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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎373r] (750/1826)

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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Coarse linen cloth of an open texture. khayshu'l
^amal) One who does business expeditiously.
r khesh, A sort of linen cloth. A summer garment.
A yoke. Kindred, khesh-i tnisr, Egyptian linen,
p khlsh(iwah f Land prepared for sowing.
p ^ khesh-khanuh) A kind of tent constructed of reeds,
camel’s hair, or cotton cloth.
khayshajujy Cotton-seed.
a khayshunij The nose; the cartilaginous part of it.
A promontory, the projection of a mountain.
A khays (from Being few. Small (thing) either
given or received. Khayas^ An inequality of the eyes, the one
being larger than the other.
ALa-d- khaysa, (fern, of akhyas) (A she-goat) hav
ing one horn erect, the other close to the head. Having an in
equality in the size of the eyes.
A khaysari) Little (money).
A khaysa*, Any thing separated, scattered.
A khayyiz, (A sword) made of male and female iron.
khayza^at, A helmet. A diversity of sounds. The
clashing of sw r ords. The shouts of war.
A i— khayzaf, Breaking wind in the presence of others.
A lip- khayt, A thread. A small rope. The air.
al khaytu’l as wady The black thread, i. e. the darkness of the
night, or the first appearance of twilight. al khay
tu’l abyazy The white thread, i. e. the dawn when diffused all
around. <Cjj JS kp- khaytu'r' rakabahy The spinal marrow.
J];!) khayt-i batil. The threads of vanity (i. e. an exhala
tion in warm weather, like threads of cobwebs floating in the
air ; also, rays of light, resembling threads, passing through cre
vices in window-shutters into a dark place). Khity A herd of
ostriches. A swarm of locusts. Khayaty Length of neck.
A kh/tany (pi. of khut) Limber twigs, (pi. of
kbit) Herds of ostriches.
A khaytat (from Passing quickly, and at once.
One thread. A pole, a pin, a club, (in the dialect of Hudayl)
A slender rope made of the Arabian tree salab.
A t_jLkp- khaytafy Rapid, swift-going (dromedary).
a (^kp- khaytafa'y A rapid pace.
a J^p- khaytaly A cat. A dog.
a khayta’y A herd of ostriches. A swarm of locusts.
A khayuimaty A nobody, a worthless man. Obsolete.
a khay^arut. Levity, poverty, and barrenness of mind.
a khayudy A sleeveless night-shirt. A wolf. The lamia.
a ^Jjcp- khay^alat (from jJ^p- q), Putting (upon another
person) a shirt or shift without sleeves.
a u- khayf (from c.p-), Fearing. Terror, hear. A
hill. The declivity, the lower part of a mountain. Higher
ground, whence water flows. The lower part of the breast. A
camel’s sheath. The skin of a camel’s udder. A uterine brother.
t«jLsh al khayfy A temple on the declivity of mount Mina near
Mecca. Khtfy (pi. of i-Jp- khawfy cjLi- khayfy and <*Ap-
khifat) Fears. (pi. of (—iLrU akhyaf) Wall-eyed (men or
horses). Wide-sheathed (camels). A"(from wip-). Be
ing wall-eyed (a horse). A variety in the colour of the eyes
(the one being blue and the other black). Roominess in the
sheath of a camel. Khiyafy (pi. of khawf) Fears. Khiyuf
or khuyyafy (pi. of i— kha-if) Timid, fearful.
A khayfay (fern, of <—SU£>-\ akhyaf) Wall-eyed (woman).
(A camel) having a large bag, but destitute of milk. A com
position, in which the words occur with and without diacritical
points alternately.
At lip- Khayfary A king of Mesopotamia or Ethiopia.
A jjlip- khayfuriy Locusts diversified with white, yellow, or
green. Excellent, swift (horse). A multitude of men. Name
of a mountain-herb.
A £iUp- khayfanaty A horse with long feet.
A <uLsi- khayfaty A knife. The den or haunt of a lion. Khlfat
(for iLip khiwfat) (from uJp-), Fearing. Terror, fear.
p khayfary Household utensils.
A^^ip- khayfaky Very swift (young ostrich, camel, or horse).
A woman with long small-boned legs, and taking long steps. A
prodigy. A w idely extended plain over which the vapour called
sarub is seen to float.
A .ftp- khayfan. Locusts, the locust-species.
p ^vip- khtfanjy Lint-seed. (Castellus.)
p tjjp- khiky A leathern bottle, a bag. A hide. The spoils
of animals (as their skins). (Casteelus.)
P khikchah (dim. of clip- khik), A small bag of Rus
sia leather, holding about 20 English pints of water, which the
Persian cavalry tie under the horse’s belly, or hang at his side,
p <d£p- khaykalah, Name of an herb,
p khtg-dby A leathern water-bottle,
p Jp- khayl, A body of men, a troop of cavalry. Followers,
dependants. Contention, tumult, mob. khayl-i
<.araby An encampment, tribe, or body of Arabs. Khil, Snot.
a Jp- khayl (from Jp-), Imagining, thinking. Supposing,
entertaining a vain notion. Being proud. Halting, limping.
Eating frequently of rue. Proud, self-important. Assafcetida.
Rue. Horses. Horsemen. Thick, squat (camels, or horses).
A black stallion. A horse-bridle. A lord, a possessor. A mili
tary standard. A hillock. Not disposed for love, unmarried.
Liberal. Beyond suspicion, of an excellent disposition. A hand
some man. Weak in mind and body. Attentive. A good
steward or administrator. A winding-sheet. Khtl (from tip)?
Imagining, supposing. Being proud. Assafoetida. Rue. (pi.
of ^Jpi-1 akhyal) Persons who have many moles on the face.
pLc>- khaylliy The elegant walk of a lovely woman.
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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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