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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎328r] (660/1826)

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 ‘Vf 2 *- hababat) Any thing pleasing, agreeable. Hibabat^
(pi. of c.—o- hubb) Jars.
A <U»- habbat^ One berry, one grain, one seed. A small piece
of money, an obolus. A particle, part. 'Ls>- habbatu's 'sum,
A clove of garlick. Ls- habbutu ’/ halwah, Aniseed. 'Lsi'
1^1 al habbatu 'l khazru, Juniper-berries. <*- 0 . habba
tu's'' saw da, Coriander-seed. <L»>- hubbatu'l ghamdm,
almuzn or^ alkurr,) Hailstones. <Ls- habbatu'l
kalb, r I'he heart’s core. Heart’s blood. Original sin.
jdbiri'bn-i habbat, Bread. Hubbat, Love. A grape-stone.
A habtar, Short of body or stature.
A habtakat, Mental anguish from avarice or care.
A habtak, Little. Full of flesh.
A habtal, Small and bare of flesh.
A t-J habis, A serpent with his train cut off.
3f<A habaja, (fut. yahbiju) He appeared on a sudden.
A habj (from Appeari^ suddenly. Approaching.
Striking with a stick. Ilabaj (from Appearing. Being
inflated from eating of certain plants (camels). Ilabij, A camel
thus swollen, (from Breaking wind.
A habjar (hibjar and hubdjir), Thick.
A habja', (fern, of habij) A she-camel swollen from
feeding on the plants ^ ir f a j a nd zauit.
A c— hibhdb, Short, mean, or deformed.
A c_^ 2 £Tb»~ habhab, Small, slender. A slow flux of water,
bility. Heat of fire. The driving of camels.
A O excellent! brave! how charming!
habbazd tdli^, O what luck !
♦A j-s>- habara, (fut.^ssr; yahburu) He did handsomely.
A j-s-habr (from habr), Being handsome. Beautifying.
Doing good, acting beneficently. Making much of. Making
glad. Being glad. Joy, gladness, cheerfulness. A Jewish
doctor. ///6r, A learned teacher, a doctor. A Jewish scribe.
Ink. Beautiful, adorned. A vestige, sign, trace, lineament,
form, colour. Joy. Yellowness of teeth. Hibar, oi
hibarat) Striped stuffs of Yaman. Hibir, (pi. of hibirat)
Y ellow concretions on the teeth. Hibirr, Name of a city.
A 1 ^^=- Habr an, Name of a small town in Yaman.
hyj+s- hubarbar or hibirbar, A thing, any thing.
A habrat (from Making glad, delighting. Hiba-
rat, A striped Arabian stuff. Hibirat, Yellowness of the teeth.
A hubruj, A kind of water-bird.
A hibrash, Very malevolent.
A habarkas, A small camel, or ram.
A habarkash, A small camel.
A yiij-o- habarkas, A dwarf. A small camel.
a habarkdt (fern, of habarka'), The female tike.
a habarkal, Blubber-lipped.
a habarka', Men ruined or perishing. The tike (an
De-
insect). Clouds piled on clouds. Sands heaped up with a broad
basis. Weak in the feet, small-bodied and long-backed. Thick.
A habramat, A preserve made from pomegranates.
A ^ j+£>- Habrun, The valley, and also the river Hebron.
jfeA habasa, (fut. ^jys^yahbisu) He confined, shut up.
A habs (from j^-o-), Retaining; detention, imprison
ment. Bequeathing to pious uses (prohibiting alienation). A
prison. Imprisoned. A mound, a dike, or dam, for confining
water. Stoutness. A high mountain. \j^J\ habs-i asdrd,
The imprisonment of captives. habs-i bawl, A stran
gury. habsu 'n 'nafas, Suffocation, p
habs-i dam, Retention of the breath, which some fakirs do for a
very long time. An asthma. habs kardan, To ar
rest, to put in prison. A Ilibs, A mound for confining water (for
the use of men or cattle). A pond, a reservoir, a tank. Bed
clothes. Hubs, Any thing whatever dedicated to pious uses.
a habsat, The best camels kept at home. Hubs at, Sup
pression (of breath). Silence. Imprisonment, durance. Self-
imposed restraint. A legacy bequeathed to pious uses.
A IIabash (or Habashat),An Abyssinian. Ethiopia.
A Habshan (pi. of [JA*s>- Habash), Ethiopians.
AtUl-.s*- Habashat, Ethiopia. Southern Arabia. A rabble, a
mixture of different tribes and nations.
p Ilabashi, An Ethiopian. Ethiopic. A bondservant.
A habzor habaz (from Moving, beating (as an
artery). Trembling and twanging (as a bow-string). Falling
into the hands of the archer (an arrow, when shooting carelessly
or unskilfully). Being exhausted (water in a well). Failing,
not happening according to wish. Hubaz, Name of a plant.
A lio-(from k-^*-), Being done in vain or without re
ward (work), being lost. Rankling (a wound). Swelling, be
ing constipated from too much food (cattle).
a habatiktik, Noise (particularly that of a horse gal
loping over stones).
A habtiy, Belonging to the Arabian tribe of
A-- 4 J Habtdt bani Tambn.
\ JLsk- habak, Pennyroyal. Basil. Mint, ha-
baku 'l bakar, Camomile. (J^>- habaku 't 'turunjdn.
Bam
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habaku't 'timsdh, Water-mint.
habak-i khurusani, Sorrel, habaku 'r'rd^i,
Mugwort. £yL^\(J*>-habaku'sh' shuyukh, Mastic,
habak-i sakrt, Sweet basil. habaku'l fll, Marjoram.
y habak-i karanfult (or karmdni), Sweet basil.
UJ1 habaku'l md, Water-mint. , 0 ^- habak-i nabti,
Basil. Habik (from <_£•■=*“), Breaking wind. Hibikk, Long.
A hubukbuk, Sweet basil (a plant found in Yaman).
A yy*- habkarrat and habkurrat, Hail.
;j< A habaka, (fut. yuhbiku) He wove the cloth.
A lLJLs*- habk (from uL£k>-), Weaving well (a garment).
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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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