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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎300v] (605/1826)

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 jadd, A grandfather, an ancestor, a forefather. A father.
Dignity, glory (of God). Happiness, prosperity. Riches. A
pace, a step. The bank of a river. Happy, fortunate.
jadd-i sahlh, A paternal grandfather. jadd-i
fasid, A maternal grandfather. Jidd (from &>-judda)y Speak
ing truth. Endeavour, study, effort, labour, industry. Appli
cation, diligence, pains. ,<±&~jidd-i mazcfur, A great ef
fort. jidd wa kadd, Expostulation, endeavour, rj &>-
jiddo jahd kardan, To labour, strive, endeavour.
A Jo- judd, A well in a place plenteous in forage. One having
much, also little, water. Much water. An ancient well.
*a jadd (for jJo-), {iniydc^Tyajdu) He asked a gift.
a Ijo- jadd (and L jSy-jada , ) ) Common good, free to all. Uni
versal, general, widely-diffused (rain). Emolument, advantage.
r tjo- judd, Separate, distinct, divided. Apart. !jo~ Ijo-
judd judd, One by one. lJo- judd shudan, To be sepa
rated. \ss-judd kurdon. To part, divide, disunite, dissolve.
jaddd) (fern, of Jo-1 ajadd) Small-breasted (woman).
(A desert) without water. (A sheep) without milk.
a ^ljo- jiddan) Plainly, clearly. In no shape. In earnest,
seriously, attentively, eagerly, exceedingly, strongly.
a >ljo-jVrfa-a, (pi. of ^^tyjadg)) Kids.
a L—Asc^jiddb) (m of i-^Jo-) Experiencing (a season) desti
tute of provision (a camel).
A Jo-ljo-jWfl/irf, (pi. of judjud) Crickets. Wells.
a ch&o- jaddd and jVc/ad, Loppings of palm-trees. Jiddd, (pi.
of d*Si>~judud)) Fat asses. Jiddd, (in of jadda) Disputing
a point of right. Co-operating diligently with another. Judddd
(from p jlj^ guddd)) Worn garments. Intangled branches.
Ravelled threads. Dwarf trees, particularly palms.
jiddr) A wall.
A jaddrat (from j-^f*), Being worthy, proper, suit
able, befitting. Growing (herbage).
p juddrak (or ulX^A»-), Name of a certain game.
a j\±>-jadd<£) A severe year (for cattle and the like). J/-
ddi^) (m of ^ 5> -) Contention, dispute. Enmity, animosity.
Judd^ Pastures, where the herbage is burnt up.
p ij\^\ss>~juddgdnah) Separately, apart.
A jaddl) Unripe green dates. A dispute. Jiddl) (in of
^Ijcw) Debating, wrangling. A warm altercation, a violent con
test, a battle, a conflict, p £j^j>~jang o jiddl, A fierce
combat, a great slaughter. jiddl kardan, To fight.
A <LlLv>- jaddlat, Earth. Fine sandy soil,
p juddm, The elephantiasis. Leprosy. A leper,
p Ss*- juddnak, A kind of game. A beetle.
A jaddicil, (pi. of jadzaal) Brooks. Columns,
p jaddwl, Servants’ wages, salary, stipend, daily pay.
a \j\a>- jaddyd, (pi. of hj^jadlyat) The stuffing (of camels’
saddles). Clots of blood adhering to the body. Tracts of country.
A&jjk*- jaddyat or jiddyat, A doe, a roe, a gazel.
A jadd-id, (pi. of JjS>~jadud) Sheep giving little milk.
P judd-i. Separation, disunion.
P Ojo- jadb, The pith of the palm-tree.
A c-JJo -jadb (from t_->A=>-), Charging one with a fault. Jadb
or jidabb, Sterility. A severe season. Barren (place). A defect.
aI'Jo- jadbd, (fern. ofc-JJ^-' ajdab) Disastrous. Desolate.
A^JJo- jadbat, A kind of fish, a herring, a mackarel. (fern.
of L-JJo-jadb) Barren (place).
p ivy * L \— jad bajad, From father to son, in a direct line.
A aJo- jidat (from J^), Discovering, procuring, finding, re
covering (any thing lost or sought for). Being rich, having
enouo-h. Being enraged, taking occasion to quarrel with, or
chide (another). Money, wealth, opulence.
A ^Jo- jaddat, A grandmother. iS^jadda-isahihah,
A paternal grandmother. jadda-i fdsidah, A ma
ternal grandmother.
a jiddat (from A^jadda) Being new. Juddat, A streak
on the back of an ass. A way, a track, a path (especially through
mountains, of a different colour from the rest). A mode, me
thod, system. The surface of the ground. A plain wanting
water. Name of a town situated on the Red Sea, the port of
Mecca; also of a maritime tract of country where the Arabians
suppose Eve to have fallen when banished from Paradise; Adam,
according to their belief, being thrown upon the island of Ceylon.
v ijjJdo-jadtin, Painted, embroidered, (purse, or wallet).
A jadas, A tomb.
A &JA>-jadsat, The sound (of a horse’s hoof, or camel’s foot) ;
also the sound made in masticating meat.
a jadjad, A hard and level road. Judjud, An insect
which resembles a locust, or (according to some) a beetle, and
utters a shrill noise during the night; a cricket. An owl. A
well yielding plenty of water.
A isJc»-Jo- jadjadat, A solid, hard, level road.
A ^A>-jadh (from —Jk>-), Stirring up a draught, or ptisan.
A ^Ss>~jadad, Hard, even ground. Judad, (pi. of juddat)
Ways, tracks, paths. / C r ?Lj siydb-ijudad 9 Cloths (which
the weaver cuts from the loom). Name of a place. Judud,
(pl.of Jo J^-jac/Ii/) New. Pieces of cloth fresh cut from the loom.
AjSsyjadr, A wall. The bottom or foundation of a wall, also
the side. A root, principle, origin, stock. The square root (in
arithmetic). Name of a herb (growing in the sand). Jadar, A
scar (remaining on the neck of a camel or ass from the bite ol ano
ther animal). Name of a village near Damascus (famous foi
its wine). Jadir, Worthy, suitable, (pi. of SjSy-jadarat) Tu
bercles, wens. Judur, (pi. of jS^jadr and jiddr) M alls.
jadar, A four year-old camel. A messenger, envoj.
A judrd, Scabby (sheep). Judard, (pi. of jadir)
Places enclosed by walls. Worthy, suitable. Pock-marked.
r LS^j&yjudruk, A kind of game.

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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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