'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [462r] (928/1826)
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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v sar-ughoch, sar-aghosh, also sar-
aghuj), A woman’s hood, cloak, veil, fillet, or head-dress in ge
neral. A camel’s halter.
pj^i^ sar-dfraZ) Exalting the head; glorious, eminent, dis
tinguished. The commander of an army. A halter, a head-stall.
Name of the third day of every month. j~i sar-a/rdz
shudan, To be exalted. To excel, to outstrip.
p 4^’!/^ sar-afrdzi) Eminence, exaltation.
Pjl—i! j~i sar-qfsdr (orjL-il ^ sar-i afsur)^ The head of the
reins, i. c. that part which is held in the hand,
p sar-afgandah, Confused, abashed.
a sar *{f~ l & The heat of a pestilential wind which blows
night and day.
A sardflrt) (iieb. Seraphitn.
A jjLu sirdk, (m of jy* 1 ) Stealing a look at, turning the face
suddenly towards another. Surrdk, (pi. of surik) Thieves,
p sarukdrl. An infamous crime. (Castei.lus.)
p sard-kob (or sard-kdft), A rebuke,
p sar-dgbsh, A woman’s hood or veil,
p sur-dgurij Head downwards.
p JU-j sur-dl, In continual movement (as a mill). Stupefied,
bewildered, disturbed in the brain.
p — sar-dwdj) A yoke. The plough-tail,
p snr-dmad, Perfect, complete, accomplished. Master of
any art, profession or excellence. Adult, mature, ripe. Chief.
sar-anjd/tt) Conclusion, end, accomplishment. An
accident, an event. Apparatus, utensils, furniture. Goods and
chattels. Materials, or ingredients. y=£- sar-anjam
kharchy Expense of materials, or revenue-charges,
p -i jZ>- sardn-i charkh, Angels, seraphim.
pj'jO^-: sur-anddz, AVarlike, intrepid, undaunted, fool-hardy,
blood-thirsty. Impure. A robber. Active, nimble. A man
moving his bead remarkably, from disease, drunkenness, pride,
or any singular habit. Confused, bashful. A fine linen or painted
silk veil, which the ladies wear when they go abroad; a coif, a
hood. A main beam into which the joists are framed. A rug
laid at the door. Name of a note in music, called also
p Sardnddh, Madagascar,
p Sardndlb (or Sardndtl), Ceylon,
p sar-nngusht, The tip of the finger,
p sar-angushtl, A dish of a particular kind of meat,
pease, thin paste, and the like. Privet. —■■— •
sirdw, (pi. of saricat, sirzcat, surwat, also
siryat), Small arrows, (pi. of Sjsirreat) Rounded [mints.
a sardwat (from Being liberal. Travelling by
night. Entering, pervading. Laying aside (garments). Strip
ping. Shaking off sadness.
a sardzci^y (pi. of sarxsa^at) Small sand-hills,
p sardzcandj Yellow colour.
A sardwl, A precious stone, an opal. A kind of food.
A (JjjL-j s«racD?/, (p\. ClSh saruwtldt) Breeches, trowsers.
p sar-«/i«»g, The vanguard. The forlorn hope. A
nightly watch, a patrole. Modulation, song. A note in music.
A tetrastic. The thickest string of a musical instrument.
p sardy, A palace, a grand edifice, a king’s court, a se
raglio. An inn. sardy-pddshdhi, A royal palace,
liu sard-i bakd, The mansion of eternity, the other world.
Synonimous to which are the following words in composition
with sai'dy : JojW-jaioid, Eternal; Ijsj-jaza, Retribution;
zdhiddn, Holy men ; surur, Joy; mahmud^
Praised; nihuft. Concealed; haft purdah.
Seven-veiled. sar ^ tazwlr, The house of deceit,
i. e. this world. Equivalent to which are the following:
sipanj, Borrowed; shurur, Wickedness; jJ yU* shush
dar, Six-doored; Jli/ dm, Fading. ^tard-i kha^
rdj, The council-chamber, the place where public affairs are
debated, the court. The exchequer. sar u~i s ^P an J,
A lodge erected for people who watch sown fields. Jjj**
sard-i shurur, A tavern. A gaming-house. The world. Hell.
xJjaJ* sard-i shumurdah, The exchequer, c/)/- 4
karxodn-sardy, A caravansery. (part, of saruyidun)
Singing, modulating. Ky barbut-sardy, A performer on
the barbiton (a species of Persian harp or lute). o]/- 5
naghmah-sardy, An excellent singer.
a sardyd, (pi. of tjj~>sariyat and sarlyat) Brigades,
p sardydn, Singing, warbling. Reciting. A singer.
sardydmdan, To cause to sing.
A sirdyat (from 4 ^-*)i Travelling or walking by night.
A nocturnal journey. A contagion, an infection. P
sirdyat / l f//’dan, To communicate (as pestilence).
kAfAp* ra-yat-i nusrat-sirdyat, The victorious banner,
p&sr;^: sardychah, A tent, small habitation.
a sard-ih, Strips of cloth. Thongs of leather, (pi. of
AesTj-** sarihat) G irths, surcingles.
Pjl JjL-s sardy-ddr, A garrison-soldier, a keeper of the palace.
Aj'Aj-i sard-ir, (pl-ofi*^ sarirat) Secrets.
r LA , .lr : sardyish, Song, melody. An exordium, preamble.
v ^\j~) sardyin, A song, a tune. Melody,
p sardyandah, Singing. A singer, reciter, or chanter.
y* sardyandah-murgh, A singing-bird,
p sardytdan also sirdytdan, To sing, to modulate, to
shake. To coo as a turtle, j—J sard-tdan basar, To
speak by signs or nods. (Burhdn-i kdti^.)
a sarb, A way. Camels. Flocks, cattle at pasture. A
crowd of people. i>Jj\ iii izhabi Juld andahu sar
baki. Get thee gone ! I care not for thee ! (a formula of divorce
before the time of Muhammad). Sirb, The mind, soul. A herd
(of deer), a flight (of birds), a bevy (of women). ^
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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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:845v, 845ar:845av, 846r:909v, back-i
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