
a bad look out.
A busard, (pi. ofj~a> basir) Clear-sighted. Intelligent.
A basrat, W hitish stones. A kind of gross earth, out of
which they dig stones. The city of Basrah or Bassora (as si
tuated on such ground).
a At basratdni, Basrah and Kufa, seats of learning.
a basrah 6a/7, Manna.
A Basra’, Name of a city in Syria. (Is. Ixiii. 1.) Name
of a village near Baghdad. ,
a !a*3J
bast
(Per.) A Persian custom allowing an individual to seek asylum at a designated location.
, A camel left with her colt.
* A ty? basa^a, (fut. ^suj yabsa^u) He collected.
a bas^, A kind of thick linen cloth, through which water
will hardly penetrate. Bis^, A part of the night, the beginning
of the night. Bus^, (pi. of j-ctd absa^) All, universal. Fool
ish (men), (pi. of basi^) Sweatings, emanations of sweat.
A bas^d, (fern, of absa^) All, universal. Foolish.
a bask (from Spitting. Milking a teeming ewe.
A cULaJ baskat, The higher street of a city.
A basal, An onion. The bulbous root of the lily, tulip,
onion, or garlic. An iron helmet. (orJ*s>)
Bulbus esculentus. (or jUll J-^j) A squill. J-o)
Bulbus vomitorius.
A busm, An interval, distance between the extremities of
the ring and the little fingers; (as ^atab is the space be
tween the middle and ring-fingers; i—J; ratab between the
middle and fore;^J fitr between the index and thumb;
shibr (a span) from the thumb to the little finger; and
fawt the interval between any two). y zu bus min, Gross,
thick (man or cloth).
A (jUJI U md fir ramddi) baswatun, There is no
spark or live coal among the ashes.
A basuk, The cattle in the flock which give least milk.
khassiy) bassiy, An eunuch.
basir, Seeing, perceiving. Discerning, penetrating.
Intelligent. A dog. p basir shudan, To look at.
a basirat, Sight. Foresight, prudence. Penetration,
judgment. Watchlulness, attention. Caution, circumspection,
carefulness. A sentence, an opinion. An evident or convincing
proof, a demonstration. A witness. Blood, indicative of a
wound inflicted. Signs of virginity. An admonition. A sub
ject of serious reflexion. Any thing firmly believed. A coat of
mail. A shield, a buckler. Whatever is comprehended within
the sides of a house. (or Sj+us: Prudent,
circumspect, p Eyes of prudence.
To foresee. Improvident.
A bright. Lightning. Tremor.
khasisuhum wa basisuhum, A number of them.
A basi^, Flowing sweat.
A U^. buzz, Thin, fat and soft-skinned. White-bodied. An
inconsiderable present.
A l/ 3 ^ bizdiz, (pi. of bazuz) Wells or bottles nearly dry
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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.
Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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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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