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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎431v] (867/1826)

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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Being firm, established, and perennial. A pledge, a pawn. A
hostage. Rihn y Any thing equivalent (to another). Ruhun,
(pi. of rahn) Pledges.
Ate&j rahnaty The navel of a horse and adjacent parts,
p jj-iJ Xj rah-nishln, A way-side beggar. A houseless tra
veller. A postman. A highway-robber. A toll-collector,
p rah-nantUy A guide, a pilot, an escort.
j hadi-i hakk o rah-namu-i subul. The guide to
truth, and the director to the way of righteousness (an epithet of
Muhammad). ±f\4C£>jrah-narna-i lashkar. An army-guide.
^ bi rah-namUy Without a guide,
p rah-namayy A road-guide,
p rah-nama-iy Conduct, guidance, direction.
rah-namuiiy A guide, a pilot, an escort. Guidance.
e djyi Xj rah-nazcardy A horse. Swift of foot (man or beast).
Any thing which rolls along the road. A beggar.
A j&j rahw (fromy^;), Going softly. Standing, sitting or going
wide, straddling. Becoming calm (the sea). Rest. A calm.
An aqueduct to a town. A furrow, ditch, canal, pipe, or any
water-course. High ground. Low ground in which water col
lects. A crowd of men. A species of bird, the crane. The
expansion of a bird’s wings. A way round a market, by the sides
of which sit the venders of commodities. Stony ground. A wo
man wide between the thighs. One who leads a quiet life.
pj&j ruhu,y Custom, rite, law, institute. Trace, mark, vestige.
Any thing which appears black at a distance. Ruhu or rahu,
Name of a mountain in Ceylon upon which Adam is said to have
alighted when turned out of Paradise.
v rahzcdy A swift, ambling horse. (Castellus.)
a rahzcdj (from rahxsur). Going easily (a horse).
K ra h~ zc f lr y An ambling, easy-going nag, a high-blooded
horse. J'&j samand-i rahwdry A swift horse.
a Xj&j rahzcuty High ground. Low ground where water col
lects. Pipes, conduits, kennels, water-courses.
A rahujy Weak, tender, soft.
A ruhuajaty The easy pace of a horse.
a & Jy&j rahudlyaty Favour, kindness. Assistance, aid.
rah-wary A traveller. A guide. Name of a mountain,
where, by a Muhammadan tradition, it snows perpetually; it is
also said to have been impervious to all mankind excepting Adam,
who they believe fell upon this place when banished Paradise.
a rahzsasy A glutton.
a rahuky A camel going swiftly.
A CSyXj rahzcak. Fat (kid or doe). Delicate (youth).
a rahuakat (from q), Being moved. Ruhukaty
A laxity in the joints.
a rahurriy Lean (sheep). (A man) who forms an opinion
without proper inquiry.
A ruhuny Being lean. (pi. of rahn) Pledges.
A Lyfjbj rahwa’y (A wide) space between the thighs,
p rahty A servant, a slave. This person.
a rihyd-a (from \jxj q), Being languid, slow (in busi
ness). Being weak, irresolute (in counsel).
p rah-ydby One who discovers a way, or a new mode
of doing any thing.
a i\jXj rahya-at (from \jt>j q), Being weak in mind or coun
cil. Being languid, debilitated, impotent. Tottering in gait. v
Planning any work and setting about it in earnest. Being driven
about and threatening rain (a cloud). Weakness. Delay, hesi
tation, slowness. The load on one side (of a horse) hanging
lower than the other. Watering of the eyes (from age or study).
A ioLfi *j rahyddaty A delicate youth. Bruised wheat and milk.
a rahiyaty Wheat in the ear rubbed between the hands,
bruised and boiled with milk.
A rahtjy Weak, tender, soft.
p ruhldan, (s ) To escape, to be liberated,
p XXJbj rahtdah. Dismissed, set free, escaping.
A rakish (and Xl-Jb; rahishat)y (A camel) having little
flesh on the back. Weak, slack, slender. A thin spear-head, a
light arrow. A slender bow, the string of which strikes against
the middle in shooting.
a rahtSy Hurt in the feet by the stones and limping (a
horse). Savage, cruel (lion). A man’s surname.
A rahify Thin-edged (sword) and sharp in the middle
of the curvature.
a (J+bj rahiky Wine.
a rahiky Ground or bruised very small.
k&Xjbjrahyalat (from q), Walking in a certain manner,
p ra/?7«" Pledged. A hostage. Dependence, connexion.
The bequeathing of any thing to pious uses.
A ijt&j rahiny Pledged, pawned, given as a hostage. A pledge.
A heap of earth not adhering together. p^t^J ra ^ tn $•
dany To pawn. rfl hin giriftany To receive a pledge.
a rahinaty Any thing given in pledge,
p (Cj ray, Name of the capital of Persian Irak (ancient Par-
thia). There is another city of this name in Khurasan ( Bactriana).
A ^ rayy (from iJ^j)? Watering, sprinkling, drawing water,
presenting it or drinking to a friend. Rayy or riy (from
Satisfying thirst. Being easy, happy. Rij/, An elegant shape.
Easy circumstances. Whatever pleases the eye.
A r ay yd y^em. of rayy din) (A woman) quenching thirst.
AsXij riyd-ay (m of ^j) Acting with dissimulation. Think
ing, considering, looking at, opposite to. Giving advice. Hy
pocrisy. Dissimulation, subterfuge, evasion, affectation,
buyut-i riyd-Uy Opposite houses, or other puddings, /(•y-
s\jj kazcm-i riya-a. Antagonists, men facing one another.
a C-jIjj ri-dby (pi. of ru-bat) Cloths for cleaning dishes.
a ri-dty (pi. of ijj ri-at) The lungs.

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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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