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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎338r] (680/1826)

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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573
ointless arrows,
camels,
my.
ing colocynths.
nen) possessed of
'ied men.
s for camels con*
>1(1 and wind,
ir (with the sove*
Dignity,
injr.
O
ig (a bow) very
axthorn.
;pt back,
rom Re-
wing or walking,
hitter gourds (a
pring. Limping
1 udder). Hazil
msiness; desiring
are delivered out
i Check-
f an angry man.
aisurely.
hort arrows.
>tSj suckers,
at.
without a point,
fizzeat or huzicut
[uiring influence,
nes, portions,
tunate. Happy,
lists at a race,
ed with dignity,
izayyat, (dim. ot
3 -fold or stable,
ds from the cold,
vetous, worthless
dace in paradise.
,injr or carrying
beard and mus-
while neglected,
head). Making
smooth (the face) by pulling out the hairs. Shaving. Rubbing.
Covering with a garment. Falling in love. Eagerly desiring.
Urging one (necessary business). Making a noise (the feet in
walking); (a bird) when flying or chirping; (a beast of bur
then) when travelling; (a serpent) when creeping or hissing;
the belly; the rustling of trees, and the like. A weaver’s in
strument. The bow of a saddle.
A lL>- hafa (from ^ft5>-), Being barefoot. Having a worn
hoof (a horse), or sore feet from walking (a man).
*a Ur*- hafa-a, (fut. [issT yahfa-u) He threw prostrate.
A hqfa-a, The Egyptian papyrus. The root of the pa
pyrus fresh and esculent. Hifa-a (from ^yb>-), Going barefoot,
(ill of (^yb*-) Disputing, contending.
A ilb>- hufat, (pi. of haft) Barefoot.
a huffds, A kind of hissing, harmless snake.
A Jlib«“ hqffdd. One who makes great haste.
A ijlb» hafdrat, A kind of fish resembling a dart.
A £tflib*- hufdsat, A collection.
A. ^ £ \as>- hufdzij. Fleshy. Swag-bellied.
A hifdz (from kb*-), Preserving. Keeping in custody.
Fixing the eyes on, looking attentively at. Being bashful, mo
dest. Disdaining. (pi. of biU-An/z) ^ omman ^ ers
garrisons, protectors. Rememberers. Learned in the Kur’an.
A <Llslb>- hifdzat, Custody, care. Memory. (Gladwin.)
a uJlb*- hifdf(from haffa), Making smooth (the face)
by plucking out the hairs (a woman). The side (of any thing).
A curling lock. Hair in general. A troop.
A hufdlat) Worthless (man or thing).
a huff an, (A vessel) filled to the brim. A young ostrich
or camel. A household, domestics.
A Sjlb>- hafdwut and hifdwat (from ^b>-), Wishing well to,
favouring. Enquiring minutely into another’s condition. Urg
ing, asking with importunity. Great veneration.
AajUs^ hafdyat also hifuyat (from ^>-), Being barefoot.
Having a worn hoof (a horse), or a sore foot (a man).
A^,*lb»- hafd-ir, (pi. of haflrat) Graves. Ditches.
a haffat, A weaver’s beam.
A haft (from L^b-), Destroying. Pounding.
pu-
A cL
haft shudan, To be dried. (Castellus.)
hafis (hifs or hafisat), The rough tripe.
A Ab- hafd (and Jjb hafaddn) (from Ab), Making haste
(a servant). Going fast (an ostrich or a camel).
A^Ab hafadat, (pi. of AiU- hdffd) Companions; attendants,
servants. Nephews. Family, progeny.
A jjJjb hafadlas, Melancholy, gloominess.
a^ b- hafr (from yb), Digging (a well). Hollowing out.
Engraving a stone. Descending in digging. Becoming hollow
and decayed (a tooth, the enamel having been worn aw r ay).
Making lean. Rottenness of the teeth or gums, r Jj 2 />-
J&b! hafr-i bi-ri ikhtildl kardan, To dig a pit in ano
ther’s way, to injure him. Ilifr, Name of an herb, llafar,
A ditch. Any place hollowed out. (from ^b) Being hollow
(the teeth). Hufar, (pi. of ^b hufrat) Ditches.
A Sj£s>- hufrat, A ditch, pit. A grave,
akhtat istuhu'l hufrat, He missed the mark.
a Afb hafrad, A pearl-bead, or other gem. Name of a plant.
p ^c^-b- hafrakl, Grim, ugly, deformed.
Ajb hafs (from jb), Pushing, shoving forward, driving
up behind. Repelling. Following. Piercing (with a speai).
Hafizz, Guilty of excess, committing enormities.
A hafs (from (j*b-), Eating, devouring.
A Jhss>- hafsh (from ^/b), Flowing or running from all
quarters. Going at full speed (a horse). Following one an
other (horses). Conveying water (a spout). Milking. Ilifsh,
A small house or closet. A little box. The case for a spindle.
A ^^sb hafs (from ^^b), Collecting, gathering. A leathern
sack with which they draw earth out of wells. A lion’s whelp.
a ibb>- Hafsat, Name of one of the wives of Muhammad.
<UAb umm-i hafsat, A hen.
a bab Hafsiyat, Name of a Muhammadan sect.
A j^/sib hafz (from ^bb), Twisting, bending. Throwing
away. Hafaz, Household furniture; or a camel carrying it.
A ^bb hifztf (_Ub hifzdj also ^b hufdzij), Fleshy.
Flagging-bellied, loose and pendulous.
a b^b hafzajat (from Q ) ? Growing fat.
a lib hafiza, (fut. labsT j/a/»/a^) He preserved.
A lib hifz (from bb), Preserving, guarding. Committing
to memory. Custody. Memory. / laA>- hifz-i niarutib,
Observance of etiquette, attention to the rank of persons ad
dressed. ^”0 \lab- hifzan min aydi ’« nds, For the
sake of guarding (him) from the hands of men.
a blab hifzat, Zeal (especially in defence). Anger, warmth.
Hafazat, Guards, garrisons, keepers. Observers, inspectors,
watchmen. Angels (as inspecting the actions of men).
a bb hafaf, Poverty, penury. A margin, the brink, and
edge. A trace or vestige.
a Jb hafl (from Jb), Being assembled (people). Pour
ing forth rain (the sky). Polishing, making bright. Turning
the mind to. Shedding tears copiously (the eye). An assem
bly, a council, a congregation. Studious, diligent.
a bib hajlat. All, the whole of. Study, diligence. Hufat
(from <Jb-), Being assembled (people). A synod, a council, a
general assembly. Hafalat, Studious, diligent (in business).
a hafallaj, Bow-legged.
A ^Jb- hajlak or hafallak, Enervated, foolish.
a hafn (from Taking up with both hands (meal
or sand). hafana lahu hafnatan, He gaNe him
a little, a handful. Hufan, (pi. of bb hufnat) Ditches.

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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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