'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [215v] (435/1826)
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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whether any thing is hard or soft, fat or lean. To imagine, to
fancy. To apprehend, to fear.
P parzcashy Negligent, careless. Secure. Astonished,
stupefied. A buttock. A corner. The end.
p dJij p paruakj A watch, a guard, a centinel. Echo.
j parzqal, A gusset. A pair of compasses,
p pancan, A parrot. A crime. A spectacle, show, any
thing wonderful. Liberality, beneficence. AV alking, recreating.
The flue of silk. Name of a city near Ghaznln.
p parteanajat, Orders, passes, licences,
p parzcanchuh, An order, a licence, a permit,
r paneanchl, An officer of government.
p partcanak, The lion’s provider, otherwise called the
siyah-gosh, A small lynx with ears tipped with black
hairs, which are used for painting. A guide, escort. A mes
senger, a courier, a running footman. A general.
p parzcanagl, A command, an order, a permission.
pijUy pancanah, A butterfly, a moth. A candle, a lantern.
A messenger. Any military monument set up as a road-direc
tion, or to commemorate any spot. A general, a commander.
A supervisor, an inspector. A midwife. A royal patent or di
ploma. A grant or letter under the great seal from any man in
power. A pass, licence, leave, command, precept, warrant, j
written order or commission. The sentence of a judge. The
middle. A locust. An ingenious and elegant youth.
v parveazeah, A w atch, a guard, a centinel.
p parzeah. See jJ parzza.
p parzzay, Easy. Nimble. Plump. Soft, tender,
p j}' parwa-i, Indigent, necessitous,
p (JV J jt, P ar 0 bul dashtan, To be powerful,
p par o pay, Pow'er, strength.
Pjj^J parzoar, Nourishing, fostering, educating. A patron,
a protector. Lace, fringe, edging, j j J tan-parzear, Nou
rishing or comforting the body, ji^ c T' jdn-parwar (or
j nafs-parzear), Improving the mind. sdyah-par-
icar, Educated in the shade, soft, delicate, knowing little of the
world. iMlama-panear, A cherisher of learned men.
j} ij-> ghartb-parzoar, Cherisher of the poor,
p j%y parur, A link, a connexion.
v Ajtj parzoard-shanah, Shining. Lightning,
p parzeardagar, Omnipotence (as nourishing all).
p parzaardan. To nourish, foster, educate. To worship.
v parzeardah, Educated, bred, reared. Nourished,
fed, fattened. A pupil, a scholar, or ward. A slave.
parzeardah shudan, To be nourished, fostered, or edu
cated. parwardah kurdan, To educate, to nourish.
p parzmrish, Education, nutrition. Fostering, rearing.
Protection. Worship. To educate.
p parzearish-dmbkhtagun, Prophets. Poets.
Jji
pj ycT ^parzsarish-dmoz, A teacher. A spiritual father,
p parzoarindah, Cherisher. A protector, a patron,
p parzoarandTidan (or pancandidan) , To
pack or put up cloth in bundles, or trusses.
p a parzearah, Fed, nourished. Educated, brought up.
p parzcarl, Education. One who educates. Educated,
p parvpartdan, To bring up. To nourish. To begin.
p ijljj ij y purzcarlsh, Sugar of roses, conserve of roses.
pJj^j parzzaz, A kind of border or selvedge round a garment.
A shirt, any thing that is put on the body, or spread upon a bed.
Origin, root, stock. A patch. A garment of two colours (pep-
per and salt). A sort of grass called margh. Array. A
battle, a fray, a broil. Condemning.
p parzeazan, A sieve, a searce. A fishing-net.
pj parzcaj, Interred, buried.
p y parustdn, People of the same religion or society,
p parush, Pimples, pustules.
p parun, The flue of silk. Name of the w ife of a cele
brated wrestler. Parzcan, Name of a city. Purun, Filth, dirt.
p Jjtjj parzcand, A pimp, a pander, a caterer. A beardless
youth. Name of a plain near KazwTn.
p j parzeandah, Servants (male or female). A bundle,
roll, or truss (of clothes). A roll of silk. A web of linen. Any
coarse cloth in which they put up linens, a packing sheet. A
clothes-press or chest. A bleacher’s beetle. A rope with which
they fasten linens together when washing. (or
^JoJdjy ), To pack or truss up cloth in bundles.
p Xjj parzvah, Battle. Plunder. A tent. The Pleiades,
p parzeahan, Manifest, clear, evident,
py ^ y parzzez or parvez, Victorious. Charming, ravishing.
A patron of the fine arts, a Maecenas. A guide. Propriety of
behaviour. Liberality. Splendour. A sugar-refinery. A tish.
A proper name among the ancient Persians; but particularly ol
one of their kings, called Khusraw Parvez, (cotemporary with
Muhammad), who having been driven from his country by his
uncle, took refuge with the Creek emperor Maurice, by whose
assistance he defeated the usurper, and recovered his crowm.
Khusraw, whilst at Maurice’s court, married his daughter Irene,
who is highly celebrated in the East for her singular beauty, par
ticularly by the famous Persian NazamT, in his poem called
(the loves of Khusraw and Shinn), being the
name by which the Persians distinguish Irene, signifying szceet.
The throne of this prince is celebrated by many Eastern his
torians. It is said to have been of such vast extent, that it was
supported by 40,000 columns of silver; and that, among other
magnificent ornaments, 1,000 globes, suspended in the dome,
shewed, by various movements, the motions of the heavenly
bodies: 30,000 pieces of embroidered tapestry adorned the
walls: and underneath were vaults, containing immense treasures
in gold, silver, and precious stones. ^'^ e sun ”
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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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