'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [212r] (428/1826)
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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V v V
munity from taxes. Hardness, roughness. The prop (of a wall)
somewhat curved. Looking stedfastly.
p P^ in b Inferiority, depression, meanness.
V J,3 ^ 0 Power, strength.
p &ujuddar gil-i ajal raftan,
To sink into the fatal slough, (met.) To die.
r puyuri) Decorated with gold and silver.
p pay-wand (for Jcj ^j\j pay-band), A fetter.
p P (l y a h) ^ ke step ot a stair or ladder. A stair-case, a
ladder. Basis, foundation. The marrow, pith, or trunk of a
tree. Brave, valiant, courageous, bold. Dignity, rank, promo
tion, office, degree. Base, low, vile. Trampling under foot,
kicking. Quantity. Rain. 3t>b The highest step or rank,
ajb A place of ill fame. jSj~> 1>Ij The foot of the throne.
p payhdl, 1 he sole of the foot. Y r ile, contemptible.
p ‘V.^ pay ah pay ah, By degrees, according to rank, in
due order or gradation, step by step.
PjL'tUb payah-dar, Possessing authority and influence,
e , c jb pd-7, Permanent, stable.
i’ payldan, To stand firm, to be constant, steady, fixed,
established, to subsist independently of any thing. To remain,
continue, persevere. To hold fast. To adorn. To trample
upon, to wear, beat, or make smooth with the feet. To kick. To
wait, expect. To become satiated, fatigued, tired with a thing,
p iA-jb Pdyldah klsh, Name of a place,
p jJj\j pd-lr, The time of the sun’s continuance in Cancer,
p pdyiz, The autumn. Old age, the decline of life,
p jS pu-i-kur, A person who purchases goods from the
manufacturer to sell to the merchant.
p ^^b pay in, The lower part, bottom, foundation of any thing,
p pdyln-parastl, Obedience, submission, servility,
p piptak, A small cluster of dates or grapes,
p tj+i paprah, (in ancient Persian) Old, aged,
p papnshtdan, To disperse, to scatter,
n pipilumur, (s fqCq^JJT^) Root of long pepper,
p paplus, Bread steeped in oil and syrup of dates,
p puphpd, (in anc. 1’ers.) A garment, a short vest,
p pap ana, Sour milk from which the butter is taken ; when
coagulated, and the thinner part strained off, it is dried in the ,
sun, and preserved with salt, &c. for winter-use.
p p«/, Starch, size. Goats’hair of a very fine sort. Any |
thine- soft. Put. A worm which pierces ships’ bottoms.
p jjbj patddak, (A word formed to express celerity or the
noise of any thing falling), Impetuously, thunderingly.
p i ,bj patdrah, A brush for sprinkling cloth in the loom,
p pitat, Repentance. A seeking ot forgiveness,
ii Ls-U patjiyd, Name of an Indian tree,
p patkh, Astonished, stupified. Foolish,
p yj patar, Thin plates of gold or silver made into amulets.
p^—aj patsu, Acidulated milk dried. (See y-J papanu).
p pataft, Repentance, resipiscence.
pj jkj patfbz, The parts round the mouth,
p lLSoj putak, patuk or palk, A smith’s hammer, also an anvil.
A blacksmith. An embrace. A letter, a book, writing.
p putakchl, A
writer
The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping.
, a book-keeper.
Pjl$CJ puiglr, A hair-sieve, a scarce.
p (J^J patal, A mat.
p ^zj^patal-band, A mat-maker.
p Jhj pullud (or xShcj putlddah), A bar for fastening a door,
p patang, A paper-kite. Pitang, A window.
p •-i’jV pa&ang-bdzl, Flying kites.
h Patnah, Name of the capital of Bahar (India).
p patanl, A hopper for containing seed-corn.
p^xj pataw, A place constantly exposed to the sun. (for^j^
partaic), A ray of light. Path, A kind of woollen cloth. Camlet.
n Lj/yJ patwdri, An under-collector of the revenue. An ac
countant to a renter of land.
pjb^J patzedz, A perch, a roost,
p patulah, A kind of Indian silken stuff,
p patah, The white poplar.
ii puttuh, A lease. A broad-sword. Bosses on a bridle,
r putyu, Penitence, repentance.
pjLxj patydr (or ^'b^ patydrah), Affliction, misery, misfor
tune. A giant, genius, demon. Modesty. Severity, vehemence.
Fraud, stratagem. Contention, strife. Hidden, concealed. Put-
yur or puty dr ah, Every thing that strikes with horror; an enemy.
p JLxj patydl (or batyid) A horse-farrier, a horse-
doctor. An ostler, groom, horse-hirer, stable-keeper, or in gene
ral those who have the care of horses, and also of other cattle.
h Pafyalah, (s ) A town N. W. of Delhi,
p pity an (or iboj putydh), An enemy. A horror-strik
ing countenance. A giant, a demon. Affliction, w r retchedness.
patir, A wrapper made of cloth or leather,
p patlrah, Disgusting, displeasing, shocking,
p patil, A match for a lamp, a link-stock, a candle-wick.
pJj-j fJ^J patil-soz, The stand or support of a lamp,
p patilah, The wick of a candle, or a lamp.
v ^paj {or ^bach), Idle. A mountain. Fb/,/, Any thing
bumping out, convex, globular. The cheek. A kind of fruit,
a large strawberry. Plain, broad, open, wide. Confused. Dis-
proportioned. Immense. Unbecoming,unhandsome, uncivilized.
Vj\ss^pajdr, A mountain.
v iyasTy pajdwah, A brick-kiln.
p pujul, The leg-bone, the heel.
r j+sf, pajiv, Hypocrisy, deceit.
pachdn, Coiled, entwined.
p ^ ^ pitch pack, Hush ! A word used in calling goats,
p puchpuchah, Any thing spoken in a whisper.
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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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