'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [502r] (1008/1826)
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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p shikarahanj, A wooden instrument, with an iron
hook, used by bakers in drawing any thing out of ovens *
P jb shikar-baz, A sportsman.
p Jcj jlCi shikar-band, Cords for tying game to a saddle.
shikdr-kundn, (part.) Hunting.
P shikdr-gdh, A place for hunting in.
P shikar gar, (or jlCi shikar-glr), A hunter.
shakdra'ijj* shakirat) Milch camels or ewes,
p shikari, Any thing belonging to hunting (as dogs,
hawks, or horses). A hunter, a fowler.
shikaridan, To hunt.
shakkdz, Of a bad disposition. Libidinous. Outrage
ous when drunk.
a shikds, (in of (jXi) Being difficult, harsh, peevish.
A <L\£J* shakdsat, Depravity of nature. Malignant, villainous.
p shikdsah, An urchin, a hedge-hog.
P CiCllCi shakdshak, The noise made by the feet in walking.
A j=^ shakds, One whose teeth are uneven.
a shukd^C (or shukd^at), An Arabian thorn.
p u-ilLi shikdf, A fissure, a crack, a crevice, a rupture, a
cleft in a mountain, a cavern. A spiral hank of thread, (in
comp.) Tearing, splitting, cleaving, breaking, bursting, divid
ing. sinah-shikdf, Rending the breast. ^rTli
ndjukh-i tez-i t umur-shikdf, The sharp hatchet, cut
ting (the thread of) life, i. e. death. <— ustdd-i
mo shikdf, A master of hair-splitting, i. e. a subtile reasoner.
r shikdfdnidan, To cause to split or break.
P shikdf tan, To split, break, tear, destroy. To divide
into two long strips. To mediate between a buyer and a seller.
To be torn, lacerated, defaced, destroyed.
p shikdftah, Split. A box, a pyx. The cholic.
p shikdf sh, A cleaving; a cleft, a fissure.
p AilLi shikdf ah, The bow of a violin. A cradle. A thong.
p shikdfah-zan, A player on the violin, a musician.
p shikdf idan, To tear lengthwise.
A ul/lCi shukkdk, (pi. of clA- shdkk) Clad in armour.
a shakdkat, A tract of land.
P shakdl, A jackal.
P JlCi shikdl, A cord for tying the fore-feet of an unruly
camel or horse. Cunning, deceit, artifice. A jackal. A mode
of sitting with the feet tucked under the body. \j+J
shikdl nihddan asbrd, To tie together (two or three of) the
legs of a horse.
A JK-i shikdl, (m of J£-J») Agreeing with, suiting. Re
sembling. A horse-tether of goats’hair. A surcingle. A rope
by which the hinder girth is fastened to the foremost to prevent
its hurting the sheath of the animal. (A horse) having three feet
white, the other of the colour of the body, and vice versa.
P shikdlish, Thought, care. Treachery, roguery.
p shikdlah, A hedge-hog, an urchin,
p shikdlidan, To think. To betray, to deceive.
aUcULZ shakdmat, Contumacy, perverseness,
p shikdn, A rupture, a breach. A curling lock of hair.
A wrinkle, a plait. A knot, a tie, a twist. Broken. Curly,
p shakdnak, The crop of a bird. ( Burhdn-i kditi^.)
A shakdzodt, (pi. of shakzcat) Leathern bottles,
p Shakdwand, Name of a mountain,
p shikdwandah, A digger, a delver, a borer,
p shikdzvnah or shikdwanah, A digger. One who digs
up dead bodies (in modern language, a resurrection-man).
A shikdh, (in of Resembling, being alike. Being
near, neighbouring. Vicinity, propinquity.
A shikdy at (from Lamenting, complaining, ex
plaining the cause of any complaint or ailment. Impeaching,
accusing. A lamentation, a complaint, an accusation, p >
shikdyut-kundn, Making lamentation, querulous,
p j-rXshikdyat-gustar, Habitually complaining.
a^jI£-£> shakd-ir, Forelocks, (pi. of shakrat) Sacks.
A shakd-ik, (pi. of ZSJjL shakikat) Sects, crowds.
A JjlLi shakd-il, By-paths leading from main roads.
a shakd-im, (pi. of shakimat) Bridle-bits.
A shukb, A present. Any thing repaid.
A shukbdn, A net for holding grass,
p UCi shikpd, Crabbed, of an austere countenance,
p shakpuy, The noise of one walking hastily. Snoring.
A shikkat, Arms. Any wedge driven between the han
dle and the head of a hatchet, in order to render them fast.
Shukkat, Division. Schism. Difficulty, trouble,
p Jcj shiktah-band, A girdle, a zone.
A shakd (from A^i), Giving, presenting. Shukd, A
present. A thanksgiving.
*A Jj* shakara, (fut.^JL) yashkuru) He returned thanks.
a shakr, Pudenda mulieris. Coition. Shakr (from^x-i>),
Returning thanks (to God), praising him for his benefits. Re
warding, conferring favours (God). Praise, thanksgiving, gra
titude (to God). Recompense, reward (from God). ,jj*
shukr-i ilahi (p ^j-'} shukr-i izid, or' s shukr-i khu-
dd), Thanks to God ! God be praised! shukr-i
niunat (or add-i shukr-i ni^mat), An ac
knowledgment of favours (in opposition to ,jS& kiifr-i ni^-
mat), Ingratitude. Shakar (fromjLZ>), Being fa\\ of milk (a
sheep or camel). Becoming fat upon little grass. Being liberal.
Producing (the tree called^-X^j shakirf Shukur, (pi.
shaktr) Barks of trees. Things growing round the roots of trees.
Shukkar, Fat of meat or broth.
p shakar, Sugar. A reed-bed. The lip of a mistress. A
black bee. Name of a woman whom Khusravv married against
the will of Shinn. JsJLj gal ba shakar, Conserve of loses.
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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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