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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎455r] (914/1826)

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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of escape. ^ ibnu's 'subtly A son of the way, i. e. a
traveller. c,4? wS ubna-i sabil, Wayfaring men. cJt?.***' 1
sabtli ’lldh, In the way of God, i. e. for the love of God,
for sacred uses. sabilu’z ’zalal, The way of error.
p JL^~: subil kardan, To prepare, arrange, put in order,
p Ju-w-s sibil, Whiskers, mustaches.
p ^j**+*~> sabyus (or sabyush), Seed of fleawort.
p L~j sipii, A tripod. Three-legged (stool).
Vj\^3 sipdr, Committing, resigning, recommending, giving
in charge. Sipdr or supdr, Household furniture. A wine-press.
A large trough into which the grapes are thrown, and pressed
with the feet. Supar, A ploughshare,
p styardah, Committed to.
p sipurish, Recommendation, delegation, commission,
charge. Intercession. sipurish kardan, To con
sign. To command.
p sipdrandah, A betrayer, a traitor. (Castellus.)
p sapdruk, A pigeon.
p sapdrah, A whetstone. Sipdrah (from si thirty
and SjO' pdrah a piece), A chapter of the Kur’aru
p sapdri, A field after the corn is cut; the stubble. A
plough (especially when left in the field). Sipdri, A handle or
hilt (of a sword) wrapped round with (gold or silver) thread for
ornament or for strength. Stubble. A plough left in the field.
Supdri, The areca nut.
p stpdiridan, To delegate, to empower, to commit to,
to charge with. To finish, to complete.
p^L-j sipds, Prayer. Praise, thanksgiving. Kindness,
grace, favour. Consent, approval. Grate
ful for benefits. sipds-guzdri, Returning thanks,
p sipds ah , G ratitude, thanksgi ving. Kindness, humanity,
p sipdisi, A beggar,
p sipdsiydn, Beggars. An apostle.
p^J^Lw sipdsidan. To praise (God) for benefits received.
To implore assistance, grace, or favour. (Castellus.)
p sipdgh, A thatched house. Meat eaten with bread,
p sipdndj (or sipdndkh), Spinage.
p AuU-j Sipdzcand, Name of a city in Mukrdn.
p sipdzzah, Magnificence, pomp, power,
p iL-s sipdh or supdh, An army, a militia. Soldiers, cavalry,
jjjui $U-o sipdh shudan, To muster. ^ si P^ kardan.
To go a warfaring. jlxA sipdh-i zafar-shi^dr, A vic
torious army. jsipuh-i tnur-shumar, An army
numerous as pismires. f£s?\ pddshdh-i anjum-sipdh,
A king with an army equalling the stars in number.
p sipdhdn, (pi. of x\+~> sipdh) Soldiers. Ispahan,
p sipdh-saldr, The general of an army,
p sipdhgart, The military profession, soldiership,
p sipdihi, Military, belonging to an army. A horse
man, a cavalier ; one soldier. A military tenant, the lord or feu
dal chief of a town or village.
p s sipdhiydn, (pi. of sipdln) Soldiers.
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p ajU«: sipdyah, A tripod, a trevet. A horse-mihtia.
sipaya-i havoa-i , The constellation called the Eagle,
p sapat, A basket.
p t 1 < T- saptdk or siptdk, White paint for the face,
p siptdn, Liquorice-root.
p sapakh or sipakh, A resting-place, an inn. A lured
house. Ruinous, going to decay.
p supukhtan, To drive with violence (as a nail into a
wall, or a stake into the ground). To stab.
p a...- sapad, A wicker basket. A grain. A grass. A little.
Sipad, The earth. Name of an angel. Name of the twelfth
solar month. The fifth day of the month. Rue.
p Ju~s sapad-chin, Grapes remaining after the vintage.
Pjl J sapad-ddr, A basket-bearer,
p sapad-gar, A basket-maker.
p sLij sipad o sifad, Name of the twelfth month ; also of
the fifth day of the month. The earth. M ild lue.
Yj*) sipar, A shield, a buckler, a target. Travelling, tread
ing upon. (A mill) having three sails, y-* 0 sipar-i dti-
shin, The sun. ,j+~> sipar-i shangarfi, The sun.
^sipar-i gdzo, A buckler made of the hide of a buffalo, j-—•
sipar anddkht sipar afkand, also
Jciil sipar bar db afkand). He threw away his shield ; i. e. he
surrendered or was conquered, he laid down his arms. ^
p siparji. Cheerfulness. An - V u.
p sipurd or supurd, Charge, keeping, care, trust. Soli
tude. Contentment. Patience. Long suffering. . Subn^ission,
humility. Perseverance in a right course. Fatigue from tra
velling. The conclusion of a song,
p sipar-dddah, Mace.
sipar-ddr, A shield-bearer,
p sipar-ddri, Protecting, shielding,
p sapardarik ov sipardarak, A handkerchief,
p i.ajpcfrdcf#* or To trample on. Sipar dan, lo
fold up,"to wrap together. To travel. Sipurdan or supurdan,
To give in charge, entrust, consign, make over to. To betray.
To supply, to strengthen. To cause to arrive. To sit solitary.
To be humble, contented, resigned.
p sipurdani, Fit to be entrusted.
p sapardah or sipardah, Trampled; travelled, folded.
supurz. The spleen, the milt,
p *u«a sipar siyah, The sun.
p siparish, A place for exercises. A skirt.
v sipargham, Sweet basil. Marjoram.
saprak also siprak, A herb which when boiled d ve>
yellow. Siparak, A little shield. The measles.

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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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