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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎453r] (910/1826)

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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803
ing-, fluid, p sa-il kardetn. To decide a
question, a JjL ^ nuhr-i sa-il, A rapid river.
a ^JoLs sa-ilat, A blaze on a horse’s forehead and nose.
p o £ jJjLj sa-il kaf, A beggar.
A Lj sa-im, (A horse) going to pasture.
a ‘UjLj sa-imahy Camels, goats, and the like, which subsist
during the greater part of the year upon pasture,
p *JcjLs sayandah, A grinder.
v^\yAt»8ayawdn, A shade. Dust of floors,
p sdyus, Seed of fleawort.
p sdyuh, (s 3J2TT) A shade or shadow. An apparition. 1
Any wicked spirit. Name of a demon. Protection. A petticoat. |
Wickedness, lewdness. say ah afkandun, To travel
towards. sdya-i him ay ah, The shadow of protec
tion. £jLj /c/iMt/fl, The shadow of God. <oLj
sdya-i rikdb, Protection. Followers, sdya-i kushur,
The shadow of a tree. say ah gustardan, To con
ceal. To shew favour. To bind. To speak ill of. jy j
sdyahonur, The shadow of a tree. Night and day. <oLj
sdya-i yazddn, Shadow of God, i. e. A mighty monarch,
p <kLj sdyah-bdn, An umbrella,
p sdyah-barg, Name of a soporiferous plant,
p ajL, sdyah-parast, Loving darkness; a whoremonger,
pj<J jL: sdyah-parzcur, Educated in the shade, or at home;
soft, delicate, knowing little of the world. Any thing eaten with
bread. A parasite, a trencher-fly. (Burhdn-i kdti^.)
p J)j <!jL: sdyah-parzcard, Quiet, at rest. Troubled, afflicted,
p y k\^sdyah-parwardagdn-ikh'um, Grape-stones
thrown into a wine-jar. (Burhdn-i kdti^.)
p sdyah-posh, A parasol, an umbrella,
p sdyah-khazak, A certain plant eaten with bread,
p ^y>- «tjU sayah-kh'ush, The elm-tree, as agreeably shady.
Pjb ijLi sdyah-ddr, Shady. A protector. A demoniac,
jb 4jb sarw-isdyah-ddr, The shady cypress.
p L^4»b sdyah-ddsht, Shady. Possessed of a spirit,
p jj tj\~> sdyah-razB, Keeping watch. A night-robber,
p XiS, <ob sdyah-zadah, Shady. Possessed of a devil,
p sdyah-shikan, Breaking a shade, i. e. a destroyer
of false religion. A reformer. A polisher, a furbisher. Light,
luminous. An infidel. (Burhdn-i kdti^.')
p <ijb sdyah-gdh, A shady place, a tent, a pavilion, bower,
pAtb sa.i/a^-gWA^flr, Shading, diffusing a shade,
p , r V> <t.'b sayah-nishtn, One who has seen few troubles,
p jjJw’b sdytdan, To grind. To rub. To wear. To smooth,
to polish. To anoint. To dissolve any thing in water. To
draw. To strain off. To understand.
p Wu-'L sdyiduh, Polished. A worn garment.
jfcA i , snhhtiy (fut. t- - 1 yasubbu) He cut. He reviled.
A l— sabb (from sabba), Cutting, clipping. AN ound-
ing. Stabbing in the backside. Reviling, reproaching, cursing.
Execration, reproach. Sibb, A turban; a fillet, sash, or female
head-dress. Fine linen cloth. A rope. A mountain. A reviler.
* v L-s sabd (for L c t w! ), (fut. yasbi) He took prisoner.
A L-s Sabd, A country in Arabia Felix, where they suppose
U v : c- it Balkls the queen of Sheba to have reigned.
Lbl zahabu aydd? s'subd, The legions of the Sabeans were de
stroyed, i. e. they were scattered in every direction.
a ^~>saba-a (from U-j), Buying wine to drink (for if purchased
for sale saby is the word used). Passing any thing slightly
and inattentively. Striking, flagellating. Burning (with fire).
a .tL-j sibd-a (from Purchasing, and carrying wine from
country to country. Making a slave, taking prisoner. (A wo
man) stealing the heart (of a man). The purchase of wine, or
wine bought. Sabbd-a, A swallower of wine.
a i^Jy^tsibdb, (in of sabba) Reviling, abusing.
A sabbdbat, The fore-finger.
aCuL-j subdt. Rest, sleep. A deep sleep, lethargy. Time,
fortune. ibnd-i subdt, Night and day.
A sabbdj, A seller of small shells, and the like.
A sabbdh, A swimmer. Subbdh, (pi. of^b) Swimmers.
a sibdhat (from >y^), Swimming (in water). Natation.
<£>-Lw> ahl-i sibdhat, Skilful in swimming.
A sibdkh, Salsuginous land. Saltness of the soil. (pi.
of sabkhat) Saltish grounds.
A sabddarat, Leisure. Partners in any vain amusement,
p subddah, The smyris with which they cut glass.
Pjb«j sabdr, Household furniture. A wine-press. A large
trough into which the grapes are thrown, and pressed with the
feet. A ploughshare. A furrow. A field.
\j\*~>sibdr, A surgeon’s probe.
p sabdruk (or clijjb-j sapdruk), A pigeon,
p lSj\^s sabdrah, A stone whence whet-stones are made,
p sibdri, An ear of corn.
A sabdrit, (pi. of subrut) Waste grounds,
(pi. of subi'dt and H-o sibrit) Poor. Few (riches).
sabdtridan, To be cleft, broken (the ground).
A bjb-j subdrind, Sarsaparilla. .AuVfJ
a sabdsib, A desert country, (pi. of sabsab)
Extensive deserts. as^sabasib, The feast of palms.
aItL-j subdt, A Syro-Macedonian month (February).
A bsb: subdtat, Rubbish, sweepings (of a house). A place
where rubbish is thrown.
a J^\^ssubdtir, A long-necked bird, found near shallow waters.
A (pi. of saint) Lions, beasts or birds of prey.
A subd<yy, Complete, entire, unmutilated (in the body).
Fierce, (in grammar) Consisting of seven letters.
p sibdigh, Meat, or any thing eaten with bread. A house
covered with tiles. Subdgh, A domestic.
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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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