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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎355r] (714/1826)

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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607
Hgious habit. A remnant, a patch, a rag. khit'-
katuU htz, A menstruous cloth, p khirkuh anddkh-
tan, (met.) To confess a fault. To surrender. To be lost in
ecstacy. khirkah sukhtan, To rend in pieces,
p kharkatun, Ivy.
p ^ khirkah-poshdri) Religious mendicants, dervishes.
pJ^J khirkah-doZf A hotcher. Poor,
p kharktj A grain from which they make bread.
t kharaky A little ass. A small gelding. A species of
locust. A reptile which has the fore-legs long and the hind ones
short. The bridge of a musical instrument. A child’s go-cart.
A three-legged stool. The rack. A vine-arbour or prop. A
wine or oil-press. A reel for winding cotton upon. A chopping
or sawing-block. A glove. A handle, a hilt. A breast, a pap,
the nipple. The scab. Name of a village near Shiraz,
p kharkddah) A tent, a tabernacle.
khar-kabutar, A wood-pigeon, a queest.
p kharkubutah, A measure. A handle, hilt. The
scab. An earth, or maw-worm.
P kharak (or kharak-i) zamin, Reptiles,
p khur-kus, An idle babbler, a silly fellow.
kharkash, A shoe or slipper, worn above boots, to
keep them clean when walking. Khar-kush^ Killing an ass.
A multiped insect resembling a beetle, met with in cemeteries.
The toe of a boot. Khur-kush, Crooked. Winking, looking
amorously through half-shut eyes. Having a leeling giddiness
from intoxication. A sort of insect.
p khur-kamdn, A large bow. A machine for stringing
bows. A spring-gun set in gardens. Arduous and vain concern,
p khar-kuf, A kind of large owl.
p khargdh, A tent, a pavilion, a tabernacle. The royal
tent, court, or palace. A cottage or moveable Turkoman hut
or tent, formed by flexible poles, and covered with felt-cloth.
,*1^- khargd-i khuzr (or mind), The sky. ,*1^
ilLd tlils khargdh-i falak-ishtibdih, A pavilion high as heaven.
iU khargdh-i mdh, The halo round the moon. A mole
on the cheek. Khirgdh, A pleasant spot.
khar-gar, An insect troublesome to cattle. A halo
round the moon. Crooked.
p*^>- khargurah, A young ass, an ass’s colt.
khar-gaz or khar-giz, A large wasp, a hornet. The
leading of a culprit through the streets, mounted upon an ass.
rjt/> khar-ga&Az (or guwiz), A goad for driving cattle.
rj / y. khar-gtr (or Sjfj*-), The ona S el '> or ' vild ass ’
p ^^ khar-gosh, A hare or rabbit. Lamb’s tongue.
PuXisfU- khargoshttk, A leveret. The plant hare’s tongue.
khargah, A tent. &j\ kharga-i azrak, The
sky. »U KU- kharga-i mah, A halo round the moon.
A C j£. kharm (from Bursting (sewing). Cutting off.
Breaking the bridge of the nose. Piercing pearls or glass beads.
Deviating from the way. Kharm or khurm, The peak of a
mountain. Khuram (from Being pierced in the eai.
Khurum, (pi. of khurm) Summits of mountains.
p khurm, Vapours, exhalations. Name of an open plain.
Kharam, A defect. A dissection, amputation. A return befoie
having finished a journey. Khurrum, Cheerful, smiling, glad.
A pleasant, delightful place. Name of the tenth solar month,
also of the eighth day of every month. j khurram
o khanddn, Cheerful and laughing.
p ley*- kharmd, A groom, a horse-jockey, or stable-keeper.
Khurmd, A date. ^ Ue^>- khurmd-bun, A palm-tree, the pith,
or marrow of the palm-tree, khurmd-i abujahl,
A sort of date. khurmd-i hindi, A tamarind.
A Up- kharmd, (fern, of akhram) Having the tip of
the nose cut off, the bridge broken, lip chapt, or ear pierced.
PjUp- khar-mdr, A groom, a horse-keeper.
p^l^Up- khurmdsidn, A grove of palm-trees.
a khurm an, A lie, a falsehood.
kLcj>~ kharmat, The part of the ear which is pierced.
A ^khurmuj, A kind of blight or smut,
p khuram-ddn, A leathern purse or bag, carried by
religious fraternities at their side.
A khirmis, A dark night.
p j 2 >- khar-mast, Stupid. Obstinate. Athletic.
a kharmashat (from q) Spoiling (a book),
p Lii * y>~ khurram-fazd, The sky.
p i * kharmuk or khurmak. See khar-muhrah.
p khurram-gdh, A large tent. A green, a grass-plot.
v ijjJicjS- khar-magus, A gad fly, the ass-fly. A meat-fly.
p kharmul, A large, tasteless pear.
A khirmil, A foolish woman. A decrepit old woman.
A multitude of men.
P khirman and kharman, The harvest. Reaped corn,
grain. Flour, meal. A barn or other place where the grain is
separated from the straw. A parhelion or mock-sun. A kind
of rich cake, a plum-cake, or fritter. A candlestick, or stand
upon which they place it. khirman-i gadd, A heap
of corn gleaned. khirman-i mdh, A halo round
the moon. The sky. A mole on the cheek.
p khar-munj, A gad-fly. A paralytic. A certain colour
in a horse.
p khirman-sokhtah, Ruined. A bankrupt.
p < khirman-kob, A corn-thresher.
p kharman-gdh, A barn, a threshing-floor,
p khirman-gadd, A harvest-beggar. (BuriiAN.)
p ufy* khirman-girdy, Close-fisted, avaricious, stingy,
p khar-mdsh, A large rat.

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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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