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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎458r] (920/1826)

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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A XjS?* sujrat, Water filling a river or a well.
A sajas (from Being corrupted, changed, tur
bid (water). A crowd, a tumult. Sajas or sajis, Muddy water.
r^h— Sajastan, A kingdom to the east of Persia (the an
cient Drangiana). (Hyde, Itel. Vet. Pers.)
A sa J sa jy Temperate. Neither cold nor hot. Neither
hard nor soft. A temperate situation.
A saj^ Rhyme, metre, cadence, poetry. The cooing of
turtles. Sujja^j (pi. of ^.sr 5 Cooing (turtle-doves),
r >£ sa/^-go, A rhymer.
A c-Jijsr 5 sajf or sijf, A veil, a curtain,
p sajuk, A sigh, a sob. Oxygal mingled with milk,
p sajly Food composed of meat and flour.
A sajl and sajal (from jJjsr 3 ), Pouring out (water). A
water-bucket. A large udder. A liberal man. StjU, The re
cording angel. Right, good, proper, well arran^fed. Sijill or
sijil) A register, the record of a court of judicature, the decree
of a judge, the minute or attestation of a notary. Table of laws,
public acts. A schedule, sijil kardan, To seal.
A iLsr 5 sajld) (A camel) having long dugs.
A O^Lsr 3 sijilldt, (pi. of (J-s.** 3 sijill) The decrees of judges.
A s/jldt. Jasmine. The covering, awning, or canopy
over the hazodaj or camel-litter, in which the Eastern ladies
travel. A fine painted or figured cloth.
A dljsr 3 sujalat, A small or young hare, a leveret.
A sajm (from Pouring down (tears or rain).
* a sajana, (fut. yusjunu) He imprisoned.
A l ^s? > sajn (from ^^sr 5 ), Imprisoning. Sijn, A prison,
p (^rS-" 3 sajan, Intense cold.
a J^sAjsr 3 sajanjal, A mirror. Spectacles. Pure, clear.
a sw/iiic (from j^r 3 ), Being dark. Being quiescent. Con
tinuing. Prolonging (as a camel, his braying).
A ^jst 3 sajzcdf Steady (eye, woman, or camel when milking).
A Ojjsr 3 sujud (from Asr 3 ), Adoring. An act of adoration, an
inclination or prostration with the forehead touching the ground.
A j^-sr 3 sajur, Chips, with which they heat ovens or furnaces.
Sujur (from Braying in the throat (a she-camel).
A saju^j Cooing (a turtle-dove).
A < ig-sr 3 snjuf, (pi. of i—g--^* 3 sajf) Veils, curtains.
a sujul (pi. of J-s** 3 sajl) Large water-buckets, (pi. of
^Isr 3 s/jl) Registers, records.
A sajuin, (An eye) shedding (tears). Sujum (from j^s -3 ),
Flowing (tears).
A sujuriy (pi. of sijn) Prisons, dungeons.
A sajty^ A companion, a friend.
A iysr 3 sajiyat. Disposition, temper, nature, habit, constitution.
A^sXsr 1 sajihat, Nature. Symmetry, proportion, measure,
p jjlX-jst 3 sajidan. To be very cold.
a^ sr 3 sajir, An intimate friend.
A sajis, Muddy, dirty (water). ^s>~y\ sajlsa’l
awjasi (^j^sr ^^-jsr 3 sajisa ^ttjaysa or sajtsa'l
laydli), At no time, never.
p sajlf) A bow-string. A notch in a bow.
A sajtl) A large bucket. A long, swaggy udder of a
camel. Sijjll, Hard stones; bricks made from these stones, and
hardened (according to Eastern belief) in hell-fire, upon which
are inscribed the names of men, with a catalogue of their sins.
a sajllat, A large water-bucket.
A sijjiiij Continued, continual, and violent (blow). A
dreadful prison; the seventh hell, the lowest and most horrible of
the fatal dungeons; also the infernal registers, in which the crimes
of mortals are engrossed by the demons.
p J&ajz? 1 sichughanahy A hunting-dog. A starling,
p lIXs** 3 sachuk) Oxygal mingled with milk.
*a ^ sahha, (fut. yasuhhii) He poured out.
A ^~ 3 sahh (from ^ sahha). Pouring out or causing to flow
(tears, waters, or words). Flowing. Striking, whipping.
a 1st 3 sahd, (pi. of alsr 3 sahat). Skins, barks. Sihd, The thin
membrane between the wood and bark of the linden-tree, or
papyrus. A sheet of paper. The band of a book. A thorny
tree with a white flower, from which the bees extract exquisite
honey. Sahhd, A hot wind. A maker of spades or shovels.
A i.tls*' 3 sahhd-atj A thin membrane which incloses the brains.
A part of a cloud.
a c—jlsr 3 sahdb, A cloud. Quicksilver, (pi. of (Llsr 3 sahdbat)
Clouds. vj\d ^(—Asr 3 sahdb-i satiA:a^-dnr,Thunder-clouds.
A ^Is** 3 sahdbaf A (thin) cloud. The whole of the day.
A slsr 3 sahdt, A bat, a night-bird. The skin or bark of any
thing. A tract, a coast, a shore. A court-yard, area, quadrangle.
A sahhdj) (A camel) pawing the ground.
A ^Isr 3 suhhah. Fat (sheep). A flock.
a d^-ls" 3 sahhahat* (An eye) flowing with tears.
A J jlsr 3 suhddil, The penis.
A ^jlsr 3 suhddildn, Testes.
Ajlsr 3 sahhdr, An enchanter, a magician, a necromancer, a
fascinator. A very early riser.
a inlsr 3 sahhdraty A female enchanter, a witch.
a ^Isr 3 sahharty, Magic. Magical.
a < jlsr 3 sihdfj A dysentery. Suhaf, The cholic. Consumption.
a (J^sr 3 sahhdkj A rubber, a grinder.
A^Jlsr 3 sahhdkat. Quae confrictu libidinem alterius explet.
a Jlsr 3 sihal, (in of J^sr 3 ) Getting ashore. A bridle, a bit,
a snaffle. An eloquent orator. Braying.
a suhdlatj Filings, fragments of gold or silver. Loss.
a ^Isr 3 suhdnij Blackness.
A sihdn, (in of (^y^r 3 ) Conversing, mixing together in
society very amicably. Contemplating the form of any thing.
A t-^ols.** 3 sahd-ibj (pi. of (LLsr 3 sahdbat) Clouds.

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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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