'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [358v] (721/1826)
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 khushk-mazu (or khushk-muzah), A dry,
withered, or broken branch. The bark of a tree.
khushkmana^ Any thing- cold eaten after meat, by
way of moderating- the heat of the stomach.
v \x.< khushk -magfiZ) Testy, irascible. A fool,
p LSj^o khushk-maghzt, Hage, impatience. Folly.
p joli khuskh-nan, Dry bread, biscuit.
p
khushk-nanahj Bread eaten without meat,
p khushk-iiay, The asper artery, the windpipe,
p khushk-zea. Unleavened bread,
p khushkah, Boiled rice. Flour not sifted.
r khushkl, Dryness. Scarcity occasioned by drought.
Dry land. By land (in opposition to tarl, by water). Horse-
dung dried, used instead of straw as litter for horses. Dry, arid.
p khushktdan, To dry up.
A khashl (from Rejecting as worthless. Refuse,
rubbish, offal. Khashl or khashal, The dry fruit (also the stone)
of the dwarf palm. The top of a woman’s cloak ; also of her
drawers, her bracelets, and the rings or ornaments of her ancles.
Khushly Bdellium. Khashul (from Being worn (a vest.)
p khashal. Bdellium, an Arabian gum. (Buriian).
a khashm (from j*^-), Striking, hurting, or breaking
the cartilage of the nose. Khasham (from pJL-v), Having no smell
(a nose). Stinking (meat). A defective sense of smellino-.
p khishm or khashm, Anger, passion, rage, indignation,
tu, T- khishm giriftan, To become angry,
p khashm-aghil, An angry glance. A squint,
r wj. 1 ^ khishm-dlud, Tainted with anger.
^ khashm-gin, Full of rage. Angry,
p khishmin, Angry. (Burhdn-i kdti^.)
p lLS khashm-ndk, Passionate, furious, angry,
p khashmah, Travelling utensils.
p khashn, A kind of grass from which coarse garments
are made. Khishn (for khashin), A kind of falcon.
a khushn, (pi. of akhshan) Rough. Armed (le
gions). Khashin, Rough, coarse, thick. * khashi-
nu l jcinib, (A man) of rough unpolished manners.
A khashnd, Rough. Heavily armed (legion),
r Uiushndn, Happy, fortunate, prosperous.
khashn-bdrdni, The sky. A cloud.
a khushnat (from ,j^>), Being rough. Asperity,
p khashanjah, A gusset, the gore of a shift,
p khashan-khdnah, A house constructed of reeds ;
also a house the doors and windows of which are lined with furze,
which being kept continually sprinkled, a circulation of cool air is
thereby maintained within. (Burttjin-i kdtiz..)
p khushnud (for dyLJ* khushnud), Content.
P khashinsdr, (khushansdr, or JJLsJLd- khashanshdr),
A species of white-headed aquatic bird.
khashank or khushunk, A cautery.
khashang, A scar, a cautery. Bald. Baldness.
khoshnu or khashnu, Contented, pleased. See
khoshnud, Content, satisfied. Happy, pleased.
khoshnudi, Content, satisfaction. Reconciliation.
khushni, An immodest woman, a harlot.
AjZJ* khashzc or khushuvo (fromy^i-), Producing small bad
dates (a palm-tree). Khashw, A small, bad date.
p^-r>- khushu, A father or mother-in-law.
p khushieunah, Wool, spun and wound.
p khash o khash, Trifles. Chips, scraps, rubbish,
p khashud, A rake, a harrow. The pruning of young
shoots. A gardener’s ass or other beast of burden. A messen
ger of news. Khashud or khushud, A long branch ; also one
pruned of all superfluous twigs. Khushud, A mother-in-law.
A scratch with the nails.
p khushudan or khashudan, To prune a tree.
p khashur, A prophet. A messenger.
a khushu^ (from ^--Lr^), Being humble. Humbling
one’s self. Being quiet, modest. Lowering the voice, casting
down the eyes. Lying low, level, also waste (ground). Setting
(a star). Spitting out viscous saliva. Humility, submission.
a khashuf, (A man) walking fast. (A camel) travel-
ling by night. (A man) traversing a country boldly by night.
Khushuf (from t—g£.S-), Travelling by land.
v khashuk or khushuk, Spurious. A miscreant. A
blockhead. Ivhushuk, A long branch. Any thing of gold or
silver in form of a cow’s horn.
x&jyLs*. khushunat (from Being rough. Asperity,
severity. Rigidness, fierceness. Indignation, disdain.
p khashl, (Any thing) extremely white.
A khashl, Timid. Khashly, A dried herb.
A „ “ rv ‘ khashyu (fern, of khashydn), Timid (woman).
A khashyan, Timid. Khishydn (from ^l^-), Fear
ing. Fear.
A khashib, Rough-hewn. Rough, unfurbished (ar
row, or sword). Polished. Thick, hard (camel).
A khashlbat, Nature, temper.
a khashyat (from Fearing. Knowing. Ab
horring. Fear, terror, dread.
p khashljdn, Contraries. The elements,
r i khashlsh, A crowd of men. Tumult, clamour.
khashlshdr, Name of a certain aquatic bird.
khishlshah, A bird that frequents gardens in spring.
khashlsh!, A kind of garment.
khashtf, Snow. A bit of ice. (A guide) travelling
boldly in the night.
p khashin, Of the colour of ashes, of a darkish white;
of a black, white, blue, and green. A rich cerulean colour. A
falcon with a black back.
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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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