'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [302r] (608/1826)
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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herds carry provisions. The scrotum. The skin of a camel’s
udder. That space in a well between the brink and the water,
r jurab, Water.
v jarubuh, A sock.
a t\j>- jar a-at (from Being bold, courageous.
A jur-ut. Boldness, bravery, valour. Rashness.
A jarujib (orjurajir'), Large, fat (camels).
A^U^^rs- Jarajirnat, Name of a people in Mesopotamia.
A jarajiyat^ A species of the eagle.
a jirah, (pi. of jirahat') Wounds.
a j^jarrah, A surgeon.
A jirahat, A wound. The pus of a sore.
A jurrahlij) Surgical, chirurgical.
a jar ad) A locust. Men. jurddu'l bahr,
(The sea-locust), a shrimp.
A jaradat) One locust. Any thing chipped, scraped or
planed off from another. A chip. Jurddat) A slice of a gourd.
A Jarddatdni) Name of two musicians.
a Jj jarddik) (pi. of jar
dak
System of postal communication used in Moghul India and later by the East India Company.
at) Cheesecakes.
jirdt') (pi.of ijS^jarrat) Water-pots, (in ofy^-jV/rra),
Vexing, annoying. Delaying, putting off (any one).
\J\jS^-jarrdr) Drawing any thing to, with, or after one. (An
army) numerous, and loaded with incumbrances. A brave sol
dier. A seller of water-pots or buckets. A beggar.
uiskar-i jarraV) A numerous and warlike army. yj\£J**S£. / J\j 5>-
jarrdr-i ^aduw-shtkdr f Victorious soldiers. j\j\i j
jarrdr-i kuchah o bazar) A beggar in the streets and markets.
A jurrdrat) A numerous, encumbered army. A scorpion
of a small species with a heavy tail, which he drags after him.
p jarrdrah) A large species of deadly scorpion found in
Ahwaz. A ringlet of hair.
a jar drib) (pi. of jirdb) Leathern bags (in
which travellers carry their provisions). Those spaces or areas
in wells from the mouth to the surface of the water.
xj\j>- jaraZ) Barren (land). Eating well. jJ zujaraZ)
Hard and thick. Ji/roz, Sharp (sword). Voracious (camel).
p jardsag) A kind of noisy grasshopper.
jardsiyd) (K/^acrof) A cherry.
k<LL\jS^ jura shat) Coarse particles of any thing pounded.
a jurdslyat) Lusty (man). A hard, strong camel.
a jurdzim^ A glutton, a gormandizer.
a < i'j^-jurdf or jirdf) A large measure for dry goods. Jurdf)
(A flood) sweeping every thing before it. One who thrusts the
hand into any thing, especially a dish, and devours greedily. A
glutton. Lecherous. Cheerful, sprightly.
x\a\jS>- jurdjiZ) Thick, large-bodied.
a \Jkd\js>- jurdfish) Having large sides.
a jurdjiZ) Injurious to health, noxious, noisome.
a jurdkut) Lean. U md uilayhi jura-
kutu lahmin,) He has almost no flesh upon his bones.
A (^ mini) jardikU) On thy account.
a jurdm and^Vram, The gathering of dates. Dates (es
pecially dry ones). Jirdni) (pi. of jarim) Gathered dates.
Date-stones. Jurrdni) (pi. of jdrim) Gatherers of dates.
A bo\j>- jurdmat) Dates which fall when being gathered.
A jurdmiZ) Injurious to the health, unwholesome.
A jardmikat) A kind of thorn. Name of a tribe.
xjj-ihjS^ jardmiZ) (pi. jurmuz) The feet of a beast.
Human bodies. akhazahu bijardmtzihi) He took all.
A jardri) PassionaU^ Jirdiri) The fore or curved part of
the neck of a camel or horse; uItT' Name of a certain poet.
p jardinghdr ) The right hand side, the second line of
the right wing of an army.
A jurdhini) A large-bodied robust camel.
A jardhiyat) A high-toned voice. Noise, clamour.
A £d \j^~ jar ay at) A course. Bloom, female beauty. Jirdyat)
A fixed stipend, a current salary. Youthfulness.
A jurd-id) (pi. of X&.'jS^jarldat) Books, volumes.
a jard-ir, (pi. of jar trot) Faults, cjimes, sins.
a jurd-izy Fat, capacious (person).
x jurd-izat) Fat (sheep).
A miri) jarrd-ikU) On your account, for your sake.
a jard-ini) (pi. of jarlmat) Crimes.
jard-im-i sdbikah) Past offences, wati'ljard-im, A
magistrate, a police-officer.
p jarb) A conqueror, a superior. Fat, oily, greasy.
A species of water. j^~\ jurb-i akltar. The filth of the
stable, i. e. A revelling in plenty. jurb o khushk.
Fat and dry. Good and bad. More or less. jarb
kardari) To anoint. Jirb) An acre of land; hence
hazdr jirb) Thousand-acres, i. e. the royal gardens at Ispahan.
A jurb) (pi. ofu-^-1 ajrab) Scabby. Jurb and jurub)
(pi. of jirdb) Wallets. Insides of wells. Jarab) The scab,
p jurab) A woodcock, a quail. The heath-cock.
x\is>-jarbd) (fern.) Scabby. Heaven. Barren (ground).
A trr Jarbd) Name of a village in Syria. Name of a plant.
A jurban ) (pi. of jar'ib) Certain corn-measures,
(from p girtbdn)) The collar of a garment. The gore.
Jurrubdn, The sheath, the scabbard of a sword.
a <b ' jirbat) A sown-field. Jarabbat) A body of strong men.
A herd of asses.
xyj>- jurbuZ) (from y y>j* gurbuz) Arch, sly; a deceiver,
p jurbuk) A kind, civil, obliging word,
p CJ\+is>- jarab-ndk) (a ajrab) Scabby, mangy.
p jarbU)Ya\.. Glue. Fatness.
Xj£j>- jurbuZ) Blite, a certain plant.
a y.yr jarb a j (pi. of ajrab) Scabby, mangy.
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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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