'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [472v] (949/1826)
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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842
silah o alat-i jang, The arms and apparatus for
battle. -Ls j^pur silah, Completely armed. \Sulah, Dung,
excrement. Sallah, Who voids much excrement.
P JL silah-khanah, An arsenal, an armoury.
pj\j JL silah-dar, A sword or armour-bearer, an esquire.
vjyt> JL sildh-shor, A fencing-master. An armourer. A
breaker or trainer of horses.
a l_LL sal ah if, (pi. of sulhafd, sulahfd, su-
lahfd-a, sulahfdt, and sulahfiyat), Tortoises.
a ^ys-L sildhi, A sword or armour-bearer.
a JL salldkh, A skinner.
a L-L suldkhat, The jirine of a mountain-goat, black and
viscous like pitch, which they gather from the rocks.
A Jo-L saldkhid, (pi. of sulkhadd and salakh-
ddt) Strong camels.
pj^JL saUdkh'ar, A breaker of horses. A stable-man.
p ^j*^L saldras, Liquid storax.
A ^L sulds, Weakness of mind, insanity.
a LL Easiness, simplicity. Facility, ductility. Gen
tleness. Perspicuity, clearness.
a JJL saldsil, Lightning darting to a great distance, (pi.
of <lLL silsilat) Chains. Sands adhering together, not easily
moved. Suldsil, Limpid water flowing down the throat.
a JL sildt, A cloth for holding straw, (pi. of <lLL silt at and
LaL siltanut) Long and slender arrows.
a <LJL saldtat (from JL) 5 Having a sharp, piercing, eloquent
tongue. Sovereignty, power, authority, (pi. of ^ILL sultan)
Emperors, kings, princes.
a suldtih, Broad. . t V' -
* a ^jJL saldtin, (pi. of Kings, princes, sove
reigns. p ( jjl4J 1 j ^^L saldi£in-ibd tamksn, Mighty potentates.
a sildf, (in of u-iL) Travelling (with another). Doing
(anything) equal (to him). Suldf, Juice which flows from the
grapes before pressure. Wine. Whatever comes through the
pores of the skin. Sulldf, The van of an army. (pi. of cJ-L
salaf) Predecessors, leaders of the people. Monies paid in ad
vance or before due. (pi. of <LJL sdlif) Passed, gone by.
p uJL suldf, Stammering. Tremor.
a<JL suldf at, The first juice pressed from any thing. Must.
a JjL suldk, A tubercle on the tongue. An excoriation or
consumption of the teeth about the roots. A hard substance on
the eye-lid corroding the hairs and edges. The feast of Ascen
sion. An eloquent tongue. Suldk, One who works with alight
hand. Salldk, Clear, shrill-voiced: a rhetorician, a sublime orator.
a LL saldkat (irom (JlL), Boiling (eggs, pot-herbs, and the
like). Anointing with pitch (a camel).
\ saldki^, (pLof ^JiL salka^f Rugged,desertgrounds.
A JL suldkim, A lion.
p dJL saldk, An ingot of gold or silver. Hire, rent.
A JL suldl, The consumption. The prickles of palm-trees
Salldl, A wicker basket-maker. Sullal, (pi. of JL sail) Nar
row channels in a valley through which water runs.
A ajL suldlat, Whatever is extracted from any thing. \
foetus. Human seed. A running, a gleet, a strangury. Stock
posterity. The purest part of any thing. l!L suldla-i
kirdm, Of a respectable race.
a salahm (or salatim), (pi. of |»L.*) Steps, degrees.
A fL saldm (from |*L), Saluting, wishing health or peace.
Submitting. Surrendering. Being secure from harm. Buying
with ready money. A salutation. Peace, safety. A surrender.
Compassion; hence one of the attributes of God. A man bit by
a serpent. ^LH madinutu's 'saldm, The city of peace,
i. e. Baghdad. JLJ nahru's 'saldm, The river of salvation,
i. e. the river Tigris. ^L saldimu 'Huh, The peace of God.
fL^fl //*L saldm-i Idzimu'lislum, The salutations prescribed
by religion, p LDJyc C^cL ^L saldm-i
saldmat-anjdm, tea paydim-i mazoaddat-ikhtitdm, Affectionate
salutations and demonstrations of friendship. (Synonymous to
which, the following are frequently to be found in letters ,^L
CUtlyc li^vcL saldm-i saldmat-numdiy, tea ka-
lam-i mazeaddat-kushdy ; or cLi jLk l^vcL ^L
saldm-i saldmat-rasdn, toa paydm-i musddakat-baydn ; or
qiLxr* C^v«L ^^L saldm-i
saldmat-anjdm-i ddstdni, tea kaldm-i mawaddat-irtisdim-i mu-
hibbdni). jJ-L ^LJ as' saldm ^alaykum, Peace be with you,
May God preserve you ! ^LJ! j zca's 'saldm, And (so) farewell,
adieu, p ^L saldm kardan, To salute. To order, a j*L^!
abu saldm. The mandrake. Sildm, (m of j*L) Cultivating
peace or friendship. A kind of tree. (pi. of <uL salamat or
salimat) Light stones. Salldim, Solomon the son of David.
A JJl -j saldm an, Name of a tree.
a LL saldmat (from j*L), Being secure from danger. Sal
vation, tranquillity, safety, peace, rest, repose, immunity, liberty,
integrity, recovery, health, p e^JL saldmat dar
kandr ast, Safety is on shore. (Gulistan.)
v V saldmut-razQ, An economist.
L^eL satamut-rawi, Economy, good management,
p 8 ^cL saldmat-kuchah, A military entrenchment.
A ^L saldmij, (p.. of ^~ s ) Long, slender arrow-heads,
p ^L salami, A salute of cannon. A present on being in
troduced to a superior. Earnest-money ; a free gift from a far
mer to government on taking lands, and from the same to the
Zamlndar to build his house. ^JL salami khdnah
bdri, A present from the farmer to his landlord to enable him
to build his house.
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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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- Richardson, Sir John, 9th Baronet
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