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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎320v] (645/1826)

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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t chizmah, A boot, either the outer part or the lining.
r chizwat', The scum of melted fat.
p chazah f The inside (of any thing). A tent,
p chvj (or chujah)^ The waist-band ot the drawers,
r chus f Wind that escapes without noise,
p chis-aiiy How ? In what manner ?
p chaspan. Causing to adhere to. Coherent, attached.
Viscous, slimy. Meet, suitable. A kind of upper garment.
p^juL^s- chaspandan (or =-), To fasten, to glue,
p . chaspindahy A sticker : adhesive. A snail.
^ chasptdagi, Adhesion, attachment, affection.
chasptdatiy To adhere, to stick. To incline, to have
a propensity to unite. To turn. To be turned, converted. To
be dashed together. To be affixed to the ground. To be dwarf
ish. To become double. To understand. To spit out. To
sow, to be sown. To glue, to join, to adapt, to fasten one thing
to another. To fit. To preserve, retain.
p a chaspidahy Joined, glued, cemented, attached ; in
clined, addicted to, fond of, liking. Turned. Sown. Fitting.
p chusty Quick, brisk, active, fleet. Ingenious. Fit,
suiting. Narrow, tight. Strong. Elegant, beautiful. Accumu
lation, a heaping up. A kind of laced shoe.
p chastely Tripe. The straight gut, the rectum. Chustdy
Tight, sitting well (as clothes).
r chistdiiy An enigma, a riddle.
p —s>- chust chdldk. Active, alert, fleet.
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p^y; —chustany To be accumulated, heaped together,
p chastahy Harmony, harmonious sound. The skin of
a horse’s fundament. Chustahy The ventricle of a kid, rennet.
p chustly Agility, alertness, activity, velocity, fleetness.
p chasniy Meaning, signification (Buihun-i kdti^).
p chasangy A mark on the forehead. Clay.
p chashy Taste thou, (in comp.) Tasting, partaking of
the flavour: as^^Ls^ namak-chash, Salted, (for chashtn)
The eye. Chushy A word used for making (an ass) stand still.
p chi'sh asty What ails him ?
p chashdniy An eye-salve made from a black grain.
p chashdtiy A mace of iron, silver, or gold. A passage.
p chashantdatiy To cause to taste.
chashbary A large corn-sack.
chashpar chashpatl, also chashfatl).
The mark of a foot, particularly that of a wild beast,
p Chishty Name of a place,
p fcJLs>- chashtahy A taste, a whet. Breakfast.
P r^~ rT chashkhaniy A remedy for sore eyes.
p chashdy A festival observed on new-year’s day.
p chash-zakhy (An abbreviation of ^ chash
zakhtn) A misfortune attributed to witchcraft or an evil eye.
p chashishy Taste, a tasting. A frog, a paddock.
m-
vyuLs- chashfar, The heel. The track of w ild beasts,
p chishk, Abounding, overflowing. Prevailing over.
vJjLs* chash-gar, A taster. Frumenty, flummery,
p ^Lj>- chashm, The eye. Hope. An amulet or charm (par-
ticularly of holy writ) against fascination or enchantment. The
individual himself (as ^ ^(tyn in Arabic). A cup. A sword-
belt worn obliquely over the shoulder. An eye-salve composed
from a black seed pulverized, J c_->T chashmrd db dddy
He gave his eyes w ater, i. e. He made them clear or to see well.
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chashm aghiltdatty To dart a side-glance.
chushm-anddz shudanyTo disregard, overlook, be un
mindful of. Jo chashm-i bad. An evil eye. jjJ
chashm-ibaddur. Avaunt malicious glances! chashmd
ba rah. Expectation. s\ chashm bar rah ddshtariy
To be looking out for, to be impatient for. ^JoX^ ^cj j
chashm bar zamin afgandan. To cast the eyes on the ground. To
blush. To worship. JJo chashm-i bulbul. Name of a
certain stuff. < '\ ^ chashm-i bl db. Shamelessness, ef
frontery. jU-J chashm-i bimdr. An eye that looks half-
closed (from modesty; an epithet of beauty).
chashmash parid. His eyes twinkled or winked.
chashm-ipushty The anus, chashm-pdsh shudan.
To wink, to connive at. chashm-i khurds, (Cock's
eye) an herb. W ine. chashm-i khun-dlud.
Eyes tinged with blood, fiery eyes, murderous looks,
chashm ddshtariy To conceive, to hope. To expect. r I o observe,
to contemplate. Jjj chashm-i rdz. The sun.
chashm rasidan. To be affected by an evil eye, bewitched,
^,JkA' chashm-roshan shudatiyTo be rejoiced. jjJJ
chashm zadan. To wink. To make a signal with the eye. To
regard with a malignant eye. To keep awake. To fear. To
muse, to cogitate. To blush. The twinkling of an eye.
chashm-zakhrny A fatal misfortune, in consequence of witch
craft. A mishap. Diseased eyes. qij chushm-zani
kardariy To impede, obstruct, or confine. /<»■*.»• chashm-i
sazan. The eye of a needle, (met.) Narrowness,
chashm siydih kardan. To covet, hanker after.
chashm-i sayl-zan, A tear-shedding eye. c ^ as ^ m ~ l
shab. The moon and stars. chashm-i shab-paymd,
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An eye measuring the night-watches, chashm shudan.
To become plain, open, manifest. chashm-i ghazal,
A bumper of wine. \j£ > j* chashm-i frangl. Spectacles.
chashm kardan. To wound with malignant eyes. To
wink. chashm-i gdzo. Ox-eye (a plant). Aihli ,
chashm
chashm-i gdizcunuh, A large open eye.
garm /cardan. To take little sleep, chashm namu-
dan. To reprove, to reprehend. c ^ as ^ m 0
gush shudan. To be all eye and ear, to give strict attention to.

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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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