'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [397r] (798/1826)
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 duwamah, A spinning-top. A flea
dawan, Running-, walking- fast.
A dizewan. See diwdn.
p duwanzadah, Twelve.
pJljJ d5 ml, A gold coin, the eighth part of a gold mohur.
p dawdnidan, To cause to run.
A daw dm k, (pi. of J^b ddnik) Weights of two carats.
A dawdwtn, (pi. of diwdn) Muster-rolls.
A^ J dawdhi, (pi. of ib>b ddhiyat) Heavy calamities.
dawdydt, (pi. of ifljj dawdt) Ink-stands.
a LUj diwdyat, A greenish colour of the teeth. Duwdyat,
The scum of broth or of milk.
dawd-ih, (pI.of&aErb dd-ihat) Large spreading (trees.)
a dawd-ir, (pi. of iyb dd-irat) Circles.
a dawd-is, Men trampling on each other. A thresh
ing-floor.
A dawb (or du-ub) (from c—dt)), Striving, using
diligence.. Labouring, becoming fatigued.
Pjju)A do burn, Name of a game.
p du bdruh, Nightshade. (13urhdn-i kdli^.)
v &j\i do or du bdrah, Twice. Double-distilled,
pjbjj do bdz, A kind of pigeon. A child’s kite.
do bdzu, A rustic instrument.
ph do bashi, An interpreter.
p du bed, A leathern strap for fastening on a saddle.
Leather. An emerald. Fraud, deceit. A glittering svyord.
pl’lijj do bald, Excessive,
p do bakhshah, Double,
p J do bud (or JjJjJ do bud), A kind of cloth.
ddba do, Two together, without a third,
p do burd, (in ancient Persian) A sword.
do bardbar, Double, equal to two.
do birddurdn, Two bright stars in the lesser bear.
Name of a certain rapacious bird.
p do burji, A secret visit of one woman to another.
A dawbal, A small ass. A young pig. A sow. A fox.
A wolf. Name of a poet.
p Jjy dnZ>a/, Insincere, unfaithful. (Burhdn-i kdti^.)
p do band, A double embankment.
p du bayti, A poem consisting of four hemistichs. A
tetrastich. cfo bayti kh’dndan, To read.
p\j»4dupd, A small worm found chiefly in oak-trees, and
which imports to cloth a beautiful red colour. (Burhdn-i kdti^.)
do pddshdh-i kahhdr, (met.) Night and day.
p do pdrah, Halved. (Hunter.)
p do pay ah, Two-legged, a biped. Man.
H do puttah, A cloth, part of dress.
do pakhchah, A clew of thread. Name of a bird,
p doparwdnah, Night and day.
p do palkd, (Having two eye-lids) A kind of pigeon. A
kind of stone for a ring. (Hunter.)
p du post, Two (leaves) pasted together.
11 jit, rfoMid-day, noon. (Hunter.)
p dopiydzah, A rich fricassee made with butter, tur
meric, onions, garlic, and various spices; a dish without gravy.
do paykar, The sign Gemini. A two-edged axe.
p bjj do td or du tdi, Double, doubled. Bending the body.
Fine cloth. b' jJ do td shudan, To be bent, or doubled,
bjj do td ka^batayn, Night and day.
p jb jJ do tdw (or do tdh), Double, doubled.
p do tdy, A two-stringed harp.
p ^ ^ do tan, Two persons. Double,
py'jj do ta-w (or 4J.J do tah), Double. A meeting.
p do tahi, (two-plied) Cloths that are lined. (Hunter.)
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A dawsat, Flight from the enemy or from battle.
A du-sa', 'l he night-mare. Du-siy, A cuckold.
A dawj (from ^^), Serving, waiting upon.
p duj, Name of an herb.
p\s>-jddujd, Squint-eyed.
p ddjdn, The jugular vein.
p ^ dujanlbat, Night and day. (Burhdn-ikdti-^)
p dujahdn, The two worlds, i.e. this life and the next.
du char, Twice four. Meeting, encounter, interview".
du char zadan, To meet. To converse. To dispute.
du char kurdan, To meet one another on the road.
du chashm char shudan, To meet.
p du chashmah, The sun and moon. Night and day.
The pupils of the eyes. (Burhdn-i kdti^.)
p ^ du challah, A roof sloping tw r o w r ays. (Hunter)
p do (or du) chand, Twice, double.
p du chanddn, Twice as much, double.
do (or du) chobah, Two-poled (tent).
PjW'J^ du chahdr, A meeting, an interview.
a dawh (from ^»^), Swagging (the belly). Being large
(a tree). Playthings for children. A plaited bracelet. A kind
of sweet herb. Ornamental figures on garments or the body.
Streaks upon a bull. A species of large trees.
a dawhat, A large tree; a grove, a nursery, an orchard'.
p lri^~ du hujra-i kh’db, The two eyes.
p ‘ —du harf, Two letters, i. e. kdf and ^ nun, sig
nifying ^Js kun, Be thou.
p du hur-likd, The understanding and the soul.
A dawkh (from Being base, and abject. Rendering
base. Subjecting. Travelling, rambling.
p J dukh, Bald. A barren place. A head bald in front,
Leafless branch. A smooth face. A rocket. A reed, papyrus.
p du khdtun (or l>-jJ du khdtun-i bluish).
The pupils of the eyes. The sun and moon.
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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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