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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎193v] (391/1826)

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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soon. Bukur (from Jj), Rising, going, coming, or doing any
thing early in the morning. Making haste.
r bakurt-i dushman-i bad-kh'ah, In de
spite of malevolent enemies.
a ijjyCi bakuriyat, Primogeniture.
P t bakuk, A butt or mark to shoot at. A drinking-cup.
r j bak-o-luk, Unequal. Ignorance, unskilfulness,
p bakunak (or bakunah), A wooden scimitar,
p bukah, Cheerfulness. Culture. Ba kch, I o whom.
a Bukkuh, (equivalent io Bakkat) Mecca,
p bak'-hdn, A sort of grain,
r bakahtar, Alore early.
P bak-hujtan, A porter’s knot,
v \>j baki-a (or baki-at), (A camel) having little milk.
a bakiy, One ready to weep. Weeping much. Bukty
(for bukuy), (pi. of^b bukJ) Weeping. Name of a place.
p LUo bikydsa (or UUo pikydsd), A small load on which
one man sits so as not to overburden a camel.
P baklt (or bakltd), Grandees, chiefs.
\jJj baklr, Ripe dates, and all fruits which ripen soon.
A jib (, J-^r jamtl-i) bakil. One who is extremely nice
and circumspect with regard to his dress and deportment.
a b l J b bakllat, A kind of miscellaneous dish, made in different
manners, of meat, flour, or slices of thin paste, dates, new wine,
milk, pulse, oil, and water. A mixed flock of sheep and goats.
Spoil, booty, prey, plunder.
a j*-ib bakim, Dumb, silent.
p ba gdh, In time. The morning, the dawn, ba
gdhast, It is in time.
p ,1 job ba guzur. Send away, dismiss, let pass,
p ..s-idjoj ba guzdshtan, To send away, dismiss, discharge,
disband, permit to pass. See guzdshtan.
p tioj bugzur, The nose.
p ba garddnidan, To turn, convert, avert, divert.
To turn the back. To take a turn. See gurddnidun.
p , j^b ba gard raft. He is gone to dust, he is annihilated.
It is evaporated in smoke. See gard.
p ba gardldan, To walk, to wander. T o turn, change,
alter, ( A t ud ' d t" 71 sha y- fl )'>
To decline, or turn away from any thing. See gardidan.
t p bag-zddah, A prince’s son, a cavalier, a gentleman.
p jjliX bagshdn, An assembly of nobles,
p begum Courteous or formal title for (usually Muslim) women of elite status, especially of Turko-Mongol lineage. , A queen. The queen-mother. A lady of rank.
A respectable matron.
pjUf) bagmdz, Sorrow, grief. An entertainment, a banquet.
Bigmdz, Wine. A drinking-glass,
p Jcbb bagand, A bird's nest.
P bagiii, Malt-liquor, beer.
P i ba go (from guftan), Say thou.
vtJj ba gah, In time, in a certain time, timely, seasonably,
p J) bal, A bridge. Victory. Recovery of health. A seal.
Bil (for Jf’ bihil), Let alone, touch not, dismiss, send away,
(for J) pH) The heel. Name of a fruit. Bui, A fool. Much.
a Jj bal, Nay, on the contrary. Assuredly. What do I say?
* A Jj balla, (fut. ^yabullu) He moistened.
A Jj ball, (from Jj balla) Moistening, softening, sprinkling.
Soaping the beard or head when going to shave. A union of
friends. Victory. Recovery from indisposition. Bill, Any
thing allowed, permitted, in which every one enjoys a common
rio-ht. Bull, (from Jj balla) Recovering health. Being dis-
persed, scattered (people).
* JJj bald (forjb balaica), (fui.^ yablu) He tempted,
p h bald, A misfortune. Evil. Old, putrid, corrupted. A
difficulty. Power, violence. A black cow.
a 1> bald (from ^J), Tempting, trying, making an experi
ment. Doing goodj conferring a favour. ^ &h God
tried him with a beneficent temptation (or simply, Bestowed a
benefit upon him), (e contra), Afflicting, treating with severity.
Making manifest. Becoming old, worn, tattered (a garment by
use). Being clad, covered. Being affected by fear or anxiety.
aI> bild, Without, beyond. Jlf^ bild imhdl, Without de
lay. JU^ L bild ihmdil, Without neglect. 1? bila hi-
khtr, Immediately, w ithout delay. b bila tartlb '> Dis -
orderly, irregular, inordinate. JJ/ h bild taraddud, Without
hesitation, without opposition. J-—J \ bild tasayyul, M ithout
running or flowing. b bild tashblh, Beyond comparison,
incomparably, L bild ta^b, Without trouble or fatigue.
bild ta^blr, Inexplicable. u-W/ b tazcakkuf, AV itlr-
out w aiting, immediately, at once, L bild hujjat, Vs ith-
out proof. bila harakat, Immoveable, bilo,
sabab (or L^ry< 1' bild mujib), Without cause. h bila
shart, Unconditional. ib bild talab, Without seeking.
uoyz 1) bild ^ivoaz, Without recompense. i? bildjd-idah,
Unprofitable. J/ bild fork, Indifferently, ^ bild kusut,
Without fail. muhdrashah, Without dispute.
a Sj balld, (fem. of Jj^ aball) Perjured. A hypocrite. Smooth.
A-tlb bald-a, Temptation, trial. Misfortune, calamity. A
fliction, grief, sorrow, distress. Pain, torment, anguish,
p JjL baldbal, A nightingale.
p ajib bildbah, An adultress, a courtezan. An obscene, oi
idle-talker. Cajolery, flattery.
p baldtakir (or A mace of iron or wood.
A J/L baldsik, (pi. of JyiL balsdk) Stagnating waters, ex
tending a great way over the surface of the ground.
p baldj, Reeds from which mats are made. Bildj, A m
Buldj, Flummery, hasty-pudding.
Pjy>\) baldjur (or baldjuz), A black ox or cow
A baldjatu zeajhin, Liberty, safety. Confide
-ib baldham (or *ck}b baldkham), A sling. A purse

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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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