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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎416r] (836/1826)

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 dj j adda, (fut. yaruddu) He returned (an answer).
a J, radd-(from Jj radda). Driving, or casting back. Dis
proving, disallowing. Bringing or sending back. Rendering,
restoring. Vomiting. Repulse, rejection. Restitution to its
pristine condition. Reprobate, rejected (as bad money). An
impediment in speech. Jaj rad badl, Argument, discussion,
altercation, t —,dj radd-i javcdb, A reply, or rejoinder.
fUl dj raddu's' saldm (also ^ radd-i saldm), A re-salu
tation, the return of a salute. jXA\ ^ raddu'l t ajzi
t ala's’ sadr, The antistrophe, repeating at the end of a verse
the same word with which it begins, or beginning another with
the word which terminated the preceding; a kind of rondeau.
rad(l - i kaldm, A refutation, a reply. Jyjj J, radd wa
kubul, Refusal and acceptance. jJjradd wa kadh, Ar<r U -
ment, discourse, dispute, pJ, radd /cardan, To return," to
repulse. To cancel, erase, a Ridd, A prop, a support.
A rid-a, A companion. An ally, a helper. Assistance.
a IJ, rid-a, Aid. Matter. A load, an equipoise to another.
as\i}j ridd-h (in of Fighting with stones. Demand-
ing, exacting labour. Diverting from, hindering. Deceivino-.
Treating humanely. A cloak or mantle (worn by dervishes).
An upper garment of fine linen unsewed (or sewed, if made
of other cloth) reaching to the middle of the leg; any kind of
cloak put on when going out. A sword. A bow. Intelligence.
Ignorance. Ornament, honour. Disgrace, infamy. Debt. A
lady’s girdle (of leather) adorned with jewels. kha-
ftfu'r ridu, Having few domestics; or little debt. jAs. ^am-
ru'r ridd, Liberal to the deserving. Jj ridd-i ml, Night.
A radd-at (from Being naught, bad, worthless.
A raddt, A hard stone, a rock.
A raddh, L arge-hipped (woman). Large-rumped (ram).
Large dish. Wide (plain). An army incumbered with numbers,
and proceeding slowly. Great (mob). Overloaded (camel).
a raddhat, The den of a hyena.
a raddd, A repulse, loathing. Riddd, (m of radda)
Repelling. Resisting, opposing. Repulses, loathing.
A ridd^, (m of ^J^) Infecting, staining, tinging. Con
tending, disputing. Clay and water, mud. Rudd^, An indis-
position. A relapse. Remains of perfumed unguent on the body.
A ridd^fit, An enclosure, into which they decoy wolves.
A riddgh, (pi. of radghat or radaghut) Thick mud.
A i i\^j riddf, (m of < iJj) Riding (one locust upon another).
Follow ing. Causing one to sit behind another. Acting as vice
roy. The place where a second person sits on horseback, (pi.
of radif) Stars which rise when those opposite set.
A riddfat, The rank next to the king (amongst the Pagan i
Arabians). He who enjoyed it sat on the right of the prince;
acted as his regent, when he was upon any expedition; and re
ceived the fourth part of the plunder.
A ruddfa', Mutual assistants (when one drops or is fa
tigued, another filling his place).
A jJj, ruddm (from f^j), Breaking wind. Flowing.
p raddn, (pi. of Jj rad) Expert, knowing, wise.
A x]jj riddh, (pi. of AJbJj radhut) Cavities on hills or among
I rocks where water stagnates.
A radb, An impervious, impassable road.
A raddat. Deformity (in which there is some trace of
beauty). Riddat (from radda), Repelling. Disproving,
disallowing. Aversion. Repulsion. Apostacy. A swelling of
! the udder, abundance of milk before the birth. Echo.
A^J; radaj (or JJ, radak), Excrements of a lamb or foal
newly dropt (before they have tasted any thing).
A radaj an (from Creeping, advancing slowly.
A radh (from ^>j), Enlarging a tent. Plastering a wall.
^ Effecting his object (a man). Being established in a husband’s
good graces. Slight pain. Radah, A long time. Ruduh, (pi.
of^J^ raddh) Heavy-hipped (women). Large dishes.
rudhat, The curtain in the back part of the house or
tent before the sleeping apartments. Amplitude, liberty.
A radkh, 1 he breaking of any thing hollow.
A rudud, Deformed men.
A rads (from ^J,), Hitting with a stone. Breaking,
bruising, pounding small. Going away.
*a rada^a, (fut. yardagi) He hindered, kept back.
A ^ rad^ (from ^;), Driving away. Prohibiting, hinder-
^ ing. Embracing (a woman). Tinging, staining. Striking a
I s P ear U P°P the ground, in order to fix the head firmer. A spot,
a stain on the clothes. Marks of blood, of saffron, or ointment
upon the body. Saffron, p rat/^ A:rtrdtfw, To repel.
a Zzdj rad^at, Mud.
a radagh, (pi. of radghat and of radaghat), Thick
clays. Radigh, Muddy (place).
A radghat, A spectre. Radghat and radaghut, Mud,
clay mixed with water. Radaghat, The sweat which the Mu
hammadans suppose to pour from the damned.
*a uJj, radafa, (fut. <— 5 yardufu or yardiju) He followed.
A uJj, radf (from t-Jj,), Coming after. Succeeding (one
employment to another). Ridf, Any person or thing following
or placed behind another. The buttocks of a horse (as the
place on which the second person sits). A rival. (In poetry)
the quiescent letter before the last letter of the rhyme. Name
of a star in the breast of the Swan. Radaf, Any person or thing
following or placed behind another. A viceroy.
A ar'ridfdmi, Day and night.
A rad f a j Lambs dropped in autumn,
p radkd, (in ancient Persian) Straight. True.
* A rada ma, (fut. yardimu) He closed (the door).
a radm (from p^j), Shutting, closing up (a gap). Mend-
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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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