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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎281r] (566/1826)

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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The trunk of a tree. A tunic without sleeves. The fore, and
also the back part, of a vest. Fine goat’s hair. A falcon’s chain
or collar. A champion. Internal, inner. Within. Acceptance.
Content, satisfaction. tana-i ^iinkubut, A spider’s
web. Tunnah, The thunny fish.
r tanka^ (pi. of ^ tan) Bodies. Alone, solitary. Singu
lar, unique. Private, separate, apart. Only, solely, singly.
Privately. jUs- /t >| The inhabitants alone of the fortress.
A tinhd) Any mound or dike which confines water.
loneliness. Retirement.
p jjjj fcj tanah-darud (or Fresh butter.
A tanahnuh) (n of q) Abstaining, desisting.
p tan ^i himself, the same.
A<LfJ tanhiyat) (n of Prohibiting, forbidding. Reach
ing the bottom, or summit." Coming to. A fish-pond, a lake, a
ditch. The greatest height to which waters, rivers, or torrents,
rise in channels or vallies.
A >.W.v i tanliid) (n of Having round plump breasts.
A *■— tanhik) Torment, punishment,
p ^^3' tani) Corporeal, bodily.
p uW taniyan. Corporeal, material (substances).
A tunayyub) (v of Biting (an arrow) with the
canine tooth. Being aged (a camel). Sprouting (a plant).
p tariid) A web.
p l/’N?-'' ' tantdan^ To twist, to weave, to spin. To involve.
To deceive. To effect. To be silent. To be twisted.
p ^ V' tamdah) W oven. Silent. A cobweb. A loom,
p tinirah) A dragon. (Castellus.)
p tamzah) A side, a border, a skirt.
A ' 1 I inniS) Aame of a city in Lower Eg'ypt.
p tanyasah) A small carpet. (Castellus).
A tanin) Alike, equal. Lquality. Tannin or tinnin) A
large serpent, a dragon, at tannin) The constellation of
the dragon. A shark, The dragon’s tail, a star.
p Tinin) ISame of an island in the ocean near SarandTb.
A large serpent. An island hard by Muhammad’s tomb. A„
certain region in the air. tl&i tinin-i falak. The galaxy.
p taninah) A small carpet of little value.
A '.t.: ‘' tanyib) (u of u--w) Biting (an arrow) to try the
quality of the wood. Being aged (camel). Sprouting (a plant).
a tanyi-at) (u of Lj) Leaving (meat) half-dressed, or
(business) half-finished.
A iunyth) (u of ^3 notin use) Making solid (bones
which were before soft). Debilitating, bruising (bones). Speak
ing peace to the soul (God).
tunyi?) (n of^- j) Illuminating, illustrating. Marking
(cloth) with a different-coloured border.
A twyV, ( IJ oft—iy) Excelling, seeming superior.
vy taW) Heat, warmth. Twist, turn, tortion. A fold. A
ditch, pool. An axe, mattock, or shovel. An obolus. A grain.
Py3 til) Cream. The fat of broth. A curtain. A mulberry,
ryj' tb) Thou. When followed by ast. Is, the \ andy
are sometimes omitted; as „J\ j\ az an-i tost. It is yours.
p y3- to, Within. A feast, an entertainment. A fold, y > ^
yak to. One-fold, single. yJyj do to. Two-fold, double.
Ky tazczZ) Alone, single. A rope of a single twist, A care
less man (of here and hereafter). A troop of 1000 horse. An
edifice. !yJ jd-a tazcican. He came on purpose.
p \y tazcd. Lavish expense. Ruin, destruction.
A tazvzvdb) Penitent, contrite. Gracious, relenting.
A £j\y tazcabi^, (pi. of tdbi^) Followers. Dependants,
partizans. Dependances, appurtenances. Adjuncts, appositives.
A 4^^ i aw o,bil) (pi. of (Jj\j tdbil) Seasonings for meat, herbs.
p Tazodbah) Name of a champion of Turan.
A tazcdbit, (pi. ofdJyjli tdbut) Arks. Coffins.
tawatur, (vi of yj) Following. Being brought one
after another (volumes). Continuation, succession.
tawdtir, (pi. of jyy tu-tur) Collectors of taxes.
A y tawasub, (vi of c—^>.y) Rushing upon one another.
Aj^lyj tazcdsuk) (vi of J^y) Stipulating together.
A tuzcdj) The bleating of a sheep.
A A^yJ taicdjud) (vi of tX>-j) Finding.
a <^-!y; tawdjuh) (vi of te^y) Looking back on each other.
Turning the face towards one another.
A tawdjuhan, Opposite, over against.
a jlyj tazzadd, (vi of zcadda) Loving one another. Mutual
friendship. Benevolence.
a ^Oiyj’ tazoddu^) (vi of ^Jy) Making peace. Being recon
ciled. Releasing, or forgiving one another.
A ^^y i aw add,, (pi. of ^^y-' tawdiyat) Pieces of wood (put
beneath the udder to prevent a camel’s being sucked). Dwarfs.
vj\y tawdr, A rope for tying on a (camel’s) load.
p U‘ A ^l'V tawdranidan. To lay one upon another. To be
placed, joined, inserted, affixed.
r &\j\y tawdrdh) A law. (Castellus).
A '^J^y tawdries, (vi of ( «A^y) Possessing by inheritance.
A. dj\y tawdrud, (vi of 6j») Descending together to drink.
Corresponding by letter. Unintentionally inserting the sense of
another in one’s own poems. Insinuation.
a CSJy tawdruk, (vi of CSjj) Sitting cross-legged.
p *j\y tawdrah, A structure of reeds, under which is the dung
hill, the privy, and such like. A straw-hut, in which the keepers
of the vineyard take shelter. Tuwdrah, Thorns fixed on a wall.
A hfJy tawdri, (vi of t_?yy) Disappearing. Lying hid.
A tpV tawarikh, (pi. of ta-rikh) Epochs, dates. His
tories, chronicles. ^J\y ahl-i tawdrikh, A historian.
a <—#5^3' tawdzuf, (vi of >jy) Balancing expences.
A Li)V tawdzun, (vi of^Jy) Being equal in weight.
A ^J^y tawdzi, (vi of uijy) Being parallel (lines); equality.
p tawazidan. To augment a heap by little and little.
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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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