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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎248v] (501/1826)

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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a tarmigh, (n of ^<;) Embellishing (astory). Anoint
ing (the head). Seasoning a flour-pudding with fat or dripping.
k tarmHk) (11 of J^cj) Turning the face, looking all
round, persevering in looking. Larding (a speech) with rheto
rical flowers, embellishing with fictions. Sipping milk.
a tar mil) (n of J-<;) Tinging, besmearing with blood.
Putting meat amongst sand (by way of preservation).
a tarmini) (n of ramma)) Mending (a garment), re
pairing (a house), p To repair a fortress,
p tarari) The dog-rose. A field. A desert.
a taran (for daran). Filth, nastiness.
a 13 jj (y \ ibnu) turnd) Vile, inglorious, ignoble.
a taranna or turannd) The cypress-tree,
p tarnaS) The twanging of a bow-string,
p tivy tarnunah) Whatever is eaten with bread,
p taranj) A narrow pass. Taranj or turunj) Wrinkled,
squeezed, drawn together. Hard, rough, dry. A wrinkle, a
fold, a plait. Turunj) An orange. turunj-i zar (or
"fTy turunj-i mihirgdn)) The sun.
p taranjdn or turunjdn, Balm-gentle, parsley,
p taranjubiri) Manna (a kind of honied dew),
p taranji) A squeezing with the tips of the fingers, and
the impression left by them. Tuntnji) Orange-coloured.
p ^X^ssTy taranjidari) To squeeze, to compress, to bind with
a belt. To curb, to pull. To be soft, and extremely slack,
p taranjidah) Squeezed ; twisted. Grieved, afflicted.
a tarannuhj (v of Staggering (with drink). A sip.
A jky tarannukh) (v of Adhering. Cleaving to.
v Ajy tarand or tirand, A very small yellow bird,
p j^->y tarandar, A sparrow with a red head.
p CS^'y tarandak) The noise made in cleaving any thing. A
sort of wild beast. A small yellow bird. Light, weak.
a jy tarannuk) (v of Being disturbed, muddy (water).
v^Sjytarang) The twang of a bow-string. The sound of
a musical cord when played upon. The whizzing of an arrow.
The crown of the head. A whirlpool. A burst, a rent. Pain.
A wound. A sound, a shout, a clamour, (in comp.) Stirring
up. Strong. Tirang) Handsome. Good. Turang, A prison.
A tube. A gun-barrel. Turnag) A pheasant. A partridge.
p ££jy 16/ tarang-a-tarang) The twanging of a (bow) string,
p jjl&y turangdn) A kind of citron,
p tirangdriidan) To cause to twang.
p ctfAr’ taran S ub ' in -> Manna. A difficult road. (Cast.)
p^xJjy tirangidan, To twang. To be parted.
A tarannumy (v of j*j^) Singing, modulating. Cooing (as
a dove). Creaking (as a locust’s wing). Twanging (as a
bow-string). Song, rythm.
a CL3y*jy taranmuty A twangingbow.
p JcJJ tarnandy The dashing of the waves.
k\syy Tarniity Name of a place in Egypt.
A jJy tarnuk, Mud at the bottom of a river or cistern.
turnuky Vile, base. Lean.
A yy taranniy (v of^j) Looking intently upon,
p tarniyariy A wicker-basket. A sieve, a scarce,
p tarmby A sort of pale rose. Tirnlby A fire-shovel.
k&yy tarniyaty (n of yf) Causing to gaze incessantly. Ex
citing one either to dance or sing. A shrill voice.
a ^y tarnihy (n of ^p) Throwing into a fainting-fit. Stun
ning. Being weak. Being seized with a fit of shivering.
A tarmkhy (n of ^p) Bringing into subjection.
a ^yy tarni^y (n of £p) Moving the head.
A fjyy t am iky (n of<yp) Rendering turbid. Making clear.
Consulting together. Weighing down the eye-lids (sleep).
Continuing in one place. Fluttering with (his) wings, yet re
maining stationary in the air (a bird). Weakness (in si g h b
body, or business). A continued gaze. A fracture in a bird’s
wing disabling it from flying.
A +Jy tarnimy (n of yj) Resounding. Singing. Cooing
(a dove). Creaking (locust’s wing). Twanging (a bow-string).
a y tarntny (n of ranna) Making (a bow) sound,
pjjj tardy Tender, frail, slender, thin. Fine, soft,
p <-_?•y tarub (equivalent to ^y turb)y A radish.
A tarawwuhy (vof ^j) Ventilating, fanning. Growing
luxuriant (plants). Budding (a tree). Contracting a smell
from any neighbouring substance (water). Shedding its leaves
(a tree). Doing any thing, setting out, or returning about sun
set. Travelling in the night.
A jy tarawzsudy (v of Jjj) Shaking from thinness or fat.
kjjy turur (from y tarra)y Falling, especially a bird when
flying. Being cut. Cutting. Being remote, absent.
A turuSy (pi. of^y turs) Shields, bucklers, targets.
a ^yjy taraic-usy (v of Being appointed head, chief,
p ayy turushahy A kind of wild sorrel. A sort of fruit.
a fjy tarazozzsu^y(\ of^jj) Being terrified.
a ‘yy tarici^fihy The clangour or blast of a trumpet, p teiy
tarwi^ih zadany To sound taratantara.
a tarazvzcughy (v of £yj) Rolling (as a horse).
A <—Ly taravo-ufy (v of <—i^,t) Being pitiful, tender-hearted.
a fjy taraw-uniy (v of a\j) Love, tenderness, compassion,
p $Ju^cy tarumidah or tirumiduhy Mixed. Gained,
p tXijj tarvcandy A false promise, broken faith. A vain, idle,
impossible tale. Limits, confines. First-fruits.
p SJjy tarraa/u/aA, Early fruits. First-fruits. Novelties.
p ^y» tarwuh or tiruzaahy A pair, a match,
p *y tarzcah (and <V.y tarwih)y A difficult road, unequal,
full of fissures and hollows. Taruhy Single, odd, simple. Tur-
zcahy Equal, matched. A twin, (for X^y tudah), A heap,
p XXJbjy taruhidah or tiruhidahy Mixed. Gotten.

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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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