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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎378r] (760/1826)

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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in the sea. Dubr or dubar, The back. The backside. The
conclusion (of an affair). J ^ min dubr, In the rear, behind.
(Jh- 1 fdtku’l ^abdi ^an dubri, The manumission of a
servant after the death of his master. Dabar (from Being
galled (backs of cattle). Flight in battle. Warbles, ulcers on
the saddle-part of a horse’s back. Dabir, Hurt in the back.
Dubur, (pi. of J dubarut) Ulcers on the back of a horse.
a dabardn (or ad' dabardn), A mansion of the
moon, i. e. The hyades or five stars in Taurus, particularly the
brightest, commonly called Aldebaran, or the Bull’s eye.
A XjJJ dabrat, One part of a field. The latter part. Adverse
fortune. Dibrat, The coast opposite to Mecca. Dabarat,
Flight in battle. A sore on a horse’s back. A camel’s side,
p dabarah, Unripe corn cut for cattle.
A dabariy, dubrly, or duburiy, Posterior. Coming too
late (as advice or recollection after opportunity is past).
A dabariyan also duburlyan, After the proper time.
After the death of any one. Preposterously.
pJjJ dabz, Thick. (Hunter.)
Au»J Jdabs, Any thing black. A multitude of men.
dabs kardan, To pacify, to quiet. A Dibs or dibis, Honey
made by bees or flowing from dates. Must boiled with sweet
herbs. A multitude of men. Clouds threatening rain,
p dabistdn or dibistdn, A school (for writing),
p dabistdni, A student at a writing-school.
A J dubs a' or dubsly, A very black bird with a melodious
voice, a wood-pigeon. A queest.
a ^ J dabsh, An unbarking, a peeling, a consuming, an eat-
ing up. Dabash, The meaner household utensils.
A dabas (from ^s-O), Growing fat (a sheep).
a w-'J dabgh (from wO), Tanning (a hide). Dibgh (also
dibghat), Any thing with which hides are tanned.
A dibk, Misletoe. Birdlime. Dabak (from JP-.'), Ad
hering firmly. Name of a town in Egypt.
a dabakiy, The cloth of Dabak in Egypt.
a dabkal, One who has a thick and equal skin.
umm-i dabkal, The hyena.
a LLG J dabkalat (from q), Driving (sheep) ogether.
A JjJ dabl (from Jj-'), Dunging (land). Dressing, improv
ing, correcting (any thing). Driving together or into a heap.
Making up (meat) into balls. Striking (one) repeatedly with a
stick. The plague, the pestilential bubo. A brook, a nil.
Dibl, A calamity, ruin. Bereavement. Dubl, A young or little
ass. Dubai or dubul,( V \. of ^dublat)kdversxi:ms. Abscesses.
Large mouthsful. Dubul, (pi. of J dabil) Trees called Ui
ghazd, growing in abundance.
aILj dablat or dublat, A calamity, adversity. An unpost-
hume (especially internal). Dublat, A large globular mouthful,
or any thing of that shape, as gums, or confections.
p dublah. Sug-ared almonds.
A dablis, A finger-ring worn by the Moorish women.
A dibn, A sheep-fold.
dibin, Birdlime.
A J dubnat, A large mouthful.
vteyld dubnukah, Hair flowing down the shoulders. A fringe
or border hanging from the shoulder.
dabub (from C--JJ dabba), Creeping, crawling in.
Going slow (cattle), especially from corpulency. Any thing fat.
One who secretly injures by detraction. Streaming blood, flow
ing suddenly after a wound. A deep cavern.
pj^JwO dubuddr, A kind of juniper-tree.
A dabuz or dubbuz (from p JjJ do pud), Cloth of a
double warp, of different colours.
AyyJt) dabur, The west wind (which blows generally towards
night). The zephyr. Dn&wr (from^-O), Being behind. Turn
ing the back. Elapsing (day or night). Being bent backwards
(the ears of a camel). Writing (a book). Waxing old (man).
Following. Veering to the west (wind). Passing through the
mark (an arrow). Relating (a saying or a fact) of any one
after his decease, (pi. of^.'J dabr) Swarms of bees or hornets,
(pi. of^-O dibr) The latter parts of things.
p (j-y-'J dabus, The lowest class of the people. A club or a
mace with an iron head used by cavalry. A sceptre. A ward
robe for the apparel which a bride takes to her husband. A
place in a boat or ship; the cuddy. Name of a small city be
tween Samarkand and Bukhara.
A dabus, The choicest of dates preserved with butter.
Dabbus, An iron mace.
p dabus-tir,A.n iron arrow with a large round head.
p dabusuk, Mallows.
p <Ljy.'J dabusah, A certain part of a ship, the cuddy.
A dab ugh, (Rain) softening the earth.
A JyJJ dabbuk, A sport, a play, a game.
aISjJJ dabTikd, Misletoe. Birdlime. Human excrement.
A Liy-O dabbukat, Plaited, braided locks.
p aJjy.O dabukah, A bag-pipe.
p ^yjJ dabuki, Hart’s tongue. The herb turnsole.
A JyJJ dabul, (A woman) bereaved of her son. A misfor
tune, a calamity. Dubul (from J^), Dressing, correcting
(a thing). Dunging (land). Driving together into a heap.
Beating repeatedly with a stick. Oppressing (calamity). Being
fat. (pi. of J-O dabl) Brooks, (pi. of JjJ dibl) Calamities.
A & J dabah, A sandy place.
p<UJ dabah, The rupture. Ruptured. Dabbah or dubbah,
A leathern vessel (for wine). A phial. (See dabbat.)
y dabba-i burin jin, A copper vessel. An hour-glass.
A daba', A slow pace. Small locusts before their wings
grow. (JLc mdlu ka'tTdabd, Much wealth, many cattle

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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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