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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎222v] (449/1826)

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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piyustu^ Large-mouthed. Stinking-breathed.
v tW^piyulah) A cup, a goblet sufficient for two men. A
drinking-glass. The pan of a musket-lock. A cup
filled to the brim. illj To drink. To cir
culate the glass or goblet.
p<tiUj piydlah-nawalahy Meat and drink (a cant word
amongst debauchees).
t ^Jpayam, News, advice. Message. Salutation (in let
ters). ^c^>] / ^\^> jiaydni~i muzcaddut-ikhtitum^ Affec
tionate salutations, friendly compliments.
Pjyl aLj pay dm-dreary An ambassador, an envoy,
p j^\jpaydm-barj A prophet, an apostle, a messenger,
p paydmegh (or bl d/negh), Muscular, sinewy
flesh. The fleshy part or brawn of meat. A piece of flesh or fish
without bone. Name of an herb.
vpaydhu, A house of a hexagonal form. An upper
room having an ascent by a winding staircase.
^ pay burdan, To know, to understand,
p axL sJj pay burdah shudah, Without ceremony,
p ptbas, Dry mouldy bread, spoiled by the mice. A
tumour. A louse. A kind of butter, or fat of mutton, the eating
of which is said to be good for disorders in the eyes.
r pay-band, A fetter, a rope to fasten the feet of cattle.
11 PW“t, (s fqctrc=5) The holy fig-tree.
h (Jycl^jplpald-mul, (s Rj Long-pepper root.
p A'Xjpttdm, (in ancient Persian) News, intelligence.
v ^\~>-jx,ypitarkhdmali, An answer, a reply. Lightning,
p Pltarsab, Name of the grandfather ofZardusht.
p cSx+^pitak, A moth that frets a garment. Vain.
P(,Jl^j pitkdnl, An engine (for throwing stones). A lever.
H ( s ) Brass.
v txjpztah (or bltah), The wick of a candle or match of
a lamp, a lint-stock, n Title of different portions of land united.
p pglL+xj pltlshahlm, The third period, comprizing 75 days,
during which the earth was created. (Hyde, Rel. Vet. Pers.)
p pljdk, Tough, any thing that is difficult to chew,
p pljlah, A tree that bears fruit late.
f peek, Twisted, folded, rolled up, curled, intertwined,
wreathed, coiled, crooked, complicated, intricate. Curvature,
contortion, bending. A curl, ringlet, fold, plait, wreath, twist,
roll. A worm which infests the bottom of ships. A screw. A
coat-button. Difficulty, perplexity. Deceit. Envy, j
With a thousand folds and writhings. <- 7 ^’ J ^ J
Thread, full of twists and turns. peck darpeck, Roll
within roll. ^jpech zadan, To screw.
p IsU pech-a-pech, Involved, intricate, distorted, crooked,
rolled in a circle or heap. Crisped, curled.
p jlsro pichdd, (jils^j and jjjUsaj tfjlsnj), A gem. Beads
of different colours. Variegated coral, (poet.) The upper lip,
when the beard or mustaches just begin to appear.
p ptchddah, Beads for prayers. Ambergris. The
gum of a species of pine.
p ci/lsro pechdk, A ring made of bone, without a beazel.
p ( \ ) \j&jptchdl, The dung of birds.
p pc chan, Complicated, intricate, twisted, wreathed,
p jjJojlsaj pechdnldan, To twist, to involve.
p < ili pechd-i ndf, The contortion of the navel, an ex-
| cruciating pain, incident to women in labour,
p pech-pd, A crab.
p pech-pech, The torment of the cord, the rack,
p pech-tdb, A knot. High words, angry discourse.
Silence through anger. Restlessness, suspense, perplexity,
pjljccu pech-ddr, Twisted, coiled.
p peckish, Contortion, inflexion. The gripes. Cir
cumvention, contention. 4 A twisting of the bowels.
P L— £ 2 ^ pechak, A skein of thread. The bottom on which
j thread is wound. Swathes. A ship-worm. Ivy. A bone-ring,
p {jOz ^^pech-kash, A turn-screw,
p pechand, A fillet for a woman’s hair. Ivy.
p pech-wdn, Twisted, coiled.
p pechah, An auger, wimble, piercer. An arbour, any
kind of leafy shade. A creeping plant. A place where flags
or reeds grow. A lock of curling hair. Fire. Joy. A gar
ment, dress. A wink, a nod, a sign.
p pechtch, Torment, affliction.
p pechidan, To twist, distort, bend, involve, to wreath
or coil as a serpent, to wind in a serpentine form, to surround,
envelope, to involve. To twist a bit of camel’s nerve or bow
string round the end of an arrow. To screw, wreath, make
intricate. To assemble, meet, collect together. To wound.
To divulge. To be confused in speech. To assist, succour.
Paychldan, To associate or keep company with.
p Twisted. A bracelet. Ivy. Perverse.
f peckish, Contortion, convolution. The gripes,
p pechilak, A tree that produces late,
p pekh, A gummy substance adhering to the eye-lashes,
p pikhdl (or bikhdl), The dung of birds.
f ij\sX) pikhdni, Flatness, insipidity.
p pekhtan, To sift. (See pechidan'), To twist,
p pekhtah, Sifted. A helpless prisoner. A captive ani
mal that cannot escape nor move. Impatient, and impotent,
p pekhas, Suspicion, guess. A discovery.
p pay-khast, Undermined. Trampled. Imprisoned.
Wearied, afflicted, miserable. Sick, infirm, weak. Fortified.
Fetid, stinkingr.
p pay-khastah, Sick, incurable. Impotent, help es s>
Unfortunate, miserable, wretched. Fetid. Stuffed. A man or

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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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English, Arabic and Persian in Latin and Arabic script
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