'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [340v] (685/1826)
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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p halall, Fresh. Legitimate. Lawfulness. Freedom.
bahalalt dadan, To give in marriage,
p haldm, A lamb.
A hullunij Cattle of the smallest kind. A kid taken from
the mother’s womb.
A halldmatj A sort of fish. The tike (an insect).
p hulan, A lamb newly dropt.
a kalian. Paying. Hulldn, A kid taken from the belly
of its dam. Small cattle. An animal fit to be offered in sacri
fice. The Lybian lizard. A kid which, with its ear slit, and
consecrated by certain words, w r as wont to be eaten by the Pagan
Arabs, although it died of itself.
a haldvat (from Being sw r eet. Pleasing. Sweet
ness. p haldwat-bakhsh, Sweetening, giving sweet
ness. A Hulazcat, The middle of the hind-head.
A hulawa'y Middle of the hind-head. A certain plant.
A hald-iby (pi. of halub). Animals which are
milked, (pi. of halbat) Race-horses brought from dif
ferent stables.
a hala-il, (pi. of haUlat) W ives.
halaba, (fut. yahlubu oryahlibu) lie milked.
A halb or hulb (from Squatting on the hams.
Flocking together. Ilalab, A milking. New milk. Aleppo in
Syria. halabu’l ^anakidy Wine. //z7a&, A milk
ing. A milk-pail. ilw/Mi, (pi. of Animals which
are milked. I lullaby A milky plant of which hinds are fond.
A halbdbaty {halababut or halabdt), A milk-camel.
A halbaty Horses assembled for running races. A race
course. Ilulbaty Fenugreek. Gross darkness, llalabaty (p\. of
c.-JU- halib) Milkers. Hulubat, Food made of dates and fenu
greek, given to women in labour. Hallabaty Lactarian herbs,
of which goats are fond.
A hilbid, A dwarf camel.
a hulabiduty A large sheep.
a halbasy A nobleman. A gallant brave man. A lion.
Addicted, affixed.
A halb as at (from q), Going away.
a 4 hulabitaty A hundred or more camels. One, or two
hundred sheep.
r halibldb or hilibldb. Ivy.
A hulbuby Very black (hair). Halabuby (Uy-W hala-
butd or halba’), A milch-camel.
a halablyy Native of Aleppo. HullabJy, A leathern
bottle seasoned with the plant hullabat.
a halblby A species of hermodactyls.
a hillat (from halla) Coming to the place of sacri
fice (a victim). A loose upper garment. A girdle. A compa
ny of persons. Ilullaty A cloak, (for 4-L&- khullat). Friendship.
A halt (from Shaving (the head). Sorting
(wool). Paying (a debt). Giving. Whipping.
A hiltlty Assafcetida.
a halsaby A miser. A proper name.
halj (from Carding wool or cotton. Travelling
during the night. Rolling paste in an orbicular form. Proceed
ing step by step. Running w ith extended wings (a cock).
halj at , An interval, distance.
haljazy Covetous, a miser.
halj am at y (from q), Twisting.
a<LLs!°“ halhalat (from q). Moving (men) from their
place. Unloosing.
p hal-ddriy A collection for marriage licences; licences.
AjA». hah (from^l=»-), Stripping bark off (a tree). Taking
the hair off (a skin). Hillizy Short. Covetous.
a halazun, A snail. A sea-shell. A horn-beetle.
AfjAs*- kalis, A strong brave man. Covetous. II Us or hilat,
Dorsers put under saddles to save the camels’ backs. ^
umm-i hihy A she-ass. <w-' hilsu baytihiy One who does
not move from his house.
a hilsaty{\)\. of hils) Camels’ saddle-cloths.
a hilsam. An avaricious man.
aLI^- halt (from lai-:*-). Swearing. Contending obstinately.
] Being angry. Being quick, hasty (in any business).
A half and half (from i«_il»-), Swearing. HUfy A
compact, confederacy. Faith in keeping agreements. A re
ligious observer of compacts. Confederates of a certain tribe.
a UI>- half a (or halaf). Name of a water-plant. II u-
lafdy (pi. of l_ half) Associates, confederates, friends.
a (jails’- hilafsy A fleshy six-year old camel.
A hulfuky Any place for resting against.
A (jd»- hallc (from (J^s>-)j Shaving (the head). Shearing (a
goat). Hurting one in the throat. The wind-pipe, the throat.
Hilky The royal signet. Much wealth. Halak (from
Going round, surrounding. Twisting hard (a rope). Having
an excoriated penis (a horse or an ass). Coition, llalaky ha-
liky or hilaky (pi. of halkat) Rings. Circles, llulaky (pi.
of hdlik) Udders teeming with milk.
a halak at , (pi. of halkat) Rings.
A hulkdny Dates half-ripe.
a<uL»- halkat (or halkah), A ring, a hoop, a circle. A
bracelet; the ring or knocker of a door; the link of a coat of
mail. A kind of fireworks. An assembly, a circle of friends.
p ^ halka-i db-guny The sky. halkah
bar dar zadany halkah bar sinddn zadan, or
jjjj <UiLv. halkah zadan). To knock at the door.
halkah ba gosh (also halkah dar gbsh)y Having a
ring in the ear (which formerly distinguished a slave). A ser-
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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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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.
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