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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎423r] (850/1826)

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 jUj rukad (from Aij), Sleeping. Lying w i(h. Sleep (es-
pecially a lonfr slumber in the night).
p rakurak, The noise of the hands and feet of dancers.
A rakkds, A dancer, a jumper. A letter-carrier.
A aJUj rakkds at, Ground producing nothing (though watered
by rain). A kind of game.
a rikd t , Black and white, (pi. ofdMj ruk^at) Bits of
cloth. Short letters, notes.
A AsXij rikduit (from «-?;), Doting, being imbecile in mind.
Alacrity to fight.
a jlii; rakdk, Warm, hot. Soft, level ground, beneath which
lies a harder stratum. Rikdk, (pi. of jJ, raklk) Slaves. Ru-
kak, A kind of round cake, a pancake, a fritter, a cheese-cake.
Slow, leisurely (camel’s pace). Rukkdk, Thin.
A ij\sj rakdkat, Thinness. Rukdkat, Thin cakes.
a Jlij rikdil, (pi. of ikj raklat) Tall palm-trees.
p ra kdn, Cyprus. Saffron.
A rikdn, Cyprus.
p rikdnah, A page of a sheet of paper.
AjL^jrakd-ik, (pi. of rakikat) Subtillies.
* A rakabu, (fut. yarkubu) He watched.
a rakab, i hickness of neck. (pI.of<Li^ rakabaf) Necks,
01 lower parts of them. Rukub, (pi. of *, — t'aktb) Serpents
of a malignant species.
A rukbd (from j , Observing (the stars). Expecting.
Giving any thing to another, to remain his property if he sur
vives the donor, if not, to return 5 also the thing so given. Ru-
kabdi, (pi. of rak~tb) Watchers.
A Tikbdn, (from Observing (the stars). Watch-
ing, expecting. Throwing a chain on any one’s neck. Raka-
bdin (or rukbdriiy'), Thick-necked,
\tJsjrikbat (from i—^^O), Contemplating (the s*ars). Ex
pecting, watching. Putting a chain on the neck. Rukbat, A pit
for catching leopards. Rakabut (or rukabah), The neck, or
the lower part of it. A slave purchased with money. .
cSU rakabut zca amlak, Slaves and possessions.
A rakbah, Enclosure, esplanade, environs. (Hunter.)
A < 4 , rikkat (from rakkd), Being thin. Being affection
ate, compassionate. Thinness, subtileness. Pity, condolence, be
nevolence. Sympathy, tenderness, weeping. Modesty. A tract
of land, by the side of a river, which is fertilized by inundations.
sdhib-i rikkat-i kalb, Tender-hearted.
*a Sij rakada, (fut. Ssy yarkudu) He slept.
a Sij rakd (from tej), Sleeping. Lying with. Rakad, Name i
of a mountain whence they bring mill-stones. Rukkad, Sleepers.
rakaddn, Exultation, a leaping for joy.
A Stiij rakdat, One slumber. Rukadat, Addicted to sleep.
a rakrdkj The undulating shining surface of water. A
bright sword.
a rakrdkat, Any surface on which water flows.
a < 44 , rakrakat (from jyj q), Stretching out gently.
A Jij rakz (from Jij), Beating, throbbing (a vein).
A \JxSj raksh (from Painting figures.
A [lL3j rakshd, (A female serpent) marked with black and
white spots. A canker-worm. A substance resembling lights
protruding from a camel’s mouth at rutting time.
rakasa, (fut. yarkusu) He danced.
A raks (from Moving (as vapour). Fermenting
(as wine). Mending his pace (a camel). Dancing. Leaping.
A dance, a ball. raks-ipahlu, Rest, repose. •
raks-i rubdh, A sham negligence. Lc raks-i malld,
Lascivious motions, a Rakus (or ^Las, rakasdn), The ambling
(of a camel), the capering (of a man).
p U^J raks-hundn, Dancing. A dancer,
p raksidan, To dance.
k'hSjrakat (fromkij), (Black) being marked with white spots,
; or white with black. Producing its first leaves (a plant).
A [±23j raktd, (fern, ofkj^i arkat) A she-leopard spotted black
and white. An epistle, or composition, wherein the letters occur
with and without diacritical points alternately.
A tAzij ruktat, Variegation by white and black spots.
A £ 4 , rak<^ (from j-Jj), Patching a garment (mending by
sewing being called U, raf-a). Repairing (a well). Piercing
an enemy with a spear (especially at a distance). Hitting the
mark (arrow). Catching in the hand, when eating, what falls
^ from the mouth. Upbraiding, gibing, satirizing. Making haste.
| Labouring under insanity. The seventh heaven. A husband,
p \xij rakui, A medicinal wood found near the Caspian Sea.
A \xij rak^d, (fern, of arkaQ Marked with white on the
side (a sheep). Insane. Sorrow. A tumult.
ktMj rukuit (or rukuih), A letter, or the postscript. A
short letter or note. A letter written to a king by any one not a
vazlr (letters from them being named talkhis). A piece
of cloth. A sheet of paper upon which any thing is written. All
medicinal applications made to fractured limbs. A chess-board.
Territory. The sound of an arrow piercing the mark. The
Lc ^ innin o of a battle. A, la rge tree resembling the plane in
the trunk, with dry fruit, and the leaves of a gourd, r Joi> 1)6 ,
rukui-i buland-nilgun, The sky. . kti (
ruk^a-i pusht-mlgun, The earth. &6j ruk<yih dokh-
tan, X o patch. rukt^a-i kajdum. See iL \*....•
pandarmuz. 7'uk^a-i mihmuni, Invitation to dinner.
vrukuih-zcdr, Letter-paper. Painted, ornamented.
A rakak, Soft, plain ground (without sand) under which
there is a harder stratum ; soft soil overflowed. A desert. Slen
derness (of a bone). Scarcity (of money). Debility. Hot, sultrv.
a raklat, A tall palm-tree.
A 41 rakm (from Marking with orthographical points.

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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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