'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [461v] (927/1826)
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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distance, formed by the reflection of the sun’s meridian-rays upon
the surface of sandy plains. j A
sara-bar y A small bundle laid upon a horse’s load,
p sariibush, An iron mace. (Castellus.)
sard bald. Steep. ^ l! * .od^BU
p sar <i bdldm, (A road) leading up a precipice,
p sardbistan, The land of delusion, i. e. this world.
Sard-bostdn, A garden adjoining to a house.
p i^'^r 5 surabun fcardan, To bend the head, point, or ex
tremity of any thing.
p^jdbJ^-j sirdbidan, To sing, to warble.
A s«rff&7/, (pi. of sirbdl) Shirts, garments,
p sardblti) Effeminate, infamous,
p surdpu (also ob sard, pay)) Totally, from head to
foot. Cap-a-pie. An honorary vest.
p teyAjm: sard-pardah) A curtain, especially at the door of a
royal palace or pavilion. The partition between chambers. A
large pavilion surrounding the inner tent. A veil, any thing for
defence against the rays of the sun or flies. A withdrawing room
behind the curtain or scenes.—The first introduction of curtains
before the doors of the royal apartments in the East is ascribed
by Persian writers to Luhrasb, the successor of Cyrus, (about
530 years before the Christian era) who having permitted his
feudatory princes and governors to give audience on thrones of
gold, reserved to himself alone the right of the sard-pardah or
curtain before his throne, that, by concealing himself from the
view of his subjects, he might heighten their respect and venera
tion for his person, sard-parda-i jahdri) The sky.
sard-parda-i kuhlt f The sky. A black cloud.
a i sardt) The top or the best of any thing. The back of
a horse. The middle (of the day, or a road), (pl.of sany)
Liberal, munificent. Surat) (pi. of sdrl) Nobles, chiefs.
Surrdt) (pi. of 9pt surrat) Navels.
A sir-at. The egg of a locust.
T sardt) Name of a mountain near Yaman. (Buruan).
a sirdj) A lamp, a lanthorn, luminary, candle. The sun.
Sarrdj) A saddler. A groom. sirdyu’d 'daiolah, The
lamp of the state. ^ sirdju'l kutrub) Tim fairy’s
lampj a plant which shines at night like the glow-worm.
A sirdjat) The art of saddle-making,
p ^1^ sarrdj-khdnah) A saddler’s shop,
p strdjah) ^\a.me of a disease incident to horses, mules,
orasses. Name of a place famous for melons, o f
A s/ra/Ty, Lucid, resplendent; belonging to a candle,
r sarachah) A closet, an inner apartment, a royal pa
vilion. A casket within a larger case. A hen-coop without a
bottom. A place, a mansion. CL&jXi sardcha-i ddrang,
The house of vexation, i. e. the world. c-jUT sardcha-i
dftdb) A parhelion, or mock sun. Giddy-headed'. Astonished,
stupefied. j** 5 sardcha-i khdk) The world,
Jj sardcha-i dil y The purse of the heart, sard
cha-i zarb) The mint. sardcha-i kul) The throne of
God. The world, iU sardcha-i mdM, A halo or circle
round the moon. Sirdchah) Name of a disease.
surah) Dismission. Divorce.
A sardhiti) (pi. of sirhdn) Wolves,
p^>-1 j~i sar-dkhur (or j *i>-\ sar-dkh'ur)) The horse which
is tied at the head of all the rest in a stable.
sar-dkh'ur) Master of the horse, an equerry, groom.
a surdkht) A stone or earthen vessel with a long neck,
p sardd) Unripe, sour dates.
kS\j~> sardd (from ^-j), Being timid, fleeing in terror. Si-
rdd) A saddler’s or shoemaker’s needle.
p sard-ddr) The master of the house. A landlord, vint
ner, tavern or innkeeper. An attendant at an hospital.
a sarddih) (pi. of sardah) Level, soft lands pro-
ducingcorn. ( pli of sard ah) Long and excellentshe-camels.
A surddik, (pi. surddikdt) The curtain before
the door of a house or a tent. A cotton tent. Dust whirled up
into the air, and enveloping any thing,
p sarddah) Fled, strayed.
sar a r ) T ^ e last n; g ht tlie moon - (pb °f sardrat)
The finest spots (in a valley). A/rdr, (m of^ surra) Whis
pering in the ear. Telling a secret. 1 he last night ot the moon.
Lineaments on the face or hands.
a sardrat (from surra)) Springing from a good stock.
The last night of the moon. The best of any thing. he finest
spot in a valley. Sirdrat) The last night of the moon.
v sararayi outer cephalic vein in the arm.
A sardr'iy) (pi. of surrlyat) Concubines.
vsardzir) Sloping (little used). (Hunter.)
a sirds) (pi. of saris and saris) Impotent.
vsardsar) From the beginning to the end. from one
end to the other, all, the whole, entirely. Walking on a green
sward, or by the side of a stream. Brocade, embroidery.
p sardsari) A medium, an average. A summary. An
ornament worn on the head.
p sardsmah (and & 4 *fJ\j~> 8 ardstniah)) Astonished, con
founded, stupefied, disturbed in the brain, insane. Hesitating.
sardsimagi) Amazement,
r sar-dshib) Steep down. A declivity.
A sir at (for shut)) A way.
a surdti or surdtiy) Sharp (sword).
* ^ sira t , (m of c^) Hastening with, or to another, (pi.
of sarl^) Swift.
p surdgh) A sign, a mark, a footstep. Enqu.ry. Guid
ance. Any thing searched after, or cried for publicl}.
rjUT j* sar-aghaz, An exordium, prelude, commencement.
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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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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.
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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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