'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎428v] (861/1826)

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time by lunar months (according to Mahmud Shah KhuljT, an
eminent Persian chronologist) begin their civil day at sunset;
whilst the Persians, regulated by the solar revolutions, com
menced the day (in common with our European astronomers)
when the sun is in the meridian. The Indians, he observes,
likewise begin the day (in the European manner) at midnight,
and divide into 60 gurrys, the gurry into 60 pals, the pals into
60 bi-pals, and the bi-pal into 60 kashtas. ^ roz-i
Mined o btm, The day of hope and fear, i. e. the day of judg
ment. (Synonimous to which are the following words employed
with Uj rd«, Day. bdz Ichdst, Resurrection; J
jpcrsin, Final; Retribution; dad, Justice;
dirang, Delay; jU-l shumdr, Reckoning; e^v<Lj kiyumut,
Resurrection, and mcihshar, General assembly.) Day
time. The sun. The face. Good fortune. Opportunity. The
vernal equinox. Power, strength. Courage. Open, manifest.
dur rbz-ifirbz-i masarrat-andbz, In
a happy hour, on a day of victory and joy. 'JV r " 2 '*
istiftdh, A happy day. J\j\i ,j)j rbz-i bazar, Market-day. The
resurrection. \ r ^ z bu ^aysh, A good day (to you).
rbz-i bigah, An hour or two before sun-set. t—jlj
rbz-i tab, A hot day. ^ ,j)j rbz-i tahzc^l. The day after
the sun enters a sign of the zodiac. rbz-i tang, The
day of battle. rbz-i jak, The fifteenth day of the
month Sha^bdn. rbz-i chashn, A festival, ^ /jjj
rbz-i IJusayn, The day after the death of Husayn. 'JJJ
rbz-i kh’ush, The season of youth. rbz sukhtan, To
be ashamed. jjj rbz-i siyah, A day of mourning, trouble,
or vexation. rbz-i uizlat, A day of retirement, i. e.
a fast-day. rbz-i ^td, A festival-day. ^ji ,'^j rbz-i
furakh, Day-break. rbz-i koshish, Day of battle.
roz guzrdndan, To flatter, time-serve; to benefit.
rbz-i mihr, Sunday. rbz-i maydan, Day of
battle, ,j)j rbz-i nang o num, A day of battle, strife,
or contention. A day of mirth and festivity. ^ Jjj
rbz-i nang o nabard, A day of battle. rbz o shab,
Day and night. Jjj rbz-i hurmuzd, Thursday. y 3
navo rbz, New year’s day; the vernal equinox. Several Per
sian writers attribute the commencement of the epocha of their
solar year to king Jant, who having finished the city, named
by the Greeks Persepolis, (by the Persians Istakhar, Praise of
the Sun, or Chihalmanar, Forty Pillars), instituted this day,
when the sun enters Aries, in honour of his first public entry.
See JL sal. It is likewise called j naw rbz-i hamal,
The new day of the ram, to distinguish it from y nazo
rbz-i mizan, The new day of the balance; a festival which is
celebrated when the sun, at the autumnal equinox, enters Libra,
in commemoration of an important victory, said to have been
gained on that day by Faridun, son of Jam (another celebrated
king of the old Persians) over the Arabian usurper Zukik, who
had dethroned his father. SeeFaridun. Though Naw-
roz no longer continues to begin the Persian year, being obliged,
as Muhammadans, to adopt the lunar computation, they still
distinguish those ancient festivals with extraordinary rejoicings.
p rbz-afzuy, Increasing the days; name of the fourth
month in the aera of Yazdagird.
p jyj rbz T afzun, Increasing daily (in glory), a royal title,
implying august, fortunate. A benediction, a friendly congra
tulation. Alms.
v ^bz-afkan, A tertian ague. The sun.
rbzun, Days. j D a y s an d nights.
p*I i»j rbzdnah, Daily. Daily pay, a pension.
rbz-bazi, Time. Fortune.
p rbz-ban, A porter, especially at the royal gates. A
footman, a mace-bearer. A protector, a patron. An executioner.
pj*yjjj rbz ba rbz. Day after day, from day to day, every day.
p rbz bih, Fortunate days, happy times. Improving daily,
r rbz-paykar, Upright, honest, sincere, enlightened.
A rawzat, Going here and there, moving to and fro.
p jjj rbz-khusp, Lazy, idle, inattentive,
rbz-khusp-ishab-khez, Religious, devout. A night-robber,
p Jjj rbz-khun, An unexpected assault by robbers.
rbz-dar, A day-labourer,
p SJoJJjj rbz-didah, Aged, having seen days,
p rbzranah, A village, a market-town. An exile,
p «jjyj rbz-rukh, Clearness, freshness of face.
rbz rbz, From day to day, daily.
rbz-kur, Purblind, not seeing in the day-time.
rbzgar, The world. Fortune, time, an age. Vanity.
Wind, air. Slaughter. Service, employ. Occasion. Earning.
rbzgar burdan, To consume one’s time.
rbzgar-diduh, One who has seen the world, experienced,
p rbzgar-raftagan. Unfortunate (people),
p rbzgari, Worldly. Vain. Aerial. One who earns,
p rbzganah, Pay, pension. Fore part of the head.
p rbz-gard, Turning the day. The sun.
p rbz-gardak, The sunflower.
p rbz-marrah, Daily conversation, common discourse.
A daily allowance. Always, daily.
p rbz-mah, Date, day of the month,
p rawzan also rbzan, A window. An aperture in the
middle of the house for allowing the smoke to escape.
r rbz-namchah (or rbz-namah), A book of
the day, i. e. An ephemeris, a calendar, an almanack, a journal
of daily transactions or expense.
p ruzandan, To increase. To ooze. (Castellus.)
p y-j rawzanak-sar, The soft part of the head.
zank-sar, The lapwing. (Castellus.)