'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [342r] (688/1826)
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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Leathern bottles without hair (for keeping butter and honey in).
11 am at (from Becoming rotten (a nut).
himhim, Very black. Humhum, Borage. A bramble.
a-Ucsl^ hamhamat (from Q ), Neighing (as a horse
when he sees his fodder).
A £*=>- hamd (from 4 X 40 -), Praising. Praise.
+J>\ hamd-i hamid-i akram, Praise (to God) worthy of praise.
aJJ U'llahi'l hamd, (ad) al hamdu Wllah), Praised
be God (to which they sometimes add C-Jj rahbVl
■Jilamtn, Lord of the universe). aJJ hamdan tillah, By
the grace or favour of God.
p hamdun (or hamdun), Membrum virile.
a sXis>~ hamadat, The crackling sound of fire. Humadat, A
fulsome unblushing flatterer.
A adXiJ*- hamdalat (from q), Pronouncing the formula
adl al hamdu IV llah, Praise be to God.
p ajjjkAJ>- hamdunah or hamidunah, An ape, a baboon.
A j^>- hamr (fromParing (the inside of a thong), and
making it supple with grease. Skinning (a sheep). Shaving
(the head). Excoriation. hamru'l arz, The earth
worm. Humr, (pi. of ahmar) Red. New things, (pi.
ofjUc- hundr) Asses. Hamar (from Stinking from eat
ing too much barley (the mouth of a horse). Bursting (with
rage). Humor, Tamarinds. Bitumen of Judea, (pi. of ^A>-
humrat) Reds. Humor or hummar, A small red-headed bird.
Humttr, (pi. ofjUr*- himdr) Asses. Himirr, Violent rain.
\\j*G»-hamrd, (fem. ofj*>\ ahmar) Red. New. Recent.
Barbarians (as distinct from Arabians). A barren season.
\ ULiV^G^ humurdt, (pi. of hummar and humor) Birds
resembling sparrows, (pi. ofjLk»-/i?/w«r) Asses.
a hamr an, (pi. of^t^d ahmar) Red. New.
a XjAg*- humrat, Redness. Pestilential carbuncle. Erysipelas.
a SJjAg>- himridat, The slime of a cistern.
a <LijAG>- himrakat, Wool.
a hamz, Acrimony, bitterness of taste.
A ijA-z*- hamzat, The herb rocket. Name of a brave man,
cousin to Muhammad, whose wonderful exploits are celebrated
in the book called hJag>- hamzah-ndmah.
xjAG>- hamzah, Barley-broth, or any thing similar.
A Hamziyat, Name of a Muhammadan sect.
A Hums, Name of the tribes Kuraysh and Kananat
(from their constancy in religion). Jlamis, Strong. Haul.
a J^AG^ hamsh, Slender-shanked. Hamash (from
Havinof slender legs.
A himshat, Anger, indignation.
A < Hams, Name of a famous town in Syria (Emessa).
Himmas and himmis, A kind of small puise, vetchlings.
A hamz (from u^), Being acid. Feeding on a salt,
bitter plant (a camel). A salt, bitter plant. Thick oxygal, a
preparation of sour cream.
AtLiAs*- hamzat, Desire, appetite. Name of a family.
A ^jAaJiag*- humuzmuz. The herb stork-bill.
A hamuziyat, Camels feeding on bitter herbs.
A ^jg^gag^- hamziz, Wild sorreL
A \gag>- hamt (from )oag>~), Peeling. Squeezing.
A himtdt, A canker-worm.
a xJaAG*- hamtarat (frorn^x*^. <j), Filling {a leathern bottle).
Bending (a bow).
a hamtal. The colocynth or bitter purging apple.
A iu^GAG*. hamtalat (from J.!x4>»-q), Gathering colocynths.
a \gl±gag>- humtut (or hamatit), The canker-worm.
A humk (from (Jag*-), Being foolish. Humk or humukj,
Foolishness, inadvertency. humk zca ghabdwat,
Folly and stupidity, (pi. of uhmak)Yoo\s. Hamik, A fool.
hamkd, The insipid herb (beet), (fern, of
ahmak) Foolish. Humakd, (y>\. of J^ag^ hamik) Blockheads.
A hamka', (pi. of (jag- hamik) Fools.
A lLXas- hamak, Lice, nits. A minute thing.
*A hamala, (fut. <jAGxryuhmilu) He bare (the load).
a hand (from Being pregnant (a w r oman). Bear-
ing fruit {a tree). ^fTaml or hind. Fruit borne in the womb, or
on a tree. ( Ja^>~ hand kardan, To impose a burthen, to
load. To impute, ascribe, accuse. i^ag>~ rsaz^~i
haml kardan, To lay down a load. To be delivered of a child.
Toconceive,become pregnant, a Hind
(from J^-), Lifting, taking up a burden on the head or back.
Sustaining. Bearing patiently. Ascribing, affirming of ano
ther. A load. Baggage. //«/««?, A full-grown lamb. The sign
Aries. jjLJ UsdniVl hamal, Lamb’s tongue (an herb).
A hinddj, The bellows of a goldsmith.
A hinddk, The inner part of the eye-lash which they
anoint with collyrium. The white of the eye.
A humldn, (pi. of hamal) Full-grown lambs.
a <LUo- hamlat (from Making an assault. An attack.
An assailant. Hamalat, (phot ^c\s*~ hdmil) Carriers, bearers.
hamlajat (from q), Twisting firm (a rope).
A hamldkat (from ^ag>- q), Looking stedfastly, staring.
A homily, Categorical.
A humam, Coals, ashes. Fuel.
A Iaa^ hamamat, Coal.
A hamndn, The smaller species of tike.
A hamzo (from »'A 2 w), Being hot (day, or furnace). Being
angry. Heat. Hamu, A husband’s or wife’s father or brother.
Human), The venom of a scorpion.
a lZJ\jAg>- hamawdt, (pi. of ±\az>- ham at) Mothers-in-law. The
calves of the legs.
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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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- 'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:845v, 845ar:845av, 846r:909v, back-i
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- Richardson, Sir John, 9th Baronet
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