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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎510v] (1025/1826)

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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918
Being of the colour of ashes; of a mixed colour where white
predominates. Shuhub, (pi. of shihab) Flaming fires.
r shahba, A mule of an ash-colour, inclining to black. A
stubborn, biting, kicking mule.
A shuhba, Ash-coloured (she-ass or camel), verging to
white. Clear (night). Bright with arms (squadron).
shahbaru, A ditch round a city. A barbican.
rjL^i shah-baZ) The noblest species of falcon. A noble, ge
nerous man; a brave soldier; an excellent youth.
shah-baz-i buland-parwaz, A high-soaring falcon,
p shah-bal, The longest feather in the wing,
p I'b shah-bdld (or <t!b <Ui>), The friend of the bridegroom.
a shuhbdn, (pi. of shihab) Flaming fires.
a shuhbat, An inclination more to white than black,
p shahbad, The leader of an army.
a j+fr* shahbar, Aged, with a little strength. Large-headed.
a shahbarat (from j+fr* q) 5 Being bi-coloured (the anus
of a camel). Being about to weep (on account of something).
An old woman.
p shahbartj Amber.
pLjL^A shah-balut, A chesnut.
pjJc^Ij shah-bandar, A custom-house. A free port. The
cliief cuslom-house officer.
p shah-bayt, The last distich of the ghazal or Eastern
ode; also of an epigram. &\j* shah-bayt-i du^u-i
shah, The conclusion of the prayer for the king.
shahpar, The longest feather in the wing. A rower.
v Sj+sJ* shahparah, An old woman.
pj'j shah-tdr, The thickest string of a musical instrument.
A shahtaraj (from p shdhtarah), Fumitory,
p shah-tut, A blackberry, a mulberry,
p Shah-jdn, N ame of the city yj.o Marzo.
AtL^sr**' shahjabat (from q), Perplexing (business),
p shah-chdl, A term used at chess when the king only
can move. (» UN TER.)
*a shahida, (fut. yashhadu) He bore witness.
a shahd. Honey. A honey-comb. Sugar, (pi. of
shahid) Evidences, eye-witnesses. pj~*\ shahd-dmez, Sweet
as honey.. kaldm-i shahd-amez, Words mixed
with honey, eloquence. A shahd-ifd-ik, Pure honey.
Shuhd, Honey. A honey-comb. Shahad (from ^A), Testify
ing, bearing witness. Shuhhad, (pi. of JJJslA shahid) Witnesses.
a ^ shahdd (or shahdan) Before one’s face.
shuhadd, (pi. of shahid) Witnesses. Martyrs.
tarikhu'sh’shuhadd, The history of the martyrs,
i.e. The persecutions of Dioclesian.
p C—>1 shahddb (or shahdubuh), Hydromel, julap.
a shihddrat, A wicked man, a sycophant. A sower
of discord. Short and thick-bodied.
a shahddnak, (p AjIjcA shah-ddnah) Hemp-seed.
p shah-ddnah, Hemp-seed. A large pearl. The largest
bead or grain in a rosary. Mastic.
shahdar, A boy (especially from three to six years of
age). Wealthy, abounding in good things.
p U~^ ^ '*** s hah-i du pds, The lord of two watches, namely,
Muhammad. The sun. Adam. The heart.
shah-diwdr, A high wall surrounding a palace.
a ^ shihzdrat, Wicked. A sycophant. Short and thick
bodied. Pain or difficulty in proceeding.
*a shahara, (fut.^lJ yashharu) He divulged,
p shahr, A city.
A jJ* shahr (from j$t>), Publishing abroad, blazoning forth.
Drawing a sword and brandishing it over people’s heads. The
moon, the new moon. A month (especially luna£). Learned,
p shahr-i khudd, The month Rajab.
p shahr-drdy, The embellishment of the city. One
whose office is to decorate a city on public occasions.
p shahr-dshdb, A disturber of the tranquillity of the
city, a mistress. A kind of verses. (Hunter.)
p shah-rdh (for s\j shdh-rdh), The king’s highway.
pjb^A shahir-bdz, The river Oxus.
shahrabat, An old woman,
p jtJDjiJ* shahr ba shahr, City by city,
p Juj jit* shahr-band, The walls of a city. A prison,
p shahr-pandh, Wall or entrenchments round a town.
a shuhrat (or pXj^ shuhrah), Renown, fame, reputa
tion, a divulging, celebrating, or rendering illustrious. Ru
mour, report. Celebrated. A title of respect. Jjlil shuhra-i
dfdk (also shuhra-i ^alam), Celebrated all over the
world, p shuhra-i dardgh, A false report.
aA shuhra-i shahr shud, It is spread over the city, it is town-talk.
shuhrat-guzin, A candidate for fame,
r shahrukhd, A term used at chess,
p shahr-ddr, A huntsman, a bird-catcher.
v\*jjzZ* shahr-rawd, Leathern mdney.
r shahristdn, A large fortified city,
p shahr-gharib, A stranger, a traveller.
A <—Lfi shahraf, A spinning-wheel or reel.
p shah-rag, The great vein in the arm.
p shahrmand, Covetous, full of desire,
pjli jiJL Shahr-ndz, Name of the sister of Jamshed.
p shahrawd (for shahr-razod), Leathern money,
p shah-rud, A mighty river. Name of a river. The
thickest cord of an instrument. Name of a musical instrument.
pj ^jiJL shah-ruz, A great river,
p tjyjzZ* shah-rdzah, One who begs his daily bread,
p shah-rah, A royal road, a main road,
p shuhrah-band, Attentive only to the surface ol things,
shallow, ignorant. Famous, well known.
Pt^^A shahri, A citizen. The city and citizens.

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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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