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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎272r] (548/1826)

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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mixed with meal, barley, and date-stones. Striking (mallows)
in order to thicken (them).
A> b ' tal«hhuz, ( v of yA) Being avaricious, narrow-minded,
importunate. Retiring, staying behind. Preparing one’s self
for. The watering of the mouth (from desire, or any thino - acid).
talahhuz. Anguish, affliction, toil.
A talahhuf, (v of t—is!) Taking, or making up, a sheet.
A <3^ talahhuk, (v of Following one another in a con
tinued line (camels).
A <^ S ^ J toluhluh) (n of q) Remaining fixed in one place.
talahhi, (v of Letting part of the sash of the
turban hang over the shoulder (as ornamental).
A talhij) (n of ^J) Involving, confusing, not making
sufficiently clear what you mean.
A talhid, (11 of aXs^) Burying (the dead). Digging a
grave, preparing a tomb.
A tulhiS) (n of j^s!) Asking straitly, seeking news.
Detailing one thing after another. Making (a place) narrow.
A ii^s^' talhiZ) A mark burnt under the eye of a sheep.
A 4— talhif, (n of <—is^) Sweeping the ground pompously
with the train.
talhin.) (n of Speaking badly, pronouncing the
vowels with impropriety. Speaking melodiously, reading with
a sweet tone of voice. Accusing- one of error.
v ^ talkh) T$\tier. Acrimonious, malicious. Sad. Bitterly.
els^‘ talkha, G rain, parched and pulverized, and after
wards mixed up with water into paste.
p C—As!-’ talkh-dby Bitter water. Salt-water,
p talkh-artij) A live coal. (Burhan-i kuti^.)
PjUP' talkh-bar. Wild, unwholesome fruit.
talkh-jh' an, Poison. Death. (Burhan-i kati^.)
talkh-chukug, Wild succory.
v talkh-kh’an, The gall-bladder.
p ^ talkh-danah, Darnel, tares.
Pjj ^ talkh-rb, Morose, crabbed, sullen.
p talkh-^aysh, One whose life is greatly imbittered.
p talkhak, The colocynth, or bitter purging apple.
Endive. Name of a favourite of Sultan Mahmud.
p ^ ^ talkh-kdm, Having a bitter taste in the mouth. Dis
appointed, baulked. To make the palate bitter,
p ^ talkh-kaml, Bitterness of taste. Disappointment.
Pjlxa^ fr J talkh-guftdr, One who employs bitter words.
^ iv
vy ^ talkh-gd, Harsh, keen, sharp, sarcastic.
P C talkh-mizuj, Ill-tempered, splenetic, peevish.
v talkh-ndk, Very bitter. Bitterly.
p lAt 1 J ^ ta lkh o tursh, The bitters and sours (of life).
p tulkhah, Bile, gall. Bitter, stiptic food.
p talkhi, Bitterness. Oppression. Endive,
p ^ ialkht-chashtdah. One who has tasted sorrow.
•• v *
a talkhis, An explanation, declaration, a reporter ab
stract of state affairs presented to the king by referendaries.
talk his /cardan, To report to the king.
p talkhinah, Milk soured, coagulated, and dried.
A jlj tuld, An eaglet. Talad, Born in foreign parts, but
brought up at home (as slaves among the Arabians). Tulad,
Hereditary wealth.
p jJj tulud or tuld, A pimple. A knob, a bump.
A tilddgh, (from £jJ) Stinging, biting.
A JjJj taladdud, (v of ^ ladda) Looking right and left; delay.
A taladdum, (v of Tearing (a garment). Mending
(a garment). Interpolating, inserting.
a taladdun, (v of ^>^3) Delaying, tarrying at.
A taldld, (n of <a1 ladda') Scattering, dissipating.
taldls, (n of j^^) Shoeing (a camel) for hard
ground. Mending, patching (shoes or slippers).
a aJiAIj taldlm, (n of j*^) Mending (a garment).
A taldln, (n of ^jJ) Moistening (cloth). Making (a
spear) limber.
A c'jjj talazzuz, (v of lazza) Taking pleasure. Delight.
A talazzu^, (v of ^a!) Walking elegantly and expedi
tiously. Looking right and left.
a talazzuj, (v of ^j3) Being ductile, limber. Being
viscous (plants). Remaining dirty after being washed (the head).
A tnlazzuhh) Secretion of spittle from eating sour fruit.
talazzu- a, (v of \Ji) Being filled.
a talzib, (n of <—^-3) Adhering firmly. Being firm,
fixed. Being involved, confused. Stinging (a scorpion).
s. 'LijU talzi-at, (n of 1)J) Giving. Feeding (camels) well.
AjJjb talzlz,(iiofj} /azea) Giving a strong constitution (God).
a C^A i ^ a ^ z ~ l ^-> C 11 Jj3) Joining, glueing, soldering,
p tilisk (or tilisg), A small bunch of grapes.
A talassun, (v of ^pj) Being lent (a camel’s colt) that
the camel may give milk plentifully. Being acrid, pricked (wine).
A. tulsl, Sweet basil.
A talsin, (n of ,^—3) Making a tongue or latchet.
a talshiyut, (n of ^£*3) Annihilating, abolishing.
a {j&Aj talassus, (v of lasso) Robbing, plundering.
A talsls, (iiof^^s! lassa) Plastering, cementing.
A talattukh, (v of ^^) Being contaminated, defiled.
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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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