'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [458v] (921/1826)
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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aX-'Is.** 5 sakayat, A thin membrane which encloses the brain.
A part of a cloud.
a saha-ify (pi. of sahifat) Particles of fat cut
from the back.
A saha-ily (pi. of sahll(tl) Banks of rivers.
A sahb (from c—Dragging on the ground (the
train of a garment). Eating or drinking to excess; intempe
rance. Suhub, (pi. ofijlsr 5 sahabat) Clouds.
a sahban, Water left in a bottle. Name of a wise king,
of an Arabian poet, and of an eloquent orator.
A suhbat, Dimness of the eyes. A veil, a covering.
a sahbal, Large (bucket). Wide (channel).
a salibalat. Pendulous, hanging loose (testicle).
a saht (from <^£-~), Eradicating. Pulling fat from
the flesh. Destroying. Intense cold. A threadbare garment.
Blood that maybe shed, or property plundered, with impunity.
Suht or suhut, Unlawful (gain).
A sahta, Land which yields no pasture.
A *i _ sahtab. Bold, fearless.
A suhtuty A threadbare garment. A plain consisting
of light, soft soil. A thin ptisan.
A sahtly, A threadbare garment.
a sihttty A ptisan containing very little fat.
a sahj (from Excoriating. Scratching, tearing
(the face in a phrenzy of despair). Suhajy Name of a disease.
A JAsr 1 suhdudy Very refractory, rebellious.
a jsz* sahi' (from Enchanting, bewitching. Deceiving.
Understanding, being well versed in. Lungs,lights.
intafakha sahruhu, His lungs swelled (from fear). Sihr (from
Enchanting, bewitching. Deceiving. Quieting. Know
ing, understanding perfectly. Magicjffenchantment, fascination,
witchcraft, sorcery, necromancy. Any subtlety or trick whereby
a person may be deceived, ,^£. sihryThe art of magic,
necromancy. *£?* sihr-i baldly Legitimate enchantment,
i. e. poetry. A poetic licence. The name of a book.
sihru'l kalairiy The magic of oratory. s *hr kardany
To enchant, charm, fascinate, a »SWir, Lungs, lights. Sahar,
The twilight, dawn, gild’s 'sahary Towards morning.
vhangdm-i sahar. The rising of Aurora, the dawn.
r^c! jS^ sihr-dmeZy Fascinating.
sihr-bdzy An enchanter, a sorcerer.
v jS?* sihr-bdzly Magic.
p j-sr 5 sihr-bandny An elegant
writer
The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping.
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a saharat (or XjS?* saharah)y (pi. of^^Ls sdhir) Magi
cians. Suhraty The morning, Aurora, the dawn,
r jU: sihr-sdzy An enchanter.
jgr 1 sahar-kheZy An early riser,
p sahar-gdh, The morning, the dawn. To-morrow, the
day after to-morrow.
p sahar-gdhl, Early.
ls
rjtjS? 3 sahrury A species of wild bird.
r sahrty One morning, on a certain morning.
A l^ r sr s sahardyd (or "' jsr 1 sahran). Very early.
a sahsdhy Rain falling in torrents.
a sabs ah, A quadrangle, court, square, piazza, area.
V * ^
a sah sah at (from q), Flowing (water). A court.
a ks.** 1 saht (from ksr 5 ), SI aughtering expeditiously, at one
blow. Diluting (wine) with water.
A sahf (from Shaving (the head), extirpating
(hairs). Taking (the flesh) from a bone, or (fat) from the flesh
or skin of the back.
a <LLsr ! sahfaty The fat of the back (from the shoulders to the
buttocks) adhering to the skin.
a (Lias?* suhafnlyaty (A man) with a shaven head, a shaveling.
a (J^sahk, An old worn garment. An ambling pace, (from
JLs** 5 ), Breaking, tearing, rubbing,bruising, pulverising. Crack
ing (a louse). Wearing out clothes. Running slowly, rj^sr-*
sahk kardany To pound, bruise, grind, triturate. A Subk or
suhuk (from^sr 5 ), Being far, remote. Removing to a distance.
Waxing threadbare (a garment). Being worn thin (the sole of
a camel’s foot). Shrivelling up (an old milk-bottle). Distance.
suhkun lahu, May he be far off! Suhuky (pi. of
suhuk') Long-bodied (asses), long in the trunk (palm-trees).
A suhkuk or sahakuky Very black (hair).
a sahl (from J^r 5 ), Pouring out (money). Counting
out and paying down (a sum of money). Shedding tears (the
eye). Raining heavily during the night. Giving one (so many
lashes). Rubbing, grinding. Peeling barley. Smoothing, po
lishing, planing, shaving, scraping, brushing (as wind the ground).
Winnowing (grain). Platting a rope with a single twist. A
species of white cotton cloth. A plain garment. Ready money.
Suhal and Suhul, (pi. of Js-- 3 sahl) White cotton cloths.
A sahlab, The plant orchis, or dog-stones.
A ^lLst 3 suhuluty A young hare, a leveret.
a ^ sa/mw, Blackness. Iron. Name of a tree. The podex.
r
Suhumy Blacksmith’s hammers.
a sahmd-fiy Name of a tree. Podex.
a iksr 3 suhmaty Blackness.
a sahn (from U ^£-*' J ), Breaking (a stone). Making (a
(board) smooth by rubbing.
a aksr 3 sahnaty sahanat, (or sahnd), External torm (of
any thing). A smooth softness of the skin. Colour.
a z ^ sahuh, (Clouds) pouring forth water. Suhuh (also
suhuhat) (from ^ sahha). Being very fat (sheep).
Aj^ss^sahuryThe meal which the Muhammadans make a li
before dawn during the month of Ramazan to enable them to
fast till night. Suhury (pi. of 'jS?* suhr) Lights of beasts.
a L—iysr* sahufy A very fat animal.
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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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