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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎189v] (383/1826)

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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A<L?Li bazdzat (from Having a thin and soft skin ?
and tender body. Buzazat, A little water.
A baza An island. Bizd^ (m of Coition.
a bizduit r A capital or stock in trade. A share in a
mercantile adventure. Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. . H av * n g a sma h
capital, a poor man. <icLaJ Bi-r bizd^at^ Name of a well.
a Buzdn, The fourth Arabian month, otherwise called
j Rabt^uH akhir.
a bazd-i^ (ph of bizd^it) Sums invested in goods.
a bazbdz. Mushrooms, puffs, toad-stools.
A j*ai bazr. An excrescence, a caruncle. bizran
mizran, (Blood was shed) with impunity, without retaliation or
revenge.
a bazi'at, In vain, unsuccessfully.
A bazaZf Little water.
A baz^ (from Cutting in pieces, cutting off a part.
Cleaving. Bleeding, breathing a vein. Quenching thirst, (pi.
of baz^at) Parts, segments. or Genitale arvum.
Coition. Biz-^ A part. A small number of people (from three
to ten, or from twelve to twenty). Buza^ Name of a place.
a baz^it or biz^at, A part, a section, a piece.
A<LdJ Buzannat, Name of a village.
A bazuz, (A well or bottle) containing little water.
a bazuzat, (from yd) bazza) Being thin-skinned.
A buzu^_ (from Loathing, becoming tired of.
a bazuk, A sharp sword.
a baziz (from bazza), Flowing slowly, and in a
small quantity (water). Hence the proverb
i/abizzu hajarahu, His stone does not sweat; there is no water on
his stone (applied to a miser, from whom nothing is to be got).
a JLL-o) bazlzat, Little water. Small misling rain.
bazt*, Sweat. Flesh. An island in the sea. Name
of a district. Al buzay^. Name of a place in Egypt, and
of another near Damascus.
p kj bat or butt, A goose, a duck. A sort of large cup.
Ak) halt, A duck. (span. Pato) A goose. A pot, cup,
pitcher, or flaggon (especially of leather). A kind of flexible
leathern bottle, out of which they drink. A cup of
wine, p j\ Jaj The sun. Jai A goblet of pure wine.
a k butt (from k battd), Cutting open (a boil).
A .sk but-a (Ik bitd or butd) Slowness, delay.
a ^.Ik bitdh, (pi. of ^ 3j .\ abtah) Low, gravelly lands. Butdh,
A disease resembling the pleurisy, which sometimes follows a
fever. Name of a region in Arabia.
a ^Ik butdhiy, Indisposed with the disease -Ik butdh.
p jJ^lk batdrish, Fern.
a iLijlk batdrikat, (pi. of J^^k bitrik) Patriarchs.
a . l^lk batdrik, (pi. of (JJ^k batrik) Patriarchs.
a <k\k bitdkat, The pupil of the eye. A label affixed to a
piece of cloth marking the price. A letter sent by a pigeon.
a Jlk battdl, Idle, lazy. Fruitless, empty, vain. Old, ob
solete, unfashionable, antiquated. Abolished, repealed, abro
gated, suppressed, p Jlk battdl kardan, To abolish.
a c^Jlk batdlat, (from Jk) Courage. Idleness.
A^lk bitdn, A girth. A small ship. ^IkJl Rich.
a ijlk bitdnat, The lining of a garment. Bed-linens. A
sincere friend. Sincere friendship. Firmness, strength.
a ^lk batd-ih, (pi. of ksnk baiihat) Low, gravelly lands.
A ^plk batdi-ik, (pi. of <ulk bitdkat) Letters sent by pigeons.
a ^Ik batd-in, (pi. of k-k battnat) Linings (of couches).
A kLk batbdt, Shepherd’s staff (a plant).
a <Lkk batbatat, (from kk q) Cackling from fright.
A <Lk battat, A single duck or goose.
bataha, (fut. yabtahu) He threw prostrate.
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A J*. batih (and ijKT- bat-hat), Low-lying, gravelly grounds,
upon which, at certain seasons, the waters descend from the
higher countries, though dry best part of the year. Many years.
a bat-hd, A low-lying, gravelly ground. Any large
open place for exercises, a horse-course, a race-ground. Name
of a place near Mecca.
a Batihdn, Name of a swampy valley near MadTna.
A bat-hut, The stature of a man. But-hat, Nature, state.
A Jdv batr, (from J&) Dividing, splitting, cleaving, bursting
(an imposthume). Batar, (from^k) Exulting, being insolent
with joy, petulant, inconsiderate, ungrateful to the Supreme
Being, returning no thanks for prosperity. Being thunder
struck, lost in amazement. Insolence, petulance, pertness, sau
ciness. ^l;k i , zahaba damuhu bitran, His blood was
shed unrevenged. Batir, I ull of spirits. Petulant, insolent.
batrd, (Il/rfa) A stone, a rock.
g batrdkhu (or ^y>-\Ja}), (Bar^axof) A frog.
g batrdsdliyun, (YleTfOulhivov) Rock-parsley.
g batrdlun, (riETp^arov) Petrolium, rock-oil.
a J^jk bi tank, By way of, in the manner of, on account ot.
^aJ For the love of God, for the sake of justice.
c^Jjk bitrtk, (JlaT^mog) A patriarch. A patrician.
A<kkk batrikiyat (or batrdkat), The patriarchat.
*a jjlk batasha, (fut. jjlkj yabtushu) He seized.
Ajjlk batsh, (from ij^>) Seizing, carrying away by force.
Rushing upon with violence. Recovering (from a fever). Power,
vigour, strength, sternness, severity. (jlkJ kahhar-t
shadidu'l batsh, The Lord powerful in severity.
a <Llk batshat, (from ^jlk) Making a violent attack. R e "
covering from a fever, but quite spent and overcome. 1 ®' ve1 ’
superiority over others, force, violence, vehemence,
al batshatu’l kubru', The great disaster, i.e. the battle ot Badr.

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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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