'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [466v] (937/1826)
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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’surd*, A traveller by night. Sarly, Liberal, generous. A com
pany of soldiers. A rivulet. A prince. Sirrti/, Mysterious.
A siryah, Long and great. A locust.
a sarayan (from Infesting, attacking. Siryan,
A Syrian. Suryan, (pi. of sari and surly) Rivulets,
p tJ^**-* Suryam, Syriac.
sariyat and surly at, A cohort, an army, troops, any
body of men from 300 to 500. Siryatj A locust newly hatched.
A small arrow. Suryat, A nocturnal journey. Surrlyut, A
concubine, a kept mistress.
A surayj, A beautiful nose. Name of a smith.
r sarichah, A wagtail. (Burhau-i kati^.)
A. sarih, Naked, or uncovered (horse). (Work) soon
finished. A girth, a surcingle. A horse-cloth. A coverlet. A
patch, a shred. Thick leather for making soles.
sarihat) Thick leather. A girth, a surcingle,
p sarijcfiah) A pelican. (Burhan-i katic.)
p sarld, A green film which floats on the surface of stag
nant ponds. A swing. (Burhdn-i katii_.)
p saridaii) To sing.
j~> sarlr or sirir, The rainbow. Surir, A sort of kite.
sarir 9 A throne, an ornamented sopha or couch. A
kingdom. A bier or coffin (without the body). A favour, be
nefit. Affluence, the comforts of life. That part of the head
next to the neck. sariru'z ’zahab^ The throne of
gold, i. e. T.he country between the Luxine and Caspian seas;
so called from the privilege enjoyed by the Persian governors of
Larband to give audience on a golden throne. This province
having been anciently considered as the barrier of the Persian
empire, a strong mound had been built from sea to sea (by an old
king, named Alexander the Great, not Alexander of Macedon),
called in general the wall of Gog and IMagog. This rampart
Nushiryan the Just (Chosroes) having repaired and completed
in the sixth century of the Christian era, as a bulwark against the
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incursions of the Northern barbarians, he granted the governor
this mark of royal distinction, to procure him a degree of respect
with the surrounding district, suitable to the high importance of
his charge. 'jl.j* 3 surlr-ifaluk^ The constellation of the
Bear. p sarlr-i murdah, A bier.
sat a -i maulilat-maslr , I he throne of justice and equity.
Sarir-afrdz, Name of a city. Name of a cave in
which Kay Khusraw was lost.
A bir 3 sar *rat, A secret, a mystery. A plank, a seat.
r Sariri, Name of the king of ^ Sarir-a/rdz.
A saris, Impotent, unable to generate.
r ‘rZr 3 sarl-suudri, In procession, on the way, or road.
v sarish, K\e\\. Sirlih, Glue^ starch. The daffodil.
Lamentation, plaint. Weak, of a feeble constitution.
sarlsh-i kdhl, A vegetable glue.
p sirishim, Glue. A gum.
p j~> sirlshah-kun, A baker.
p j~> sirlshldan, To knead. To squabble, quarrel, brawl,
p sL> sari sdf, A kind of linen cloth.
A surrayt (or ^ surruyta'), Any thing swallowed.
A ^r 3 sarl^, Quick, nimble, ready, swift, who makes haste.
sariduH istihdlat, Meat soon becom-
in 0 ^tale. t^T 5 sarl^ii’l baydn, An eloquent
tongue. san^ii’t ’ta~slr, Ready, penetrating,
sarl^u'l hisdb, Ready in reckoning (God).
sarl^ti’z 'zazcdl, Soon passing away, fading, frail, abu
sari^. The plant uirfaj.
A " sarl^cin, Swiftly, with the greatest expedition,
p sarlgh, The summit of a mountain. Tall and straight.
Sirlgh, A bunch of grapes. Surlgh, Inquiry, search.
A sarlf, A row of vines.
sy sarlkun, Burnt lead. ( Burhdn-i kdti^.)
v sar ~ in i hips, buttocks, thighs. A graft or a slip
budding from another stock. Noise, clamour. Chosen, beloved.
^ j~> sarin afkandan, To sit four-square. sa-
rln-gdh, A seat, a throne. A plank.
A Sirrayn, Name of a city in Arabia.
f sarlnaj, The red herb alkanet.
v sarlnah, A wound in the head.
v^>sazd, Worthy, deserving. Congruous, agreeing with,
convenient. Retribution. Correction. A merited punishment,
p sazdb, Water-cresses.
A*L)1j«: sazdsat (from ^r»j~>), Leading to a vicious life,
p sazdwdr (alsojj|j«j sazdzoar), Worthy, deserving.
Suitable, befitting, applicable. Excellent, able. Fitness, con-
gruity. sazdwdr-i muhabbat, Worthy of love.
p sazdzcdrl, Fitness, worthiness. Excellence,
p JAr 3 sazdzcal, A monthly collector of the revenues.
p sazdvsall, Any thing relating to a sazdzcal.
p sazdyldan, To be worthy, to suit, to become,
p sazd, An animal which eats dead bodies. White thorn.
p ^ 5 ^~ 3 sazgl, G rief, trouble, affliction, vexation. Sizgl,
Strength, firmness, hardness.
p sazitunitan, (in ancient Persian) To go.
p sazld, Desert, merit. Worthy, deserving,
p sazldan. To be worthy, to suit, to become,
p sust, Soft, tender. Weak, feeble, impotent, relaxed,
slow, dilatory, languid, lazy, idle, indolent, vain, addle. Negli
gent. Paralytic. Profane. sust ba ddshtan,
Tod ismiss.
sust shazB, Get you gone!
sust kardan, To profane. To dissolve
bardin-i sust, A gentle rain.
sust-iz^dn, Weak in judgment
To neglect. /(AA
p
p sust-anddm, Contracted in any of the membei>
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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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