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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎345r] (694/1826)

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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ceiving (a mare). Leaping on horseback. Departing from an
agreement. Interposing, coining between (two thino-s).
A h 11 -™!") A- change,
p xy>- Haze ah. Eve. (Castellus.)
a tjy Hawwa') (heb. mil) Eve, the first woman.
kh hazzlyat) An intestine, or the fat adhering to it. A
quilted cloth put over a camel’s bunch, to prevent the load from '
hurting it. A receptacle for water formed in a soft species of
stone and surrounded by earth and stones. Rotundity.
r hawtj) Things transported from place to place. Pot
herbs, seasonings. A sweet cake.
a \ 2 £?jS>- huzcayja) Necessity, want. A call of nature. Hope,
wish. Scruple, doubt.
p hazcijt) Sweetmeats.
a /i«zc7/’(and haw~irat)) A reply.
A^p~ huzeayzU) A treasure, a deposit.
A hazotl) Any thing longed for, desired.
a p- hazullt) A house, dwelling, habitation. The districts
attached to, and in the vicinity of, the capital of a province.
A hayy (from i_£p~)) Collecting, comprehending, em
bracing, occupying, (from ^p-), Blushing, being ashamed.
Living. Being lively, healthful. Alive. An animal. A ser
pent. Shamefaced, modest, bashful. A family, part of a tribe.
The middle of a village. L p- hayyu'l ^alant) Houseleek.
hayy fulari) Such an one. -CJpj 1' hayy la yamut f
Ever-living, eternal. L pQuicksilver.
j hayy zoa k ay yum. Living and immortal (epithets of the
Supreme Being). //«?/_?/«, Come hither! approach!
A Ip- hay a. Rain. A plentiful year.
A ilp- hayd-a (from ^p-), Blushing. Shame. Vulva, uterus.
A Lip- hiyubut (from ^p-), Sinning. A family, domestics.
A hayut (from L iving. Life. Life-time. A
porch, p ijlj‘ / CJlp- hayat-i tazah, New life, (used to express
recovery from severe illness, or the pleasure derived from meet
ing a friend). hayat-bakhsh) Giving life.
A C^lp- hayy at) (pi. of ip- hayyat) Serpents.
A jlp- hiyad) (in of pp) Turning aside, deviating. u?Ap-
^ Ips The branch of the British Government of India with responsibility for managing political relations between British-ruled India and its surrounding states, and by extension the Gulf, during the period 1937-47. - hidi hayddi) Make way !
pjta Ip- hayd-ddr') Modest.
a jlp- hay dr sham bar. Cassia fistularis.
a ^lp- haydrt) (pi. of hayrun) Astonished.
a i tip-(from Jp-), Collecting, gathering. Accu
mulating. Driving gently. Urging onward.
a hiyds (frompp-), Sewing together; joining close.
Being close at the angles (eyes), (inofpsp-) Laying snares.
A Lalp^ hiyds at (from pp)> Binding. A girdle. Pam.
A iplp hiyaZ) (pi. of [jef - hazez), Large resen oils.
A Lllp hiydtat (from Ip-), Surrounding. Keeping, pre
serving. Watching. Drawing in. An enclosure in which corn
is kept. A vineyard surrounded by a wall.
p ablp hiydtah) Space within the walls of towns, not allowed
to be built upon, lest it might endanger the defence of the place.
a jlp- hiydk) (in of ^^p) Envying. Hating.
a tiAp hiydk) The act of weaving. Hayyak, A weaver.
a Lilp hiydkat (from L-£p)j Weaving. Basil royal.
A (Jlp— hiydl (from (Jp-), Not conceiving (camels or mares)
though covered. Shifting a saddle. A young she-camel. Op
posite, contrary. (pi. of (JjIs— hd-il) Camels not conceiving
the first year. Iliydla (or (Jlp^ bi hiydli)) Near.
a ^jlp hiydri) (in of ^jp) Naming a certain time.
a p— hayyat) A serpent. An earth-worm. A maw-worm.
Name of a constellation called the Serpent.
a ^lip- hitdri) (pi. of C^p- hut) Large fishes.
a ci-— haystt) (huysu or Ipp haysumd) W here. W here-
soever, to whatever place (you go I will follow).
ild' hayS) Whither ? To whatever place, ei-wxr? bi hays. So
that. ^-o min hays. Whence? From whatever place.
Seeing that, because, haysa baysa. Severally,
p ^^p huysi) Where. (Castellus.)
a pp— haysiyat) Ubiquity, universality (in science). Ca
pacity, ability, merit. A conditional proposition. Examination,
pip arbdb-i haysiyat) Contemplative, scientific,
ppsp>- hayjuT) (in the dialect of Gilan) A frog.
A Jjp hay jad) Blind man’s buff.
A ip huyd (from ip), Turning aside from. A projection
from the side of a mountain. A knot upon the horn of an ibex
or mountain-goat. Hiyad) (pi. of £ip- haydat) Such knots.
a LjI Juj- hiddsat) (pi. of LSils-) Recent events. Misfortunes.
A jj!ip hayddii) Gravel (thrown about by a horse).
a haydat (from ip-), Turning aside from. A knot in
the horn of the mountain-goat.
haydur (or haydarat)) A lion. Proper name,
^^jip Haydar ^aliy) Name of the first sultan of Mysore,
p jb I tip— Haydar-dbdd) Name of a city in the Dak’han.
A Jjip haydazedti) A ring-dove, a wood-pigeon.
A S'i.ip haydudat (from ip), Turning aside from.
A ip hay add 1 ) (An ass) that startles at his own shadow.
A -p hayr (from ^p-), Being astonished, confounded, dis
turbed. Being dazzled (the sight). Being driven to and fro.
A fold for cattle, ^rP h a y r bayr) Perturbation, irresolution.
A (j^p hayrdri) Astonished, confounded, confused, bewil
dered, amazed. Fatigued. Hirdti) Stupor, astonishment, (pi.
of^j Is-/«a-7r), Places into which waters flow. (pi. of huzedr).
Young sucking camels.
A ei^/p hayrdni) Astonishment, perturbation.
A i^p— hayrat (from ^p), Being astonished, confounded.
Being dazzled (eyes). Wandering, straying. Hirat, Stupor,
perturbation, amazement. Name of a city in Mesopotamia.
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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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