'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [294r] (592/1826)
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 samilat) Assistance by meat, drink, or by advice. A
whet before dinner. Water remaininor in a vessel. A residue,
a remainder. That part of the belly where the remains of
meat and drink lodge. Household furniture carried on a camel’s
back. A basket made of, or covered with leather. A stone struc
ture for holding water. A vine-arbour. Name of a bird.
A ( i rr 4J samin, Valuable, precious, (equivalent to sumn),
The eighth part. durr-i samin^ A precious pearl.
a sumayyinat, (dimin. of 4-3Uj samuniyat) Eight.
A sinn, Dry hay, made up into stacks. Blackish wood.
A liJ sand, A salutation, congratulation, a wishing joy, a re
turning of thanks. Blame, disparagement, p To con
gratulate, to pray for. A Sind, A fetter, a cow-band for cattle.
A rope made of goat’s hair. (pi. of saniy) (Camels) shed
ding their front teeth. Sund, In two’s ; two and two.
A sind-dni (and sindydni), Two cow-bands for
cattle. A cow-band having two nooses.
aA5A^ sund-a sund-a, (They came) two and two.
p ^ sand-kh'dn (or j\£ Lj sand-kdr), An orator, one
who praises or pronounces eulogium.
p L3 sand-kh'dnl, A returning of thanks.
a sanddt, (pi. of SjJOJ sanduicat) Breasts of men.
p sand-kart, An oration, a prayer,
p liJ sand-gat'i, Praise, eulogy,
p^^TLj sand-goy, Praising; an encomiast.
sindn, Many and intangled plants.
A sandyd, (pi. of <Luj sanlyut) The front-teeth. Arduous
undertakings, talld^u s'sandyd, One who aspires to
great things.
a 4jbj sindyat, A rope made of goat’s hair, or wool.
a sand-iy, (A word) of two letters. Name of a poet.
A 4i3 sunnat, The fetlock of a horse. The abdomen. Pubes.
A sanit, Stinking (meat). Flaccid (lip).
a sintdn (for isnatdni, fern, of isndni), Two.
A sintdn sintdn, T wo and two.
a sintdyat, Obscene, ill-disposed.
k santal, A rotten egg. Sintil, Short. Contaminated,
dirty. Weak, helpless.
a sinjdrat or sanjdrat, A channel made by water.
a sundu-at (or PjAx-j sanduioat), The protuberance of
flesh upon the chest of a man, and also the nipple.
A ki." sant, A fissure, a chink.
p sang (for tang), The book of the impostor Man!.
a snnan, (pi. of sunnat) Long hairs on the fetlock of a
horse. The lower regions of the belly.
A sanzoa', (equiv. to Li3 sanyd) A strong choice camel.
A. sandvoty, (Possessive, from isndni. Two; and
jLs- \ui\ isnd txishara. Twelve) Having two, or twelve. One who
holds the doctrine of the two principles, one of the sect of the Magi.
*a sana', (fut. yasni) He bent, folded.
k ^3 sany, (from ^^^3) Bending. Folding. Doubling. Re
peating. Averting, turning aside. Becoming added, being se
cond. Siny, A flexure, the twisting or coiling of a serpent or
rope, the winding of a river. A woman bringing forth twins (or
a camel two colts). Twins. An hour of the night. Suny or
suna', The lieutenant or substitute of a king; a chief magistrate.
Sina', Any thing doubled, any action repeated. ^
Id sina' Ji's sadukat, r Yy\hes are not to be demanded twice in one
year. Monday, as the second day of the week. (A camel)
having twice brought forth. Secondary, inferior to another in
dignity or virtue. Saniy, Shedding the first teeth (hence im
plying the time when it happens to different animals, as six years
for a camel or deer; four for a horse; and three for an ox or
ram). Suniy, (pi. of isndni) Second days, i. e. Mondays.
a sunyd, An exception. Sunyd or sinyd, An excellent
and strong 1 camel.
A tuLjJ saniy at, (pi. of 4 -^j saniy at) Front-teeth. Roads
that lead to the top of a mountain.
A sunydn, Secondary, the next in rank, or the substitutes
of a prince, the head of a family. Second in dignity, authority,
or excellence. Deficient in understanding, (pi. of saniy)
(Camels) which shed their front-teeth.
a <Li3 siny at, (pi. of sunydn) Secondaries. The most
despicable. San/yaJ (for 4-3 u sa/i(ya£), The second. Saniyatan,
In the second place, again. Saniy at, (fern, saniy) (A
she-camel) shedding the front-teeth. A fore-tooth. The decli
vity of a mountain : also the road by it, or to the summit. High
ground. An arduous, difficult undertaking or business. An ex
ception, any thing excepted. A guide, a standard-bearer.
A sunya', The head, heart, feet of a slaughtered camel.
The udders, also the part of the breast on which a camel re
clines. An exception, a thing excepted.
a sawdi-a (from c/y), Remaining, dwelling in a place.
Dying. Being buried.
a C-jly sazodb, A premium, recompense, reward. A punish
ment for evil. Any good work (as worthy of reward). A re
warder. Honey. A bee. Name of a man, who, in discharge
of a vow made by his wife, on his return from a military expe
dition, submitted to be led to Mecca with a ring through his
nose: hence the adage, <—cT* atvsa^a min Sazodb,
More obedient than Sawab. Sazozodb, One who sells garments.
A<olyi suzodbat, A flying star, a planet.
a sazedibit, (pi. of sdbitat) Fixed stars.
A suzcdj, The bleating of a sheep, or goat.
A jV ( ITI ofjjJ) Leaping, rushing upon.
A sazozodrat, The fundament of a horse.
A My su-dt, Rheum, a cold.
a t—-My sazvdkib, (pi. of 4-51: sdkibat) Bright glittering stars.
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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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