'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [190v] (385/1826)
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. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
278
A ba^ba^j The noise made by decanting the contents of
a bottle. The dawn of youth.
A buxi ba Jjauit, Precipitancy of speech. Flight trom battle,
or from an enemy.
a bo bu^utt, The colt of a camel.
♦a i-i-oc bauisa, (fut. yab^asu) He sent.
A ba^s, (from Sending. Rousing, stirring up,
Raising the dead. Tracing footsteps. Making manifest, con
spicuous. An army, a detachment. Resurrection.
ba-^s-i amzcat, The resurrection of the dead. jLj % ba^
xca nashr, Raising and dispersing ; the resurrection.
gaze mu'l ba^s, The day of resurrection. lianas, An army.
a bxi bi^sat, Mission, embassy, detachment. Resurrection.
a ba^sarat, A fainting fit. A dirty colour.
A buisut (or byjo buisut). The middle of any place.
The navel. Podex. \^oZjo hu bu^sutuhd, He knows it well.
A <Ui;c ba^sakat (from q), Flowing or leaking (water)
from a pond or cistern, through any fissure or broken part.
a ba t j (from £*?), Cutting open (the belly with a knife).
Tormenting (love). ^ bauija batnahu laka, He
diligently exhorted thee. Batfj, Walking languidly.
a Sjo haul, After, afterwards. Hitherto. Not yet. This word
generally begins Eastern letters, immediately after the preamble
(or short prayer for the health and prosperity of the person to
whom it is addressed); as, j
^ After evincing a high desire and wish for an interview,
&c. (a form of compliment like some in our European letters,
which means nothing, as wishes for an interview are often ex
pressed in dispatches to those whom they neither hope nor desire
to see).
A*. 1 After havinjr desired him to sit down.
Shutting the stable-door when the steed is
stolen. A*J (or ^*^3^ » After the usual saluta
tions and compliments. A*-’ Afternoon. U Axj After that,
on which. Axj After consulting. A*j After death.
Sxi After it happens, when it is done. A*.' Hence
forth, or the time to come. Ajc U! After these premises. Now
to begin. A*^ U> o But then, now however (a transition from
one part of the subject to another, very common in letters). ^
A*j Afterwards, * And then, p j\ A.'C After this. Aaj
^1 After that. A*j After which, after that which.
A Aju butd. Distance. Death. A*.* The distances
between the two easts (i. e. between the east and west), liauul,
Little, mean, vile. Remote, distant, (pi. of AcA bd-Jd), Very
distant. Ba-Jd, Perishing. Distant, far off. Far removed in
point of relationship. Buuid, Any thing in which there is little
ffood.
A ^Ma*j baulan, Afterwards. ^A*.' bu^dan laka, Evil
be to thee. ^Ajc j kurban zea buulan, Far and near.
A buuidd (or ^A*- 1 buuldn), (pi. of A**; ba^td) Distant.
A s<±JO bu^clat, Distance (of place or consanguinity).
A &±)0 ba-.dahu, After, afterwards, then, after which or that.
Aj\bo bi t zdr (fromjA*J q), Moving.
Ayc Extreme poverty. The globular dung of animals,
(from yt)), Voiding dung (a camel or sheep). Becoming full-
gi'own and fit for labour (a camel).
A ^jJO bu^rdn, (pi. of ba^tr) Camels.
A ijfo ba^rat, Camel’s dung. Ba^arat, The wrath (of God).
A xjM ba^zat, Exciting, rousing, promoting. Laying waste,
destroying, dispersing.
a bsjo ba^zakat, A scatteredness, dispersion.
a bi ^asdkirihim, With their troops.
a (j&o ba^s. Leanness of body. Agitation.
a bu^sus and ba^sus, Slender, thin. The hip.
A bayezxi ba^susat, A white shining insect.
A ba^z, Some, certain, sundry. A part. Some
times. o,bo On a certain night. One with
another, each other, reciprocally, mutually.
A arz ~i)’> ba^azat) A place abounding with mus-
quitoes. »<bvo <lL 1 A night infested by gnats.
A bayaxi ba^zuzat, An insect resembling the beetle.
a ba^zt, Some, a little. ba^zi babat. Par
ticular taxes so called from their being entered under this vague
head, specifying no particular account on which they are levied.
ba^zi jam^j Sundry impositions (as fines for theft,
or fornication; fees on marriage, &c.) or taxes forming a total of
revenue exclusive of the ground-rent. ba^zi kharj,
Petty charges, bQ^t zamin, Lands exempted from
the payment of revenue.
A \axi ba^aty Turpitude (either in word or deed), (from 'ax>)
Killing, sacrificing, slaughtering.
A )aijo bu^fat. Small in size, a dwarf.
A bbiixj bu^fatat) A ball of dung rolled by a beetle.
A (Jxj ba^k (from<_i*j), Killing (a camel). Digging (a well).
Detecting, unveiling, making clear.
a CSxj ba^k, (from <J-£*j) Striking (with a sword).
A tbijbxj baJcukat, An assembly (of men). A place of as
sembly. Ba^kukat (or ba^kuk), The impressions left
where people have been sitting. A body of men (with camels).
Profusion of w'ealth (confusedly piled). A tumult.
The meeting of heat and cold.
a Jjw ba^l, A husband. A wife, who is also called ballot.
A lord, master, possessor. The idol Baal. High ground, a
hill (especially such as receives rain only once a year). Apam
or any other tree, shrub, or plant, watered only by rain, not by
art: (or sometimes vice versa).
A lLJ^xj Bauilbak) Balbek in Syria (Heliopolis).
A <k-\xi ba^ilat, Astonished, amazed (woman).
A t-r>J^JO Ba t alzabub, (heb. nnrVjO), Baalzebub.
r ba utmal, To use : as To come to use ; to
About this item
- Content
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).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (908 folios)
- Arrangement
The dictionary is arranged alphabetically, according to the Arabic and Persian alphabets.
- Physical characteristics
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.
- Written in
- English, Arabic and Persian in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [190v] (385/1826), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/5/397, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100085185904.0x0000ba> [accessed 6 April 2025]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100085185904.0x0000ba
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100085185904.0x0000ba">'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎190v] (385/1826)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100085185904.0x0000ba"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x000218/IOR_R_15_5_397_0385.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x000218/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/397
- Title
- 'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:845v, 845ar:845av, 846r:909v, back-i
- Author
- Richardson, Sir John, 9th Baronet
- Usage terms
- Public Domain