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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎411r] (826/1826)

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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ra-yat-i bayza, The white flag (of good success). ^
ra-yat-i kdwiyan, The standard ofFarlddn. (Burhan-i kati^)
p ^i}j ray at, A short spear. (Burhdn-i kdti t .)
A tt'-J Vendible. Customary, current, usual, common.
ra-iju'l wakt, The fashion or custom of the times.
r rdy champd, Name of a certain fragrant flower
found only in India. (Burhdn~i kdti^j)
\ ^r\j ra-ih, (part.) Coming home at even. Smelling strong,
diffusing or perceiving a smell (good or bad). A wild bull.
a rd-ihat, Odour, fragrance, perfume. A stink. Any
tiling.^ p <kar j; khub-rd-ihah, Having a pleasant smell.
a rd-id, (part.) Going or being sent a foraging. A fo
rager. A pastor. A leader. The handle of a hand-mill. jJt,
rd-idu'l (jM.yn, A mote in the eye, causing it to twinkle.
p lMj S*L> Bay ray din, The first officer of the DTwan who has
charge of the crown-lands. See Jyj J diwdn.
p ui rdiy-zan, A person with whom one takes counsel.
A rd-is, The master (of the dogs).
A rd-ish, (part.) fitting wings to an arrow. Cultivat
ing friendship. A broker Often a local commercial agent in the Gulf who regularly performed duties of intelligence gathering and political representation. employed to conciliate the favour of a
judge by presents.
a rd-iz, A breaker of horses.
a ^-j\j rd-i^, (part.) Redundant, or increasing. Returning.
Happening agreeably. Swift (horse).
A rd-i^at, Bad times.
A rti-ighj (part.) Stealing away, retiring privately, fly
ing. Turning out of the straight road. Cunning as a fox. (A
man) lying in wait for a fox; (a fox) deceiving a man.
A rd-if, Merciful, gracious, propitious.
A r M~ l k, lasting. (Water) taken early upon an empty
stomach. Beautiful, lovely. Wonderful.
p ^rlb Beloved, wished for, desired.
p j rdykdin, Loved, longed for.
p tiA^.b r ^J/g^ n i ^ny thing picked up on the road. Gratis,
gratuitous, without labour or purchase. In vain.
a ^b rd-im, Fond of her colt (a she-camel).
a iij\j rd-imat, A cade sheep which licks a passenger’s clothes.
p ‘V.b ruyuh) A kind of ulcer growing on the heads of children.
a C-Jj rabb (from L-Jj rabbd), Being lord. Ruling, govern
ing. Completing, finishing, adapting. Educating. Possessing.
Creating. Sweetening a leathern bottle with inspissated juice.
Rendering (oil) sweet and pleasant. Increasing, collecting. Stop
ping in one place. Cleaving unto. A lord, master, possessor.
Supporter, maintainer. Creator. God. rabbi, My lord !
mJj b yd rabb, O lord! rabbu'l ^izzat (also
rabbu'l
rabb-i uzzat), The Lord of glory.
^alamin, The Lord of the universe. <_>y' L-jj rabbu'l arbdb,
The Lord of lords. C—^ rabbu'l ^ibdul, God, the protector
of his servants. rabbu'd' ddr. The master of the house.
ac-^, rubb (vrub), Decoction of the juice of citrons and other
fruits, for seasoning victuals, inspissated juice, rob. ^yJ\ *
rubbu's 'sus, Extract of liquorice.
a L-ij rubba, Perhaps, now and then, sometimes. Often.
a [)jrab-a (from b j), Keeping watch. Going up to a height,
in order to take a view. Appearing from a height, impending.
Carrying off. Valuing, seeing to. Amassing all kinds of pro
visions. Going slowly, heavily.
* A Vy rabd (for^Jj rabavoa'), (fut.^j^j yarbu'), It increased.
A bj riba, Profit on goods. Usury.
p by rubd, (part, of rubudan'). Robbing, stealing, car
rying off by violence, by dhan-rubd, The magnet.
by sdmdn-rubd, Robbing the understanding, rendering insane.
b^J dil-rubd. Ravishing the heart (an epithet of a mistress).
A -‘by rabdi-a (from^Jy), Being multiplied, augmented. Ex
cess. Length. Much wealth, many effects. Ribd-a, (in of
by) Shunning. Watching. Reaping, (in ofyjy) Coaxing.
a £tby rabd-at, A water-vessel made of four skins.
A ‘-r’by rabdb, A league or treaty. Clouds now white now
black. (Hence, on account of her mutability) a woman. Ribdb
(from C-Jj rabbd). Being near her time (a ewe). Five Arabian
tribes confederate together, (pi. of rubb) Inspissated juices.
Rubdb, (A goat) nigh unto the birth, (pi. of ^y rubba') Ewes
which have lately yeaned. Rabbdb, A mirror. A cloud.
p t -r , by rubdb, An instrument struck with a bow, a rebeck.
A *?by rabdbat, One covenant. One cloud. Tenths. Riba-
bat, A covenant or treaty. A quiver, in wffiich are contained the
arrows used in drawing lots ; a heap or handful of these arrows;
also the string which binds them.
p ^by rubdibi, A performer on the rebeck.
A *by rabdt, A hill, a hillock, a heap,
p CL>b j ribdt (for bby ribdt), An inn.
A ^rby rabdjat, Dulness, stupidity.
A J ra bdjiy, Foolish, stupid. Stiff, dry soil, lying be
tween cultivated and desert ground.
rabdjiyut. Stupid (woman).
A ^jrabdh. Gain, profit. Name of a certain cup-bearer.
A kind of cat. Rubbdh, A male ape. A kid.
p jy>- by ribd-kh'ur, An usurer.
A Jby ribdz, (pi. of £ijy rabzat and rabazat) Clews of wool
or tow dipped in pitch, with which they besmear scabby camels.
A <0jby rabdziyat, Evil, malignity.
A *-r^by rabdrib, (pi. of rabrab) Herds of wild oxen.
A rabbdz, A lion couchant. One who reclines.
Abby ribdt, (in ofLjy) Equipping ahorse fora holy war.
T aking up a station on the confines of an enemy’s country. A
firm structure, a public edifice for lodging travellers, a caravan-
sera, an inn. A station upon an enemy’s frontier. A troop of
horse (five or more), armed for war. A horse of an ancient pe-

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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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