'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [412v] (829/1826)
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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722
The comforts of life. A necessary business. A firm knot. (A
sheep, goat, or camel) which lately brought forth, or is near the
birth. Rubbly^ Relating to the confederate tribes j ribdb.
A j rabtb, A step-son,, a wife’s son. A pupil.
A rablbat) A step-daughter. A ewe fed in doors for the
sake of her milk. A nurse.
A <£jj rabi-at, A scout, a spy, an observer.
A j ruby at and rubiyat, Usury. A kind of insect.
sy li-J j rabisd) A kind of small fish. (Burhdn-i kdti^.)
a rabtsat rabisd’ or ribblsd’), An impediment,
whatever prevents (especially a good action).
a j rabikh, Large and flabby (man). Thick camel’s saddle.
a Xjj rabid. Dates piled up, and sprinkled with water,
p JlJ j rubayd) A confection, preserve, pickle, electuary.
A ifXJj rabidat) A repository,
p rubldan* To seize, to rob, to plunder.
A J+Sj rabtZ) Compact, fat, and large-tailed (ram).
a rabtS) Full of flesh. A branch full of berries. Brave,
strenuous. Misfortune. Unfortunate. Much wealth. Rubays^
ummu'r' rubuys}) A viper.
A rablZ) A flock with the shepherd reclining; also the
place where they recline.
a j rubayzat) Somewhat despised. Talking vulgarly.
k\^jrabit) Bound, fixed. Constant, firm, intrepid. Devout.
A hermit. A philosopher. Dry dates sprinkled with water.
a rabitat) (Horses) equipped for battle.
k^jjrabi^) The spring. Verdure. Spring-grass. The
spring-harvest, or grain cut in the spring, as wheat, pease, and
the like. Vernal showers. A rivulet. Two spring-months called
j rabi^u'l avowal) The first Rabl^, i.e. the third month
of the Muhammadan year, and^ 2 ^ rabi^uH akhir, The
last RabT^, i. e. the fourth month. The beginning of autumn.
abu'r’rabl ^(Father of the spring) the lap-wing,
bdrdn-i rabl^j Vernal rains.
a rabi^fit) A stone lifted or dragged as a trial of strength.
An iron helmet. IS T ame of the father of an Arabian tribe.
a rabi^ty) Produced in, or belonging to, the spring.
a (JmJj rubayk) ( ^ ummuVrubayk) Misfortune.
a rabik (and rabikat)) A kind of soup made of
dates, butter, and cheese. Butter and milk. Water mixed with
clay. Confounded, puzzled, pothered in any business.
A rabyal) A plump delicate woman. Rabll, A robber,
or wolf, living by rapine.
a<LLjj rabllat) Plumpness, softness. Wealth, comforts of life,
p Jjj rapad) Name of an intoxicating herb.
vCLJjrat) Empty, hollow. Naked, barefoot. Rut) Destroyed.
Hollow, empty. Pure, sheer. Poor, indigent. All. Paper.
A ratt (from ratta)) Stammering. Speaking rapidly
and unintelligibly. A prince, a governor. Ratt or ritt) A hog.
a \jj rattd (fem. of CJj\ aratt). Stammering (woman).
a ritdj) A great gate with a wicket.
A ritujat) A rock.
A ritd^_ (from ^j)? Roaming in rich pastures. Ranging
at large, (pi. of rdti^) (Camels) feeding plentifully.
A ritdk) Two garments sewed together.
A ritdm (or raid-ini')) (pi. of ratimat) Threads
tied round the finger to remind one of any thing.
A (j'jj rata-ari) A gentle laugh, a smile.
ratd-ij) (pi. of ritdjat) Rocks, stones.
♦ A ^^ijratabd) (fut. yartubu) It was firm,
p ratb) Life. The walls of a city.
A ratb (from t—^;), Being firm, solid, constant, per
petual. Rising. Standing erect. The distance of the middle
from the little fingers. Ratab, The space between the first and
little fingers. The four fingers joined. Affliction, adversity,
indigence. Difficulty. Rocks close together. High ground.
Rutab) (pi. of tJij rutbat) Steps. Degrees of rank.
a <Ljj ratbat) High ground. Rutbat (or rutbah), A de
gree, the step of a stair, the round of a ladder. A high place
whereon a vidette is posted. Dignity, grandeur. Rank, office.
ULt Ljj rutba-i oily a. The highest degree or step.
p <Ljj ratbah) An Indian filberd-nut.
A rattat and ruttat) Hesitation in speaking.
A ritj) Wealth locked up. An impervious row of palm
trees. Rataj (from Shutting (a gate). Creeping along
(a child). Stammering (in speech). A great gate with a wicket.
ratkh (from ^)), Being thin and soft (mud). Remain
ing still. Falling back, shrinking from. A slight scarification.
Ratikh) Adhering to a fissure in the skin of a sheep, (a tike).
A ratakhat) Clay mixed with water,
p rutushlakh) The application of the cupping-glass.
a ra/^(from £-^;)> Roving in wide, rich pastures (sheep).
Ranging at large. Free pasture in rich fields. Rutu^ and rutta^)
(pi. of ^\) rdtiQ (Camels) pasturing freely and plentifully.
k&Xij rat^at and rata^it) Amplitude, luxuriance of pasture.
A (Jpj ratk (from (,pj)> Shutting, filling, sewing up, closing.
ratk voa fatk) Shutting and opening. Ratak, Female
organs so narrow as only to allow a passage for the urine.
a Ujj ratkd) Close, impervious (woman). Impregnable (city).
a rutkat) A sea-port.
a CSiij ratak) {ratk) also ratakdn) (from G°’
ing with a short quick step (a camel),
p rutak) Wild mint.
a Jjj ratal also ratil) A discourse pronounced with a clear
melodious voice. Smooth, clean, regular, white (teeth). Con
spicuous, distinct. Smooth, white-teethed (man).
ratamU) (fut. yartimu) He brake (the nose).
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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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