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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎369r] (742/1826)

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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A7t’«/?, Wishing prosperity, benevolent, kind. &\jk* kh'ah
ma kk’ah) Willing or no. Certainly, positively, at all events.
j kh > ah o na kh'uh) Nolens volens, against the in
clination. Khuzcah, Longed for. Diligent, studious. Content.
♦ p kli’ahan, Willing, desiring. Petitioners.
v kh'ahanldan, To wish. To ask. To cause to
petition. To cause to wish, will, or want.
. p kh’ahar, A sister. kh'ahar-i padar. An
aunt, a father’s sister, kh'dhar-i shoy, The hus
band’s sister. jjLe kh'dhar-i mddar) A maternal aunt.
kh'dhardii) Sisters. Wuhardn-i
suhayl, Two stars called by the Arabs Jut-: ukhtd suhayl.
p b£i\y>-jtthys* kh’uhar-kh'dndah) An adopted sister,
r bS\j kh'uhar+zddah) A sister’s son, a nephew,
p kh'dhish) Will, wish, divine inclination. Petition.
Riches. kh'dhish-t ilaht. The divine will.
p JjfcLri- kh'dhil) khuhil) or khuzcdhil) Crooked, curved. A
shoemaker’s strap with which he binds the last to his knee; also
the piece of wood upon which it is bound.
p kh'dhandah) He who asks, wills, wants, or wishes,
p kh'dhah) A petition. Desire, intention,
p kh'dhidari) To petition, intercede. To will, want.
v ^y>- kb’ay, Taste, flavour. Pleasure, delight.
A khazcayat (from Falling (a house). Seizing,
carrying off. Large within (man). Swift, light (horse).
♦ A khaicb (from c_J*^-), Being reduced to poverty.
p khub, Good. Beautiful, elegant, pleasant, graceful,
lovely, amiable, charming, excellent, or gracious. Beautifully,
excellently. Firm, strong, ^hub-
surat o pdk-sirat, With an elegant form and pure mind.
p khub ■‘dr. Convenient, and inconvenient. Carrying any
thing to be eaten. Provisions transported from place to place,
p khd bdiz kardan, To leave off a habit,
p (jbp- khubdn, (plur.) The fair sex. The good.
r tjbp- khubdnl, Fried apricots.
*.p khdbdnidan, To oppress, to beat down.
pjljT khub-dzcdz, Having a charming voice.
khazcbat, Ground without rain (between fields that
have rain); likewise without herbage; barren. Hunger,
p khubtar, More good, better. More beautiful,
p khubtar in, The best,
p uyj* khub-rd-ihah, With a pleasant scent,
p khub-rd, Having a lovely face,
p khub-rdydn, (plnr*) The fair,
p khubkaldn, Name of a seed ofa cooling quality,
p khubl, Goodness, excellence. Beauty,
p khupkhin, A mummy,
p y AJy~ khd-pazir, Accustomed to.
p kh'aplah, Foolish, ignorant.
A khuut (from <A^), Pouncing upon his prey (ft
falcon). Making a shrill clear noise. Breaking a promise. Be
ing diminished, failing (provisions). Seizing, carrying off.
Growingold. Driving, impelling, pursuing.
a khavota^ A skilful guide. A leveret.
a Ijjp- khawtal, Elegant, graceful, witty, jocose.
A CDy>- khazoas (from LiJjrS-), Having a flabby, pendulous
belly. Being filled, satiated.
A ly- khaicsd, Swag-bellied (woman). A tender virgin,
p khazcj, A bird’s crest. A flight of birds. Khdj (khuj,
or khdchah), A cock’s comb.
p khdj art dan, To be oppressed with grief or care.
P r-y- AAocA, The comb or crest of any bird. Cock’s-comb
(a flower). The tuft of a helmet. The peak of a house. The
sash of a turban. A red silk neckcloth. A rocking-horse.
P khdchidan, To see badly from any infirmity in the
eyes. To water, to be hard, dry, and hot (the eyes).
A khazckh, A peach. >\a\\ £y The water-willow.
A *\s>-y- khazskhd-a, (fern. ZS^s-y, pi. Foolish.
p ^y khdkh akra^, Indian leaf. (Gladwin.)
a iz-y khazzkhat, A window', a sky-light, a little window or
wicket in a great gate. An open space between tw r o houses.
vyy khazckhazs, (in ancient Persian) Rite, custom. A
sword. Power, strength. A branch. A bricklayer’s scaffold.
a Ay khazcd, (pi. Ay khud) A beautiful young girl.
vAykhud, A helmet, ^y Ay khud-i khurdch (also
b»y khurdh), A cock’s comb. The anemone, Kh’ud, Self.
Himself, herself, itself. But. ^j\J\ Ay kh'ud-drdy, Pride,
arrogance, a display of one’s own merits. AyTAy kh'ud ba-
kh'nd, Of himself, spontaneously. Ay kh'ud ba dazclut,
You, your worship. Sir. kh^ud-bln, Seeing himself,
i. e. Proud, self-conceited, yj Ay kh’ud-blnt, Arrogance,
presumption. Lii— Ay>- kh'ud-jiarast, A worshipper or ad
mirer of himself. L5 ^-^ ^y kh'ud-parasti, Self-conceit. Ay
A±~J kh'ud-pasand, Self-approved, vain, conceited. Ay
kk’ud-pasandi. Self-complacency. *y kh'ud-pird-1,
Ostentation. U Ay kh'ud-sand, A boaster. An egotist. Ay
y kh'ud-khd, Uneducated, undisciplined. Capricious. Ay
kh'ud-'kh'dh,. Selfish. j\A Ay kh'ud-ddr, Content. Pa
tient. Master of one’s self. csSj Ay kh'ud-rdiy, A fantastical
capricious humourist, Ay kh'ud-rukhsati, Leaving a
service of one’s own accord, in which case it is customary to
deduct something from wages. (Hunter.) Ay kh'ud’
rustah, Wild, spontaneous. ^SdjAy kh'ud-rang, Preserving
the natural colour, unchanged; also yellowish colour. Ay
kh'ud-rd, With her own face, i. e. unpainted, adorned only with
native beauty. Spontaneous, without culture (a wild plant).
Ay kh'ud rdy, Ill-disciplined. Spontaneous growth.
kh'ud-sild-i, Self-applause, vain boasting, y Ay- kh'ud-
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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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