'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [486r] (976/1826)
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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869
Several other kingsof Persia have borne the same name. Name
of a painter and match-maker between Khusraw and Shinn.
a shat (for shahat), A sheep. A wild ox. A wo
man. Certain small stars. ifllJ! ash'shat^ The sheep-species,
p (Jj’Li shdlil, Name of a plant.
a shutim, Who rejoices in another’s misfortunes. One
who treats with contumely.
a shdtin (or shdsin), A weaver.
a shdjib, (part.) Perishing, dying. Croaking very
loudly (a crow). Delirious, talking nonsense.
A shdjin, Melancholy, sad.
A shujinat, (fern, of shdjin) Sorrowful. A road
through a valley. A valley abounding with trees.
A shdhib, Lean, emaciated. Changing colour.
A shdhim, A seller of tallow. G iving fat to eat.
A shahiyat. Gaping, yawning (horse).
p^U shdkh, (s $n^)A branch, bough, shoot, sucker, twig.
A horn, an antler. The arm, from the tip of the finger to the
shoulder. The leg, from the groin to the foot. A small cut from
a main stream. A gusset, a gore. A goblet, a drinking-horn.
The main beam in the roof of a house. A rib. A bit, a piece.
The forehead. Civet. The civet-cat. Spices, perfumes. A
scent-box ; a horn wherein they keep civet. Smooth, lank hair.
Full grown. Wine mixed with rose-water, shdkh-i
augury Name of a medicine or simple. A young shoot, the ten
dril of a vine. shdkh-i dhu, A buck’s attire. A bow. A
false promise. jJ shdkh bar dwardariy To colour up.
shdkh bar divcdry Conceited, arrogant, proud,
s/ia£/i, Far, distant, long. Various.
shdkh ba shdkh, From branch to branch, shdkh
dar shdkhy Various-coloured, of different sorts. Far and wide.
Weeping, lamentation, shdkh zaduriy To but or push
with the horns. To sound a trumpet or horn, s hdkh-i
xart iriy A yellow pen. 'T'^ > s hdkh-i za^fardny (lit. A
twig of saffron) One who esteemeth too highly his own deserts.
f jA^> shdkh-i samariy The stature of a mistress.
shdkh shdkhy In branches. In pieces, broken in various places,
full of fissures. The song or modulation of the nightingale.
shdkh-i ghazdl, A bow. The new moon, shdkh
kardatiy To cup. \jt> shdkh-i guzan dar hazed,
The new moon. shdkh-i gisdy A ringlet of hair,
p <!0UU» shdkhdbahy A mighty river. An arm of the sea.
p 43U-L1 shdkhdnahy A class of mendicants. A large river.
A shdkhiby (part.) Spurting out (blood).
p shdkhchuhy A small branch, a twig,
p iOcj shdkhchah-bandiy Scandal, slander. Increase.
pj^ shakh-ddr. Branched; horned. A contented cuckold.
Pure, unadulterated. Conceited.
PjL^li shakh-sdr. Full of branches. A garden. The ex-
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tremity of a branch. A plate of steel perforated with many holes
for drawing gold or silver-wire.
p shdkhasty Victuals, provisions.
p shdkh-shdnahy Name of a certain description of
mendicants, so called from the circumstance of their carrying in
one hand a ram’s horn and in the other a comb, with which they
make a grating noise before the door of any one, from whom
they wish to obtain relief. If their application be not forthwith
attended to, they begin to lacerate their bodies with knives, or
(with a view to excite greater horror), they put the knives into
the hands of their own children. Intimidation, threat,
p shdkhishty Victuals, provisions.
A shdkhisy (fern. shdkhisat) Having the eyes
fixed and looking upwards. (An arrow) flying above the mark,
p shdkhaky Melilot.
p shdkhil or shdkhuly A sort of grain.
Pj^o^s-Li shdkh-angur, Name of a medicine. A vine-tendril,
pj shdkhur (or ys-ll shdkhurah)y A kiln, a furnace,
p shdkhuly Name of a grain (Cytisus Cajan).
p shdkhahy A branch. A horn. A cup in the shape ot
a horn. Wine mixed with rose-water. du shdkhahy
Having two branches or horns. Two-pronged, double-pointed.
The pillory. A yoke.
p shdkhiy A three-pronged fork for winnowing grain,
p till shady Cheerful, exulting. Glad, happy. Wine. Light,
a ray, gleam. di\Z> shad shudany To rejoice, to be joyful.
A shady An architect.
p l-jTw'IA shdd-dby Full of water. An agreeable sprinkling of
water. Moist, humid, fresh, succulent, pleasant. Fresh pasture.
shdd-db-sdzy Watering. Recreating one’s self,
p . ,j1 shdd-dbiy Freshness, moisture.
, p shdd-isparauiy Name of a fragrant shrub.
p jobll shaddm, Cheerful, glad. A dancing girl, a whore.
p^taLi shdddnajy Blood-stone,
p shdddnaky The inebriating hemp-seed,
p jbt-'li) shad-bad, Name of a note in music.
p shad-bash. Excellent! well done! Name of the
twenty-sixth day of the month according to the sera of Malik,
p 'jp jLl shdd-bahr, A happy situation. Name of a damsel.
A shddihy Copious (pasturage),
p Shddakhy The old name of the city of Nishabur.
a shddikhy A youth. Deviating from a purpose ordesign.
shddikhaty A blaze upon the forehead of a horse or
other animal. A shameful, dishonest action,
p *£9-. jLl shdd-khby Cheerful, joyous, glad.
p<_A^ jLi shad-kh'dby Sweet slumber, a refreshing sleep,
p j\f>- jll shdd-kh'dr (^\p- j\-£» shdd-kh’drah, or oU»
shdd-kh'ur^y Fortunate, well-oflf. Voluptuous. A dancing girl.
An adultress, a strumpet. One who drinks wine without scruple.
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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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