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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎413r] (830/1826)

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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A ratm (from Jj), Breaking, bruising (the nose). Speak
ing. Rolling a thread round the finger to remember any thing.
Broken (nose), (pi. of ratmcit.') Ratam^ Furze or broom.
A traveller’s wallet stuffed with provisions. Submissive speech.
Extreme modesty. (A husband’s) twisting together of two
branches of a broom-bush when going abroad, which if found
upon his return in the state he left them, he remained perfectly
satisfied of the fidelity of his wife.
a\ajj ratma, (A she-camel) fond of broom. (A woman)
carrying a full provision-bag.
A <UJ t ratmat, A thread rolled round the finarer to brino- to
mind any thing. Ratamat, A sprig of broom.
a ratn (from Mixing dough with fat.
ratv> Setting forward, making haste. Loos
ing, opening (a bottle). Fastening. Strengthening (the mind).
Letting down or drawing up gently (a bucket). Nodding.
A Jjj rutu-a (from li^), Drawing (a knot) tight. Strangling
(an animal). Standing still. Being dismissed, going away.
A rutub (from Being firm and solid. Being con
stant, perpetual. Rising. Standing erect.
a iyj ratxzat) One step. An eminence. Vicissitude of time
or fortune. Bow-shot. As far as the eye can ken; a mile.
A rutut) (pi. of CDj rutt) Princes. Governors, (pi. of
rutt and ritt) Hogs, swine.
A^Jyj ratvcatut (from q), Stammering in pronouncing
the letter £«, pronouncing it indistinctly.
A jij rutuj) (pi. of ritajaf) Rocks.
A rutukh (from ^2?)? Adhering, cleaving unto.
a rutii^ (from £^i)j Pasturing at discretion (cattle).
Walking for recreation, (pi. of^i'lj ratiQ (Camels) pasturing.
A j rutuk) Glory. Nobility.
p ijj ratah. An Indian filberd-nut.
p ritibanaj) A kind of sea-crab.
AiLjj rutayla (or^Ljj rutayla-a)^ (pi. rutaylawat)
A venomous spider ; also an herb which cures its bite.
A ratim. Broken, bruised (nose).
Cijj russa, (fut. C-y yarissu) (The rope) rotted away.
A ij rassj Worn, torn. Ragged clothes. Shabby furniture.
lLJj rassu'l hi-at. Ragged, squalid (man).
A Uj rus-a, (A ewe) spotted with black and white.
A ras-a (from t^), Confounding, mixing (especially new
with sour milk to make it coagulate). Lamenting or praising a
deceased person in verse or in a funeral oration. Striking. Be
ing calmed (anger). Being diseased in the shoulder (a camel).
R/s-a, Barrenness of mind. Rus-a (or rus-ut)y A variety
of black and white spots.
A i\)j ras-at, A lameness in a camel’s shoulder.
A r as sat, A female mourner hired for funerals.
A t_ A risaS) A wretched habit, a bad condition, (pi. ofti^>
rass) Ragged clothes, going to pieces, (pi. of rissat) Old
shabby moveables. Foolish women. The dregs of the people.
a (Lj\jj rasdsat (from rassa) f Being worn, or torn (a robe
or habit). Being dirty, squalid, unsightly, ragged, going to
pieces. Raggedness, deformity.
a i*\jj risdni) (pi. of <L+jj rasmat and rasamat) Gentle rains.
A risdn and rasdri) Rain following rain.
A risdydt) Hired female mourners.
A risdyat (from Remembering or repeating the
sayings of another. Lamenting or praising a deceased person
in verse or in a funeral oration. Being tenderly affected. Con
doling. A funeral oration. Rassayat, A female mourner.
A risat (from d-^j), Inheriting, succeeding to. Rissat)
(pi. risas) Ragged furniture. Foolish woman. The vulgar.
A rflsr/(from <Aj^), Laying (pieces of wood) one above
another. Rasad (from iA^), Being impure. The meanest,
lowest of men. Household utensils arranged, or piled one upon
another. Risd) (rasad) or s&ij risdat)) A number of porters
standing before they have taken up their loads.
A rasa^ (from £-3;), Being very greedy and covetous.
Wickedness. Malice. Rasi^) Covetous, full of desire. One
who receives a present for any bad act. One who keeps mean
or wicked company to indulge a whim.
A rasagh (from ^3/), Speaking thick, lisping.
A JJ; rasal) A discourse pronounced with a clear voice.
A rasm (from j*^), Bruising (the nose). Anointing (the
nose with an odoriferous unguent). Rasam (from ^i), Being
white-lipped. Whiteness on a horse’s upper lip.
a Ujj rasmd) (fern, of ursani) (A mare) white on the lip.
(A ewe) having the tip of the nose black and the rest white.
a<UJ; rasmat and rasamat) Small rain. Rusmat) Whiteness
on a horse’s upper lip.
A rususat) Raggedness, a going to pieces.
A ]sy!j rusut (from JaJ;), Remaining fixed (to a seat).
a rosy also risy (from ^j), Becoming tenderly affected.
Weeping, mourning. Praising (the deceased) in a funeral ser
mon, crying over him (hired mourners), condoling. Remem
bering (the words of another). Having a pain in the knee, foot,
or hand. Being foolish.
a<LJ; rasi-at) New milk poured on sour milk. The stilling
of anger. Poverty of mind.
A <Ljj rasyat and rasiyat) The gout. A stiffness in the joints
or feet from distemper or age. Folly. Rasiyat (and rasi-
at)) New and sour milk mixed together.
a rasiS) (fern. rasisat) Worn, or gone to pieces.
Covered with wounds, and expiring.
aA-Jj rasid) Laid one upon another; also side by side. Any
thing so placed.
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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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