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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎443r] (890/1826)

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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itan, The world. zan-i mardanah, A vixen. ^
zan o shay. Husband and wife. j zan ofar-
zandJ, Wife and children. j J^o mard o zan, Male and fe
male. Zan (in composition from zadan), Striking, beating.
tegh-zan, A swordsman, khisht-zan, A brick-
maker. ^ rdh~zan. Infesting the way, i. e. a robber.
uJ tabl-zan, A drummer, ndy-zan, A flute-player.
\ zinn, Oats. A green French bean. Suspecting,
p lij zand (from zadan), Beating, striking.
a UJ zan-a, Ascending (a mountain). Approaching (to fifty).
I leeing to. Being short (shadow). Suffering from a strangury.
a bj zind, (in the dialect of Hijaz) Fornication.
aaU) zandi-a, Short (man or shadow). Narrowness, difficulty.
Suppression of urine, (in of ^yj) Committing whoredom. Adul
tery, fornication, lij walad-i zind, A bastard.
A iubj zannd-at, A she-ape.
A j zind-iy, A whoremonger.
zandbir,(\A. ofyy-Jj za/M&ur andjbdj zimbdr) Wasp.
A zandbil, (pi. of J-Jj zibbil and zimbil) Baskets.
a ibj zunndt, (pi. of zdni) Adulterers, fornicators.
P^bj zunnuj, Paste doubled, between which are put fruits,
meat, and the like, a kind of puffs. Stuffed chitterlings.
a ^bj zindh, (in of ^j) Vying with in praise.
A fc>bj zindd, (pi. of zand) Instruments for striking fire.
AdJjbj zanddikat (forjpjbj zanddih), (pi. of zan-
dik) Sadducees. Infidels. Atheists. Fire-worshippers.
a jbj zunndir (or ^bj zunndrat), (Zavapn) A belt (particu
larly a cord worn round the middle by the Eastern Christians
and Jews; and also by the Persian Magi. It was originally in
troduced by an ordinance of the KahlTf Mutawakkil, A.D. 859,
to distinguish them from the Muhammadans). The Brahmanical
thread. A priest’s gown, (metaph.) The ringlets of a mistress,
pyiLo ybj zunndr-i sdghar, The bubbles of a goblet of wine.
The ring left by wine in a goblet, a j jbj arbdb-i
zunndr o ndkus, Those who use cords and bells, i. e. Christians.
Pj^bj zunndr-ddr, A Brahman.
p^bj zand-shdy (or bj zand-shaxshari), Wedlock.
A<Lbbj zandtat, A throng, a press, a crowd.
A jbj zindk also zundlc, Any thing put round the nose of a
horse, to hold him steady, when shoeing or bleeding; also a ring
on the bridle under his chin. Tetters or tethers, with which they
bind the feet. Zindk, A necklace, any ornament for the neck.
zind-kdr, An adulterer, a fornicator.
p u£;^bj zind-kdt't, Fornication, harlotry.
a j*b j Zundm, Name of a celebrated flute-player.
p j zundn, (pi. of zan) Women. zan ^ n ~^
kh’dndah, The women who conduct the bride to her husband.
omen who, being invited, may visit the women’s apartments.
Beating, ^ybj tegh-zandn, (pi.) Striking with a sword.
pdjbj zanawa/t, Feminine. Womanly. Women’s apartments,
p jjA-Jbj zandnidan, To bring to life again. (Casteli.us.)
a ybbj zandnir. Pebbles, gravel. Small flies, gnats, (pi. of
ybj zunndr and ir^bj zunndrat) Belts, girdles.
A c/jbj zindzciy, A whoremonger, a fornicator.
p ^‘Ajbbj zindydnidan, To neigh, or to make a horse neigh.
To cause (a dog or a wolf} to howl.
A i—-Oj zanab (from oj), Being fat.
APybJj zimbdr, A. bee. A wasp. A hornet.
p ) zam -bdrah, A whoremaster, a wencher.
p zambdn, Anise.
p*XJj zambad, A basket.
p zambar, A vessel in which they carry earth or clay. A
leathern bag for drawing water. A certain warlike instrument.
A litter, a couch. The barberry. A cuckold. A mean rascal.
A whoremonger, a rake. Zambur, A mill. A trough. A little
boat. Zumbar, Inflating the cheeks and striking them so that
the wind escapes with noise. Zumbar or zumbur, A trough. A
vessel for carrying earth. A kind of soft cloth with a long pile.
p zambarak (or zambuk), A cross-bow.
v zambari (or A&yJj zambarlyat), A large ship.
p zambaghul (or zumbaghul), Filling the cheeks
with wind, which escapes with noise, when the cheeks are struck.
P(JU5j zambak, The white lily. Jasmine; also the oil.
p J-Jj zambal or zatnbil, A leathern basket in which dirt and
rubbish is removed. The barberry.
zambur, (Arab. zwwi&Sr) A bee. A hornet, 'jy^j
zambur-i khar, A wasp. zambur-i utsal, A bee.
t zamburchi, A fusileer.
p zambur-khdnah, A wasp’s nest. The person of a
holy man, full of divine grace. Vindictive.
p zambur-zard, A wasp,
r zambur-surkh, A hornet. A live coal,
p zamburak, A cross-bow. A small cannon.
p zambur-kdjir, A sort of wasp,
p Xjyjj zamburah, A wasp. A hornet. An arrow. A cross
bow. A small gun. A kind of armour. A kind of guitar made
from two gourds (in India). A concourse of people,
p <LJj zambah, Pubes. Quicksilver. The white rose.
p yr-'J zambtr, A basket, a pannier of wicker, or palm-leaves,
p J-Jj or The same. A wallet. cylyjJ-Jj
zambil dar db afgan, Throw the basket into the water,
i. e. give up the business.
p uJb J-yj zambil-bdf, A basket-maker.
p j zambilah, A thimble-case. A place for clothes.
p zam -purah, An adulterer, a fornicator.
p j zumpdn, The herb or seed anise.
p zam-padar (or Jc-Jj zam-pand), A step-mother.
a zinat, A weight. A proper mode. A just proportion.
Zannat, as <£ij abu zannat, A male ape.

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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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