'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [450v] (905/1826)
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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p ^>1-.'sara, Pure, excellent, sweet-smelling. Undefiletl. (heb.
nil^) Sarah, Abraham’s wife. 1 jU» ^ambar-sara, The most
odoriferous ambergris, \j\~i mushk-sarU) The finest musk.
p saran, The head. Heads. (Burhun-i kati^.)
a sarib, Wandering at large. Apparent, conspicuous,
p sar-batiy A prince. A camel-driver. /^}j^
wjbjLs shuturiin-i bi sar-ban, Camels without a leader.
p sarbughy Commander of an army, chief of a tribe,
p saraj {sarujy &>-jL» sarjah, or sarijahy sarchnhy
or sarakh)y A sweet-singing bird, a kind of nightingale.
a surihy (fern. <t>-^iLs) part. (Cattle) pasturing freely
(whence the proverb issr^j ^ j j /« luhu sarihat zoa la
ra-ihaty He has no cattle nor effects, he is very poor). Any thing,
p <dU~jL sar-khalahy A gnat.
p LL£>-j\~a sarkhak or sarkhuk, A yellow poisonous fly, with
long legs, a gnat. Hilly ground. Sai'ikh, The sting of a gnat.
sarkhak-dary The elm-tree,
p clXijLj sdrashky A gnat,
p sdraghy A blackbird.
a sdriky (fern. sdrikat) A thief,
p sdraky A starling.
p sdranj or sarunj, A starling. Sdrnij, A cistern.
p sdrangy The world of mortals. A starling.
v •j\~tsdroy Name of a blackbird in India. Sdrdy Plasterer
mortar mixed with sand.
p S^rwany Name of a mountain south of Samarkand,
(equivalent to ^Jj\^>sdr-bdn') A camel-driver.
P {TaA** Plaster or mortar mixed up with sand. Quick
lime; also ointment, made of it and arsenic, for pulling out hairs.
Name of a bird in India of a black colour.
p sdruky A kind of talking-bird.
r sdrunahy A vine-branch.
p ijLs sdrahy Posts or stones for showing the way, placed at
the distance of a parasang or league. A starling. The sash of
a turban. A kind of striped stuff’ brought from India. A veil,
a covering. An Indian cap. A bribe. Sarah.
p s driy A starling. A mile-stone. A sort of dress worn
by women in the Deccan. Name of a city in Mazandaran.
A s drty (part.) Passing, penetrating, pervading, flowing.
1 nfecting, contagious. Noble. Chief. A cloud risen in the night.
Surly any Name of a city in Georgia.
a sdriyaty A column, beam, ship’s mast. A night-cloud.
p sankhy A kind of whip made of chains.
pjL- sdzy Any musical instrument. Concord, harmony. Arms,
apparatus, accoutrements, harness, furniture. Preparations (for
nuptials, journey, or any important business. A feast. Gain,
advantage. Fraud, deceit, trick. Like, equal to. Just as, in the
manner of. Worthy, (for ^LL sdmdn) Intellect, reason. jL
Travelling apparatus. JS ,jL sdz-i kdr, A work
man’s tools. jL sdz kardan. To prepare necessaries for
war, for a journey, or for domestic use. Jjjy jLo sdz-i nau'-
rdzy The feast of new-year’s day. Name of a note in music.
jLs j sdz o sdzy Words and sound, vocal and instrumental mu
sic. jjL sdz osalaby Apparatus, armour. Spoils. jL li
nd sdzy Mad, crazy, (from sdkhtan). Preparing, mak
ing, effecting. jL) sXij zindah-sdzy Resuscitating,
jLj falak-i sihr-sdz, The enchantress Fortune. jL^sr* ^
munshiydn-i sihr-sdzy Writers scattering fascination, (i. e. en
chanting by their elegance).
p lL/ULj sdzdky A porch, a portico, a vestibule.
vsdz-bdzy Trim, dressy. Ornament, apparatus,
p jLo sdz-ddrty One who disposes any thing properly,
p sdzishy Make, contrivance, artifice, invention. Com
bination, collusion, confederacy.
p sdzaky A resinous pine, w'hich split burns like torches,
p sdzaky A melodious bird. A vestibule.
pjl£jL> sdz-kdr (also jlifjLj sdz-gar), A musical instrument.
Consonant, concordant. A poet, an actor; any one who invents or
feigns. A hypocrite. Arranging, adapting properly, disposing.
sdz-kdr shudan 9 To be consonant, to suit, to agree.
p sdz-kdrt. An instrument. Concord,harmony. Peace.
p sdz-gdrty Agreement, concord, harmony.
p sdz-garly Name of a note in music,
p <X-<jLs sdz-mand. Adorned. Arranged properly, disposed,
p SJjjLo sdzandahy A player on musical instruments. An ar
ranger, one who composes, adjusts, pacifies. A maker, perfor
mer. A comedian. j SJujLj sdzanduh o kh'diiandah.
Instrumental and vocal.
Pjjl—' sdizdy A rope made of the integument of the palm-tree.
Pjb|jLj sdzzzdry Agreeing. Well-arranged (business).
p sdzxsdrly Conformity, agreement, resemblance.
PjljjjLj sdzu-bdzy A rope-dancer.
p sdz-zcary Neatly finished, prepared. Proper, suitable,
convenient. Worthy. One who prepares.
Pu^jb sazidan. To arm. To prepare, To search for by
groping. To agree, be fit, proper, worthy.
p J|^jLs««2>yarajfc,Warlike instruments, furniture, baggage,
p ^*.Ls sas, A flea. A louse. A bug. A mother-in-law. Plea
sant. Beautiful, soft. Poor. Name of an old family in Persia.
a a L; Ls sa-su-at (from LsLj q), Calling (an ass) to water.
sy C^-vL^jLjL: sdsdr kishty A medicinal seed. (Dukhan.)
sy susu/fj/Ms, Assafcetida. ( Burhdn-i kdli^)
p sdsdw, Solitary, recluse. A beggar. Name of the
father of Ardshtr bdibak, founder of the dynasty ot
the Sasanides, who reigned in Persia from A.D. 202 till 636 ;
when Y azdaghird, the last of the race, was overpowered by the
Arabians, (pi. of^Lj sds) Poor, indigent.
A <L:Li sdsaty (pi. of sd-is) Governors. Horse-keepers,
p l^Li Sdstdy Name of a certain demon.
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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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- 'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:845v, 845ar:845av, 846r:909v, back-i
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- Richardson, Sir John, 9th Baronet
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