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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎314r] (632/1826)

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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Hunger, (pi. of j'awaJ), Liberal, beneficent, (pi. ofJur>-|
ajyad), Long-necked. Juzcud, (pi. of S\^=>- juicad) Liberal.
a juxoadd, (pi. of jaicdd) Liberal (men).
p &)}£*=*• judubah) The dropping or filtering of water.
p ^3y>-jazicddn (or ij\Hy>-jax£ddnah y )) A species of camphire.
A kind of pomegranate having dry seeds. A bird’s crop. The
mark in a horse’s mouth indicating his age. A species of willow.
A jaxsdat (from Being good, excellent. Benignity.
Ingenuity, intelligence, quickness of apprehension. Thirst. Ju-
do/(from Being good. Being fleet (a horse). Courage,
p jawdar) A cow. A herb growing amongst wheat,
p jawdarah) A calf. Name of a certain general.
A LJ^yr Judd) Mount Ararat in Armenia, (where the ark is
supposed to have rested).
A h\^y>-juzdbat) Bread soaked in the dripping-pan.
Yj^y>- javc-zar. In pieces, in morsels, piecemeal.
A j^y-jai<ozar) The hart. The wild ox.
A jOy>-ju-zar (or ju-zur kannds)) The wild calf.
vjavor) A bumper of wine presented to anyone. One of
the lines upon the famous cup of Jamshed. Name of an ancient
and celebrated city in Persia. bddah bajawr dad)
He plied him with wine, ba jawr khurdan.) To eat
voraciously, to have a foul appetite (as a horse).
Aj jazcr (from jy>-), Going out of the way. Missing the
mark. Giving unrighteous judgment. Tyrannizing over. In
justice, violence, iniquity, oppression, tyranny, p jy>- jazor
kardati) To injure, a Jur, Name of a city. Shcarr, Rain ac
companied by loud thunder. Strong-voiced (camel).
Aj\>~ ju-ar) Thick, heavy rain.
Yjy~ juwai') Height, summit. Above. High.
A jawrab) A shoe, a sandal. A stocking.
a tejy-jawrabat (from L-Jjy- q), Putting on socks. A sock,
p jurbuT) A partridge. A pheasant,
p &Jjy-jurapah) A small species of duck, a duckling.
v jawr-peshah) Oppressive, tyrannical. A tyrant.
A Xjy- jawarat) Tyrants, oppressors, unrighteous judges.
A jijy jawrak) A male ostrich.
p ijy jurah) Equal, in size, weight, colour, or the like.
A \y- jaxsoz (from Yjjzgawz}) A nut. The middle, centre, or
marrow of any thing. lyJ ,jy~ jawz-i buwd (or jy- jawz-i
buyah)) Nutmeg, by jyjawz-i surayya. The middle or clus
ter of the Pleiades. J-Xs- ,jy jawz-i khaniZ) An unsound nut.
CL^JAjy jawzu'r rat) A saponaceous nut. ,jy jawz-i
rumi) A walnut. \y- juiczu's sarzC) The fruit of the cy
press-tree. jy>~ jawzu "‘t tarfd) The tamarisk-nut. jy~
jawzu’t fib, A nutmeg. jy jawzu'l kay, Nux
vomica. ^J^jy-jawzu'l kawsal) The physic-nut. ,jy-
jawz-i ganduni) Sandix-gum, juniper. Barley (ear and grain).
jy jazcz-i mdsal) The thorn-apple. jy jawzuH
inaraj) The winter-cherry. ,jy hindl) Cocoa-nut.
a \jy jawza) A star, the sign Gemini. A sheep white in the
middle of the body, al jawzd) The star Orion.
x uu\\y jawzdt) (pi. o(jyjawz') Nuts,
p SuiSjy jawz-ughand) A peach stuffed with walnut-kernels,
p LlS\jy jawzdk) Sorrow, sadness. Sorrowful, sad.
A ^jyjuzdri) (pi. ofy U-ja-iY) Beams, great trees.
A y!b\jy jawzdhanj) Name of an Indian medicine,
p j jy jawz bar gumbad) (Throwing) a walnut upon a
cupola, (metaphorically) Lost labour, j>jy jawz
bar gumbad unddkhtan) To act idly, to labour in vain.
A ijy jazczat) One watering. A single nut.
p ^[^-jy Juzjdri) Name of a city in Khurasan (Persia).
Ajjy juzar or jawzar) A fawn. Jawzar) A wild ox, a stag,
p twjy jawzaghah) A cotton-pod.
A j^jy jawzak (for ^Jaijy jawz kutn), A cotton-pod.
p ajsjy jawz-girah) A coat-button.
a ^jy jazczal) A young pigeon. Poison. A youth, a boy.
Yjyjyjawz-maghz) A walnut-kernel. Any hard substance,
p ^jjy jaw-zari) Blight, mildew (as smiting the corn). Name
of certain magicians in India, who are said to bewitch people by
means of barley-corns steeped in saffron, over which certain
incantatory verses have been muttered. A Brahman (i. e. one of
the sacerdotal caste) who pours clarified butter into the fire, which
he strikes with stalks of barley (as a religious rite).
p ijy jozah (or bjy jbjah)) A chicken. A foetus. A gin.
A noose, bj ijy jozah-rubd (or U! sjy jozah-lawd)) A kite.
p yjy jawzahar) The dragon’s head and tail. The sphere
of the moon. A comet.
p ^jX\jy jawzidan. To be sad, melancholy, low-spirited.
A (Jx jy jawzinak) A dish made of nuts and sweetmeats,
p tx jy jawzinah) Sugared almonds. A kind of syrup.
y tjy jdjah-duk) The eye of a needle. A groove or
notch in the top of a spindle. The winding (of thread), ^jy
^5 djbja-i duk) A notch in the top of the spindle. (Castellus).
y Cj^y jawsdk (or ijjLy jawsak)) Adam’s apple.
A ^J^yjuwasdn (from ^y). Searching for with anxiety,
persevering in, and repeating the search. Rummaging a house
(as a thief for plunder). Catching intelligence (a spy). Going
the rounds during the night (a watchman).
v ^yjyiy jus b unit art) (in ancient Persian) To take,
p jjz xJi~:yjusufand-gir) A shepherd’s crook.
a (jyyjazasak) A lofty building, a palace. The zodiac.
rtlSL- yjawsak) A button,
p ^yyjawsati) A cuirass made of leather,
r {^Jx^y jazc-sung) Of the weight of a barley-corn,
p ^iX~>y- j a zest dan (for ^Xyy)) To adhere, to be fixed.
A ^jy- jawsh) The breast. The heart. Midnight,
p ^yjbsh) Ebullition, effervescence; agitation (of mind or
body). Heat, lust. The ring of a coat of mail. The fourteenth

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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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