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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎456r] (916/1826)

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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r .v eipnhmhud (or sipah-buduh). An emperor, a
general, a lord, a c\ilef. A title of the kings of Tabaristan.
p dju ^-9 sipahbuddn, Name of a note in music.
r ^ • sipah-barah, A chief, a military tribune. A treasurer.
p sipah-ddr, The commander of an army. A general.
sipahddr-i kishzcar-spr) A general conquering a
province. sipah-ddri. The command of an army,
p sipah-dah, A general, a military commander,
p gipahr or sipihr, The sphere, the celestial globe. For
tune. The world. Time. The sun. /J ^> sijnhr-i bartn,
The ninth or highest heaven. sipihr-i duldbi (or
.jfo'l sipihr-i zaiigd/'i), The sky. • sipihr-i
hushlimiy Tlie eighth sphere, i. e. the Zodiac.
sipihrdr, The element of fire,
p sipihr-dfrm^ Creator of the sphere, i. e. God.
p Sipahram, Name of a wrestler of Turan.
p sipihrah-band, A magician.
p ,1 1—^--- sipah-suldr, A general, the commander of an army,
p sipuh-sdldrt, The command of an army,
p sipah-kash, The leader of an army, a general,
p sapt or sipi) hite.
p snpcfdk, White paint for the face,
p siptchah, A pellicle floating on the surface of vinegar,
p sapikhj The haunt of a wild beast. A hunter’s retreat,
r sapid or saped, V* hite. saped thud an ^ To
be clear, evident, known. x\+~»^ saped o sipuh^ AY hite and
black. Day and night. Good and bad. Arabs and Persians.
pIa^o sapedd) Ceruse, white lead,
p sapcd-db, White lead. A sort of food,
p saped-dj, Ceruse, white lead.
p sapeddr, The white poplar-tree. A sort of willow,
p sapedaghy Whiteness. AVhite.
p sapeddly Tlie plantane. The white poplar.
p Ja---j Siplddny Name of a fortress built by Jamshed.
p 1>A—~o saped-bdy Meat, onions, butter, olives, and dry cheese
(mixed together without spiceries, or seasoning). Boiled spinage.
p)!b A-^-j saped-bdldy The first dawn of day.
p S^saped-bdm (or A~^ saped-fdm), A whitish colour.
t sap^d-bary The summer. “
p i * fp saped-bargy Beet, spinage.
pb saped-pdy 'One who brings good luck.
Pji xLS saped-pary A gnat.
saped-pbsty AY hite-skinned. Tin, pewter,
p a1*«s sapea-poshy In white clothes. The white poplar,
p A~*~: saped-pahndy The dawn.
p cS\j sappd-taky A shrub used in tanning, galangale.
A~~j saj)ed-jdmagdnyClod in white; fire-worshippers,
p j\s*. A~—j saped-khdr (or S^i^y A kind of thistle.
pjWi- A--u-) saped-kh'dry An animal which devours dead bodies,
pjlj Ao-u-j saped-ddr, A willow,
p A-e**-' sapcd-ddny Mustard.
p jA saped-dast, Liberal, munificent. Moses,
p j*A Ax^J saped-dumy A white-tailed pigeon. A kind of plant,
p »j saptd-rawy An excellent falcon. Saped-rdy Com
plete. Excellent, behaving with propriety. A beetle,
p A^j Au^ms Saped-rudy Name of a river in AzarbTjan.
p l£jj Au-yjj saped-rut/y AVhite-faced. Rice. Tin. Fortunate.
Pjli saped-kdry True, honest, upright. A flatterer,
p sapedagiy Whitish. White paint for the face,
p A^< sapedmardy A flower resembling the anemone,
p Al^u-) saped muhrahy A tube, a post-boy’s horn ; a shell
which they sound as a trumpet. Small shells, conchulae veneris,
p A^-wj saped-ndmahy A man of fair character,
p \» Au-—- saped-zcdy A dish composed of sour milk,
p *Au-wj sapedahy Whiteness. The white of an eye. The white
of an egg. iA--wj sapeda-izandny Ladies’ white^ i. e. a white
paint used by the women. iST/m/rt/i, Plantane.’ A cucumber.
p j*A *A-^: sapedah-daniy The dawm. Sapcdah-dunty^nme
of a certain plant.
p t _sA--y~: sapcddy Whiteness, purity.
p^jA Sap~i-dizOy Name of a demon killed by Rustam.
sapir, (lL-C^-j sapiraky orjj*+~» sapiru)y A red-winged
insect found in baths.
p sapily The shrill cries of birds,
p siptl-dby White lead. (Castellus.)
p sapyus (or sabyush). Seed of fleawort.
A sat or satty The backside, the anus. Sitt (or sit-
tat). Six. jL+z sitt a ^(isharay Sixteen.
p satdy A three-stringed guitar. The Zand. Sitdy Rise,
stand up. Praise, benediction. A kind of tent. A three-stringed
instrument. Triple, three-thread. Three goblets of wine for
cleansing the stomach. A praiser, a flatterer. A^>- kk'ud
sitdy A self-praiser. Sutd, A wagtail. A comment on the Zand.
a satd (or £1^ sutdt)y The warp and the woof,
p sitdbahy Fraud, deceit.
p sitdkhy A branch of a tree twining about another,
p Au«j satddy Many, numerous.
p ^Ab-o satadaiiy To take away, to carry off. To stand, stay.
Sitddaiiy To take, to carry away.
p *Au«j sitddahy Taken, carried away. Placed, deposited,
p c-jIaU-j sitdzdby The trickling of water.
Pjw«: sutdr or sitdt'y A three-stringed guitar. Situr, A rising
star. A musquito-curtain. A woman’s veil. Such a one. A
spark of fire. A shallow place in the sea, above which appears
herbage, but very deep all around.
Ajb—: s attar y The keeper of the curtain, the porter at the royal
door-way. (An attribute of God) covering; as
sattdru'l yuyuby Hiding sins, casting a veil of mercy over them).
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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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