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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎493v] (991/1826)

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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Piercino: with a
A >" shakhz (from J-^), Tottering, sta
moved from a place. Undergoing difficulties
spear. Setting people by the ears. Reproaching, upbraiding.
A shakhs (from ^J^), Undergoing difficulty and
trouble. Being different, diversified. Being moved from a place.
Yawning (as an ass when smelling urine).
p shakhsur. Hard ground. The extremity of a branch.
A place abounding in trees.
p (JLkP shakhsh, A slip, a trip. Any thing old and worn out.
Shakhish, Stumbling, falling. Wiping the nose. Sitting on an
eminence, so that the body is seen at a distance. Shukhush,
Name of a small, but melodious bird.
A shaksh) Fragments, pieces of stones.
a shakhshdkh, Who makes water into the air (a boy),
p shakhshdr, Name of a bird whitish about the head,
p tjshakhshdnah, A Muhammadan dervish.
p shakhshdnldan, To cause to stumble.
. A
shakhshakh, The summit of a mountain. Hard
ground. A bleacher’s beetle.
A shakhshakhat (from Q)> Making water in a
stream (a boy). The clashing of arms, the rustling of papers.
p shakhshtdan, To hurt the foot against a stone, to
trip, to stumble, to fall, especially on the highway. To be ad
vanced from the lowest to the highest degree. To suck up.
A shakhs, A person, body, individual. Any figure ap
pearing black at a distance.
shakhsi, A certain person, some one, some body.
shakhs~iyat, Nobility. Rank. Humanity,
p shakhkdsah, Dew, hoar-frost,
p J'-s. -- shakhl, Sound, noise, complaint. Whistling. Pecking
(as a bird).
shakhal, A boy, youth. A friend.
shakhli, A thorn, a thorny plant.
p^iXXs- - shakhlidan, To inspire, to breathe. To whistle.
To faint, to wither, to flag.
a shakham (from Stinking, being spoiled (meat).
shukhm, Land ploughed and ready for sowing, ^k?*
shukhm zadan. To plough.
p shakhan, A tearing, a wounding. Afflicted, grieved,
p j\Ljk^ shakhanshdr, Name of a water-bird of a dark co
lour, with a white head.
, A _ » * - A
f iiiyk^ shukhnud shukhnudah, or X shukh-
nurah), A scratch with the nails,
p <k*k^ shakhnah, A vicegerent.
Adjjk.^ shukhutat (from L^k"*), Being or becoming slen
der, but not meagre (a man).
p Wounded with the nails. A scratch. The
last. Shukhud, A scratch made by the nails.
884
shakhudan, To vex. Shukhudan, To scratch with
the nails. To scratch the face with the nails. To be scratched
To spring upon, to assault. To assemble, to be collected. To
be narrow, to be in difficulty.
p X^jk^* shukhudah, shakhur or shukhur), A scratch,
a wound made by the nails.
p shakhudidan, To scratch the face with the nails.
• * A — r% * * 1 •
A shukhus (from Exalting, raising one’s self.
Being steadfastly fixed (the sight). Departing, travelling from
country to country. Being large-bodied, (pi. of ^/skr^ shukhs)
Bodies, persons.
pJ^ shakhul or shikhul, A whistling noise made to induce
a horse to drink. A cry for help, a roar, a lamentation. Fee
bleness, languor, extenuation of body.
shakhuhdan or shikhulldan, To cry out, to scold,
to groan, to make a noise. To thunder. To neigh. To whistle.
To understand imperfectly, to take in a wrong light. To
scratch. To pine away, to grow pale, to flag, to wither,
p xXfl^k^ shakhultdah or shukhulidah, Languid, dried up.
• 4 - n , a
shukhum (from ^k-~*), Becoming stale, stinking(meat).
p shukhunidan, To cause to be scratched or clawed.
a shakhtt, Thin and slender. Dust w hirled in the air.
A shakhikh (from shukhkhu)^ Voiding urine in u
stream (a boy). Losing blood (the foot). Snoring.
• A m
shakhtdan, To recover when stumbling. To slip,
slide, fall down. To stare, to fix the eyes sternly (like an angry
man or bull). To grow pale, languid.
p XXk:^ shakhidah, One who recovers himself when stumbling.
shukhir (from jk^), Making a sound through the
throat or nose, snivelling. Braying (an ass). Neighing (a
horse). Lifting up the saddle-cloth in order to put the saddle
more forward. Laying the clusters of dates upon the branches
that they may not snap. Any thing flowing or falling from a
mountain. Shikhkhir, One who makes a loud and frequent
noise in the throat or nose.
• A
shakhlrah, Ashes of which they make soap for washing.
, A _ ^
A shakhts, Disagreeing, different,
p shakhlsh, A trip, a stumble. An old worn out gar
ment. Name of a melodious bird.
a ^ukf^ shakhts, Corpulent, large-bodied.
shakhll, A pecking at meat by a bird of prey.
whistling noise made to induce a horse to drink. A cry for help.
p shakhlHdan, To whistle. To wither, become
pale. Shikhllidan, To coax a horse to drink. To whistle like
a bird. To listen attentively.
p shad (from shudan), It was, or became. He de
parted, went; he perished, ceased, died, AJ* y dim ad o
shud kardan, To come and go. To frequent. Shadd, (in music)
A pitching of the voice, shadd-i pahluzcdn, A shout
made by wrestlers before setting to.

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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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1 volume (908 folios)
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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.

Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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English, Arabic and Persian in Latin and Arabic script
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