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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎319v] (643/1826)

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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beggars who walk the street at night, as the class called Naksh-
baudl. A present to soothsayers,
p 4^1 charakeh, Because that.
p chara-gah (or A meadow, a pasture,
p charu-gar^ Any grazing animal. Alone,single.
char am) A meadow, a pasture; a field for grazing,
p^l^ charamin, A meadow, a field for grazing. Forage,
p charun, (A beast) grazing. Grazers,
p ckarandan, To graze. (Castellus.)
p charanduh, Shepherds. (Castellus.)
p charantdan. To cause to graze, to lead to pasture,
p charayindah, Grazing. A grazier,
p chard-i) Price paid for pasturage, agistment,
p chardyiduri) (for chardh-gdh) A pasture,
p charb, Fat, greasy. Corpulent. Viscous, glutinous.
Thick, grumous. Smooth. Conquering, overcoming. Pre
vailing. A kind of water. jUj charb-pahlu, Fat. A
man from whom one gains profit and advantage.
charb-dasty One who has a nice hand at any work; expert, dex
terous. Wise, intelligent. charb-zabdn oc£
charb-gOy One who hath a smooth tongue to persuade, wheedle,
or deceive. Agreeable, conversable, entertaining. Eloquent.
charb kardaily To anoint, rub, make supple and sleek.
i ’y il charb-akhury A cratch full of fodder; affluence.
churbdity A collar. A triangular gusset sewed under
the arm-pit. A scabbard.
pl ! b churb-bdld (or kdmat). Tall, handsome.
charb tary Better, excelling, preponderating,
p charb-rudy The fat upon the entrails. (Castellus.)
p charb-zabdnly Persuasion, flattery,
p charbishy Fat, liquid fat of broth. A neigh, a whinny,
p ^ L—Jj^charbsluriny Delicious,savoury,relishing food.
charb-ghizdy Dainties, viands.
p charbaky Calumny. A thin cake or wafer fried in
oil and given away at funeral obsequies. Cream. Thin paper
for tracing drawings. Churbaky A plausible lie. Slander, evil
surmise. Sarcasm. A laughing-stock. Shame. An enigma,
p charb-nizdi'y Fat and lean (meat). (Castellus.)
Py^-s- charbuy Fat. F'atness. Glue, starch.
p <~rir>- charb o khushk, (met.) Good and bad. More
or less. Liberality and avarice. Liberal and churlish.
p charbahy Thin paper used for tracing writing or draw
ing. Fatness. Cream. A spinning-wheel. A lathe.
p Fat, grease. Suet. Mildness, softness. Rec
titude. Facility, ease. Success, prosperity, charbi
kardariy To do any thing slowly or remissly. To make haste,
to despatch business. To anoint.
vj\A y>- charbl-dar. Fat, fleshy, sleek, or pursy,
p y>- charbldan. To prevail, be victorious. To abound.
vjjy>- charpuz ) Strong, powerful, overcoming. Deceitful,
p y>- chirapnahy A fire-steel. )
vjyy>- charpuzy Useless. Stupid. Mean, miserly. Wicked,
p d3y>- chariah (or chardah). Colour, hue. Skin.
p y>-y>~ chirchiry Wild mustard-seed.
P teyy- chirchahy A kind of thistle of which camels areTond.
p charkhy(s^$\ chakra) The celestial globe, the sphere.
Fortune, chance. Circular motion. Every thing revolving in
an orbit, as a wheel, or a wheeled carriage, a pulley, a watch-
wheel, mill-wheel, water-wheel, or spinning-wheel; a reel, the
wheel of a turner, cutler, or other artificer. A mill; an oil or
wine-press. The circular dance of the Muhammadan dervishes.
A cupola, or dome. A cart. A cross-bow. A bow in a very
tense state. The collar of a garment. A shirt. A white falcon.
A whetstone. A hyena. Name of a city in Khurasan,
-51 chark-i «s7r, The aethereal sphere, or that of the moon.
(Synonymous to which are akhzar, G reen, Lyj tarsd-
jdmahy Christian’s garb, (HW suft-libdsy Sufi’s dress,
gandand-gutty Leek-colour.) churkh-i
atlasy The crystalline sphere where the Muhammadans imagine
the throne of God is fixed. (Also, ^-^1 akbary Greatest, yy
barln, Uppermost, ^ nuhurn y Ninth.) charkh-i
chamburi (,yi*d ddldbt and mudarvzcar). The celestial
sphere. chark-i datewdr, The revolving heaven.
Changeable fortune.. charkh-i zann-kasah.
The fourth heaven, i. e. the solar sphere. j
charkh-i sang-dil. The first and fourth sphere, i. e. those of
the moon and sun. <Llx yy>- charkh-i ghallahy A corn-cart.
y- charkh-i falaky The passion-flower.
charkh-i kabud (or L--* mtnd)y The azure sky. jLs
charkh-i kinah-sdz sitam-kdr or J'&z- ghadddr)y For
tune, preparing misfortune, i. e. unhappy fate,
charkh-i mukawzsasy The celestial orb. The Zodiac.
pjLvil yyy charkh-unddzy An archer.
p CS—tjycharkh-i rtsaky Name of a noisy chirping insect.
v yyy charkh-zariy A spinner. A dancer. A traveller.
Pj^ charkh-sdzy Moving in, forming a circle. ’ Circular,
p charkhushty A wine, oil, or other press.
p charkhalahy Succory; also its flower. A thistle.
p charkhahy A wheel of any kind. A reel. A circular
shield. A whirlwind. Heaven, the sphere. A gin for catching
animals. Weak, languid. An Arabian thorn or thistle. A
nag, a jade, a garran. charkhah zadan. To spin.
P J^ charkhah-tiry An axle-tree.
p ijj charkhah-zatiy A spinner.
p yyy c harkhiy Spherical. Celestial. Voluble. A globe.
A spinning-wheel. A kind of fire-works, a catharine-wheel.
A dumb-waiter. A pulley. Soaring in a circle. A machine for
separating cotton from the seed. A silken vest. Satin. A privy*

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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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