'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [195r] (394/1826)
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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287
, (pi. of ^
Lentils.
^ balds) Hair-cloths, sacks. Bulus,
Felix. Bulus
balls, or buls,
a bits am, The pleurisy.
a balasdn, The balsam-tree. Balsam. Balm of Gilead,
p bilist, A span.
p balask, An iron spit. A span. Ballsk, A swallow.
a uJwL balsak, An herb which they make use of to take the
hairs out of milk.
p bulsun, A lentil, or any pulse similar to it.
i* b alas hi or (c^Jj palasht), Impure. Carrion.
A bils (or <LA balasat), A bird that lays green eggs.
A bils dm (from q), Running away.
a b alas us or bullasus, Name of a bird.
a Lb bait (from Lb), Strewing, or paving with, stones. Balt
or bull, (A camel or sheep) labouring under a distemper in the
udder, the milk dropping incessantly. Bulut, Deserters.
p baltdwan, Beet, spinage.
A iUab bultat, A stone, such as houses are paved with. A
house. The pavement. An unexpected thing. A hill. A shower.
Name of a place in Arabia.
a / t-jLLb hi lutf-i allah tabula'. By the favour of God.
*A £_b bala^a, (fut. j-Lj yabla^u) He swallowed.
bala^, (from ^b) Swallowingj devouring. Consuming,
absorbing, destroying. Rendering invisible, making to dis
appear. Perforating, piercing. BaUor bula^, A hole in the
centre of mill-stones or pullies. Bula^, A glutton. £_b
sa^d-i bula^, The twenty-third mansion of the moon (distin
guished by two stars, the one bright, the other faint, as if de
voured by the other).
A l*b Ilal^d, A man’s name.
a ^Ub Balaam, (Ileb. Djf^3) Balaam the soothsayer,
p bala-J)!,dan, To swallow, to devour, to consume.
A bulzMt (or £_b), The hole in the centre of a mill-stone.
A ^Lvrb bal^is, Fat, relaxed from corpulency.
a 4i*b baluisat, Fat (woman). Corpulency, a relaxed habit.
A (j***b baluis, A fat camel.
a ^ 2 *b bul^us or balsas, Latus'pubis. Pubes.
a (Jl*b baluik^ A species of date.
A baluik, A she-camel having loose flesh, old, gross,
and stooping. A stupid contemptible man. A kind of date.
A j-btL bulatlu^, A bird with a long neck.
A j**b balsam, A glutton, one who greedily devours. Bul-
(or j^j*b bul^um), The gullet. A white spot on an ass’s lip.
a<Uj^j balaimat (from j**b q), Devouring greedily.
*a j_L balagha, (fut. jj-o yablughu) He attained.
a ^b balgh, The scope, end, object, purpose. £-b
amru'llah balgh, The command of God was the object, or it
was the will of God. ^-b - w*—: allahumma sam^ld balgh,
O God, let not that be confirmed which is heard 1 God forbid !
ap
A
(A common mode of expression when any disagreeable news is
related). ahmaku bilghu, Completely stupid, ^b
£-bo bilghu milghu, Talking foolishly or obscenely.
A Lb bulaghd, (pi. of j-^b baligh) Eloquent (men).
rjLb Bulgaria. Perfumed leather. See jlitb .
p cL^Ub bulghdk, Clamour, altercation.
A yLb Balghabar (for-LI Name of a tribe.
A<Lb bulghat, A little. Sufficient to sustain life,
p Asb bulghad, A heap, a pile.
p *Aib bulughduh, Fetid, addled. Bulughdah, Heaped up.
T Balghirdd, Belgrade,
p &^L*b bulghushnah, A running knot, a noose.
**b balgham, Phlegm, catarrh.
balghamly, Phlegmatic,
r Axib bulghund, A heap.
PjAixb bulghundar, A man of no religion,
p SAiib balghandah, A knapsack, a wallet, a load for a man’s
back. Stopped (circulation of blood). Bulghundah, Heaped up.
A SAi*b balghandah, A servant (male or female). A clothes-
press or chest. A truss or package of linens, silks, &c. A beetle
used by bleachers and washers of clothes; also, a rope, with
which they tie linens together when washing.
p ^*b bulghur (or jAi bulghur), Bruised barley or wheat,
p <bj*b balghunah, Thought, meditation. Bulghunah, Paint
for the face (especially of yellow colour).
v bulaghln, Misfortune. Danger. Perfection, end.
p ^cib buluftah, Embers, fire not extinguished.
p balfakhtan, To gain, to acquire,
p ^^ib balfarakhj, Filthy, foul, impure.
Py-J^ib bulfunsar, Cubebee, a kind of drug.
*A <jb balaka, (fut. yabluku) He made haste.
A cjb balak, Variety of colour (especially black and white).
A tent of goat-hair cloth. Slight madness. A door, a gate. The
curtain of a door. Marble (from the variety of its 001001 * 8 ). A
kind of pellucid stone, found in Arabia Felix, (from jb) Op eu-
ing the whole (gate). Deflowering a woman. Shutting up.
A Lb balled, (fern, of ^jbl ablak), Varied, black and white.
Name of a city, of a fountain, and of a horse.
Ajlab bulkdr, Red Russia leather. Called also jLb bulghdr.
A. bulk at, Variety, mixture of colour.
a ^iib balka^ (or<b«Jib balka^at). An uncultivated, uninhabited
country. A tomb. A woman destitute of every good quality.
a balka^dy, Bright-pointed (spear),
pjAbib balkandar, Reproach. Bulkandar, Faithless.
A bjiib bilkut, Short. A kind of bird.
p Liib bulkiyd, A dish made of boiled fruits. Name of a king.
A Balkis, Name of the queen of Sheba.
pc1£L balk, Very much. A gift, present, donation, an ho
norary donative. Gain, advantage. A leaf. A standard. Arms,
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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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- 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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