'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [201v] (407/1826)
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 beh-bud, Healthy, vigorous, perfect, excellent, in good
order. Welfare, safety. Name of a man.
p beh-budi. Well-being. Health, vigour, goodness.
.\jyyj bahbur y A kind of food made with boiled fruits, &c.
a bafibahty, Large, great, corpulent.
a baht (from Attacking suddenly and defeating or
overwhelming (an individual or body of men). Buhtj Lying,
calumniating, slandering, accusing falsely. Being astonished,
confounded, distracted. Bahat, Calumny, falsehood,
p buht, The motion of a planet in any given time,
n bahat, (^f^i)Rice, dressed in milk.
a buhtdn, A calumny, lie, slander, false accusation, ma
lignant imputation, malevolent suspicion, p buhtdn
shudan, To be defamed. buhtdn guftan. To slander.
buhtdn-gdy^ A slanderer, a defamer, a libeller.
a bahtar, A lie. Buhtar (or buhtarat), Short in
stature. One having compact or contracted members,
p jx# behtar, Better. behtarln, Best,
p bahtarak) Somewhat bitter. Bihtarik, See cSjfrj-
a bahj, A species of Indian wood, with whitish roots.
Bahij, Glad, cheerful. Handsome, beautiful.
a bahjat, Beauty, elegance, grace, excellence. Glad
ness, cheerfulness, alacrity. Exultation, p I ull of joy.
p bih-ddnah, The seed of quinces.
A buhdarly, A boy or girl not growing in proportion
to their age. An infant with whom the milk does not agree.
A J bahdal, A hyena’s whelp. A species of green bird.
A bahdalat, Nimbleness, celerity in walking or run
ning. A proper name common to both sexes.
a !jqJ bihdza’d dakhUtyah, In the mean time.
ba har, At, by, to, or in every or each. ba har
hdl. In every shape, however it be, in whatever condition.
6a har sal, In every year, ^ da har seh naic^,
Animal, vegetable, and mineral. ba har mdh, In every
month, j# ba har waktl, At all times, bahr, For, be
cause, on account of. 'J&. By way of trial, in order to
discover, y ^ For thy sake. ^ On this account. U-l
For you. ^ For some one. Jyj ^ On account of
gain. d>ys- 'J& ^ or own 8a ^ e * 'J& ort ^ er P ra y*
p ji! bahr, A part, portion, lot, chance, fortune. Name of a
country. Behr, Better. Buhr, Continually. Name of a herb
with a stalk resembling that of barley.
a bahr (from^), Excelling (in beauty, grace, virtue).
Excellence, pre-eminence. A filling up, a completing. Dis
tance. Love. Grief. Calumny. Oppression. Admiration.
Buhr, Shortness of breath, asthma, breathing hard from over
load. An extensive district. The middle of a valley, a channel.
^ jxp behtar~in-i khalk, The best of created beings,
i. e. Muhammad.
A&# bahsat (from u^>), Appearing.
*a^# bahaja, (fut. of yabhaju) He exhilarated.
A (^ j Zu) bahda', Name of a place,
p beh-dln, The religion of Zardusht or Zoroaster. R e .
ligious, faithful, pious, devout.
* A^y bahara, (fut.j^y yabharu) (He) excelled (in beauty).
p^ bahrd, On account of, for the sake of.
\\jz> Bahrdt, Name of an Arabian tribe.
a bahran, A curse upon it! may he perish ! O ! strange!
p r!^ bahr dm, The planet Mars. A king. Name of several
kings of Persia, and of other kingdoms in the East (corrupted by
the Greeks into that of Varanes). The twentieth day of every
month. A sword. Embroidered silk. A kind of bird. The
heart of a bird. A gnat. Name of an angel. Bihrdm, A fast.
a bahrdm, The bastard saffron.
P Jj Bahrdm-tal, Name of an obelisk or pyramid, which
Bahram-chubln caused to be constructed with the skulls of the
Turks slain in a bloody engagement.
a bahrdmaj, A species of willow.
P Bahrdm-chubin, Name of acelebrated general,
p Bahrdm-gur, Name of one of the kings of Persia, so
nnecmn for the chase of the wild ass.
p bahraman, A ruby. A flower. A kind of silk, varie
gated and embroidered. Safflower. Rouge, paint for the face,
p bahrdmah, A species of willow. A robe of green silk,
p buhrdn, A hot pestilential wind.
P beh-ra-y, Prudent, fit for business, proper for the ad
ministration of public affairs. Ingenious, thinking judiciously.
a iyy buhrat, The middle (of the night; of a valley; of a ring).
A coney-burrow, or any long subterraneous passage or mine.
a - py bahraj, Vain, fruitless, futile. Wicked, base, wretched,
bad. Base (coin). Open to the opinion or use of every man.
a bahrajat, Deviation from the highway.
P CjjZi bahrak, One whose hands and feet are hardened by
labour. Filth, ordure, dregs, dross.
p UiJtf ba har kayf, By any means, in every way soever,
p bahragl, Riches, wealth. Opulent, affluent.
p bahr am, The bastard saffron, cnicos.
p bahramdn, The finest ruby or carbuncle. Fine silk
interwoven or painted with flowers. Safflower. I aint.
A bahramat, The religious worship of the Brahmins and
other Hindu casts. A kind of Indian flower,
p baharman, An idol-temple. A ruby,
p bahramand (for bahrah-mand) Fortunate
p bahramah, An auger, a gimblet.
v bahruj (or bahrujah), Crystal of a transpa
blue colour. Cheap. Indian frankincense.
bihruz, A species of blue crystal. A spear used by
nobles in India.
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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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- 'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations'
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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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