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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎332v] (669/1826)

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 hirhj Pudendum mulieris.
harada, (fut. ‘^=<1 yuhridu) He proposed.
a fcard (from c^), Intending, proposing. Hindering,
keeping back. Intention. Impediment. Hir'd) A camel s stable.
Harad (from Being angry, enraged. Indignation, anger.
hardd, (fem. of ^ ahrad) (A she-camel) having
the tendon of the fore-foot relaxed.
a JOp- harddn, Angry, enraged, furious.
A c-Jjy?- hardab) Nightshade.
\hdjS>~ hardabat) Lightness, agility.
a hardamat. Obstinacy, stubbornness, pertinacity.
a hurdiy, A reed.
a ^ jp- harzuri) The land-crocodile, the male Lybian lizard.
a Si z>- harurat. Heat or sourness (of victuals).
a haruriyat) Liberty, frankness.
a ; j>~ haraZ) Rough ground. Polished nuts, used by children
at play. HirZ) Custody, guard. A fortification, a garrison-town,
a castle. Any place of refuge. An amulet or charm against
fascination or enchantment, hirzu z'zcihr ^ The spine.
a Sjj>- harazat) An excellent thing worthy of being preserved.
a harzakat (from Jj^ q), Shutting up, confining.
a <L<\jS>- harzamat (from Cursing, tilling.
a harS) An age. Hirs, Guardianship, custody, protec
tion. HaraS) The king’s guards. Name of a plant.
a harasly. One life-guard man.
a harsh (from Hunting the crocodile. Scratch
ing. Springing up (enmity). A sign, vestige. JIarash (from
^Jy5»-), Being rough-skinned.
a lip- harshd, Rough (coin). Unbesmeared (scab). Sting
tailed (scorpion). Name of a plant.
a t-i-lp- harshaf, Scales of fish. Silver studs (upon armour
and the like). An artichoke. A thistle. A small ostrich.
a ILLy>- harshafat, Rough and hard ground.
A ^^-1 harshun, A thistle or bramble sticking to a sheep.
a jjcp*- bars (from ^^r^), Splitting, or tearing. A fissure.
Hirs (from Desiring eagerly. Avidity, avarice, ambition.
a hirs an ^ (p hirsdnah), Greedily, eagerly. .
a <Lay>- harisat) A blow on the head breaking only the skin.
a harz (from Drawing all the milk. Insti
gating, exciting. Corrupting, destroying (one’s self). Hurz and
huruZ) The herb alkali or its ashes, with which they wash clothes.
Haraz (from j^p-), Being at the point of death (from love
or sickness). Being worn down by incessant anxiety. Being
cowardly, slothful. Going unarmed to battle. Longing, faint
ing through desire. The edge of a garment. Wicked (man).
Blasphemous (language). Lean (camel). A certain worthless
plant. Haraz or hariz. Unsound, vitiated, depraved, in body,
mind, or principles. Sick. Lean (from love or grief). At the
point of death. Sluggish, tired, jaded. Unable to rise. Un
armed. A coward. One from whom nothing is hoped or feared.
Haraz) (pi.ofthe above). Hiraz, (pl.of<lip- hirzat), Lean (men).
A hurzdin, (pi. of haraz) Weak, and unarmed.
A<lip^ hirzat) Lean (man). Hurzat, One who throws dice
for others, but is afraid to play himself. Harazat, (pi. of
haraz) At the point of death. Hamzat, A market for alkali.
* a harafa, (fut. yahrufu) He changed (it).
P i_Jp>- harf, A word. A noise made by the mouth in con
tempt. Spittle, saliva. Disgrace, blemish. A channel, a flux
of water, harf zadan, To speak, converse, j uJp»
harfo hikayat. Conversation. Disputation, doubting.
A uJp>- harf (from ^-J/^), Changing, inverting, turning (as
a coat). Writing diagonally. Providing for (a family). Gain
ing. Trafficking. A letter of the alphabet, a character. A
particle (as an adverb, preposition, conjunction, or interjection).
A lecture, reading. A side, extremity, margin, or border. A
part, the summit of a mountain, a promontory. The edge (of a
sword). A crooked pen. A lean camel. A way, mode, man
ner. ^ <— harfu 1 1 istidrdk, Adversative particle.
J-c- y .\ t-jp- harfu ’/ istiftdh. Inchoative particle. 4—ip-
harfu'l istifhdm (or Jl^ su-dl). Particle of interroga
tion. <_Jp- harfu'l istinsd. Particle of exception. uJp-
harfu'l isti-ndf (or As^\ ibtidd-a). Inchoative par-
tide. harfu'liftirdk) Particle of disjunction. uJp-
harfu'l tjdb) Particle of affirmation or assent. uJp-
sJ>\A\harfu't'ta-ktd) Particle of injunction or emphasis. uJp-
harfu' V tabtjd, Particle of removal.
harfu' V tahkik. Particle of affirmation, —ip- harfu'f
tahziZ) Particle forexciting the attention. u-ip- har
fu' V takhsis, Particle of identity or specification.
harfu' V tarajji. Particle of hoping. harfu t
tardid) Particle of disjunction. harfu't tashbih,
Particle of similitude, ^Sj^- harfu't tashkik. Par
ticle of doubt. harfu'V ta^rif (or Xip< ma^rifat).
The definite article. 4—ip*“ harfu' V ta^lil) Particle of
cause or reason. ‘-pp“ harfu' V tafrik) Particle of se
paration. 4 -Jp^ harfu' V tafzll, Particle of comparison.
t_Jp- harfu' V takrlb. Particle of drawing nigh unto,
u-ip- harfu' V tamylz, Particle of discrimination.
harfu' V tanfis. The particle of breathing-time, tpp
jtLAh harfu' V tanktr, The indeterminate article.
harfu'V tazpakku^) Particle of expectation. l —Ir* - harfu l
jizd) Particle of consequence. tr 5 *' harfu'l hdl, 1 article
of the present. 4—ip" harfu'l hasr, Particle of rtstric
tion. iplksjl (—ip- harfu'l khitdb) Particle of address.
harfu'd' du^d. Particle of invocation. harfu
’rad^) Particle of reproach or indignation. ^ >ar f
zd-id) Expletive particle. l— s j = p ~ harfu' z'zajr, Part
of reprimand. , 4 —ip>- harf-i sdkin, A quiescent consona

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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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