'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [380r] (764/1826)
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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strength. 1 dokhtar-i (iftab, Red wine. C/b
dokhtar-ipak-akhtar (or dokhtar-ipdki-
zah-jawhar), Daughter of a happy planet, i.e. a lady of family,
a nobleman’s daughter, jj dokhtar-i raz^ Wine. A grape.
j^jjj dokhtar-i rozgdr, Misfortune.
p dokhtar-zan, A daughter-in-law.
i* dokhtarak, A little girl. An orphan, or girl edu
cated by others than her parents. A lathe for turning boxes.
p dokhtarah (or dokhtari'). Virginity. A seal,
p dokhturinah (or dokhtinah), A young girl
of a marriageable age.
p L^sO dokht-zay, A woman bearing only girls.
p^y^-J dukhtan^ To sew. To gain. To milk.
p dokhtandar^ A daughter-in-law.
p jliLsr*'J dokhchakddj A scurfy head. Bald-headed. Dokh-
chukdd (orjlCst^J dbkhchakdr)^ A man of great integrity.
dakhakh, Blackness.
a dakhdakhj Name of an insect.
dakhddr (or dakhrar) (p takht-dar),
A cloth (white or black) with which they covered the throne of
the old kinors of Persia.
Pj'a>-J dukhddr, A dirty white garment.
A <*-'JoO dakhdabat or dikhdibat. Firm in flesh.
a dakhdakh (or dukhdukh), A word imposing
silence, with a mixture of contempt. Dtikhdukh, A dwarf.
A dakhdakhat (from q), Humbling. Tiring.
Restraining, prohibiting, averting. Taking short, quick steps.
A ihJo-J dakhdarat (from jJo-J q), Putting on (an ear-ring).
dakhar (fromy>~J), Being little, vile, pitiful.
a J
dak
System of postal communication used in Moghul India and later by the East India Company.
liras) One who is penetrating, knowing.
A dakhrasat (from q), Declaring openly. ‘
A dikhrls, The gore of a shift, or any piece put in to
enlarge a garment.
Api-J
dak
System of postal communication used in Moghul India and later by the East India Company.
/iZ) Hard and strong. Coition.
a dakhs, The sticking of any thing into the ground. A
corpulent man. A wolf’s cub. Dakhas (from Having
a swelling about the root of the hoof (a horse). A distemper
affecting the hoofs of cattle. Dukhas, A dolphin,
p dukh-sar, A bald head. A scabby head.
a dakhsam and dukhsum, Thick, short, black.
A J dakhsh, A dolphin. Dakhash, The being fleshy,
p dakhish, Commerce, contract, bargain. The com
mencement (of any business). Gloomy, dark.
p dakhsh am, An ancient commercial connexion.
a dakhsham, Thick, corpulent.
a J dukhshum (or dukhshun), Thick, corpulent.
a dakhs (from Being full of fat (a girl).
A J dakhz, Dung (of wild beasts or boys).
*a ^jzi-Adakhala, (fut. yadkhulu) He entered the house.
p dakhl, A festoon. Any thing coming to hand, gotten*
—.jjcs. J dakhl o kharch, Receipt and disbursement. Dakhal
also dakhil, Any thing lost by one, falling into another’s hands.
Green corn cut for cattle. Returns, profit.
A dakhl (from Jo-J), Entering. Intruding (as a
stranger). Being familiar. Overtaking a traveller (night).
Corrupting, disgracing. Making lean ; rendering insane. Doubt,
suspicion. Intrusion, interference. Molestation, disturbance.
Opposition, hindrance. The interior part. Return, profit, ad
vantage (from trade). Dikhl, Mind, intention. Custom, mode,
institute. Dakhal (from Labouring under any intrinsic
defect (the body, the mind, or business). Corrupting, disgracing.
Deceiving. A certain kind of disease. A tree with thick entangled
branches. Vice, failing. Fraud, trick. A proselyte. One who is
reckoned amongst those to whom he does not belong, p
dakhl kardan, To take possession of. j
dakhl o dust-dardzi kardan, To enter and to seize by violence.
A Dukhlchal, The secret intentions of the mind. Thick, compact
in body. Herbage growing at the roots of trees. The best fea
thers. Name of an earth-coloured bird.
A dukhald, (pi. of
dak
System of postal communication used in Moghul India and later by the East India Company.
hi l) Intimate friends.
AdS^-J dakhlat, The interior, or best part (of anything).
The mind, intention. Dakhlat or dukhlat, Law, rule, regula
tion. A mixture of several colours into one. Dukhlat,
A secret. Dukhkhalat, Firmness of flesh,
p dakhl-dun, A money-till.
a dakhlal or dakhlul. The interior of anything. The
concealed thoughts of the heart. Law, rule, canon. Dikhlil,
Fat or flesh lying within flesh. Dikhlil or dukhlul, Intimate,
familiar. Sincere, affectionate. DwAA/wJ, Name of a small bird,
p J dakhm, A coffin. A tomb.
A dakhm (from >ri-J), Pushing away violently. Coition,
p dakhm as, Name of a weight.
a dakhmarat (from q), Filling (a leathern bottle).
Covering, veiling, hiding.
A J dakhmasat (from J q) , Keeping one’s thoughts
to one’s self, not allowing any one to know them. Fraud.
a dakhmalat (from Rolling on the ground,
p dakhmah, A coffin. A tomb. A circular stone-build
ing on the top of which the fire-worshippers lay the bodies of
their dead. A substance resembling lights which protrudes from
a camel’s mouth when in heat. (Burhdn-i kdti^.)
A dakhn (from Smoking, sending forth smoke.
Dukhn, The grain millet. Dakhan (from Sending forth
a great smoke (a fire of green wood). Being smoked (victuals).
Being smoky, tending to black. Being evil (the disposition).
Malignity of temper. Hatred, a secret grudge. Taint of mind
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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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