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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎531v] (1067/1826)

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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A lLC.^ zayk (from ' x Stradling 1 (from heat) and being
unable to bring her thighs close to her udder. Swelling with an
ger against. Zut/yak, (pi. of zd-ik) Straddling (camels).
A zaykal, Thick, corpulent. Poor, naked, from poverty.
A zaym (from Diminishing, defrauding. Injustice,
oppression. %im. The flank of a mountain.
A zaymirdn, A species of odoriferous herb.
A zi-na'f A large bottle in which they churn milk.
a zuyuj (from ^-^)) Inclining, leaning.
a zuydf, (pi* of 4— za Mf) Guests.
A zuyum, (pi. of zaym) Injuries, oppressions.
A zayzcan, A ram-cat.
A zayhibj A spit, or instrument for roasting meat.
a zuyay^at, (dim. of zayutt) A small estate.
a<LLL; za-ilat, A slender serpent.
A za-zn, (pi. of zd-in) Wethers.
a zi/yayn, zuyayyin (or zuyayzcin)^ (dim. of
zaywan) A male kitten, a little tom-cat.
k
1? id or fo, The sixteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet, and
the nineteenth of the Persian; expressing 9 in arithmetic, Ca
pricorn in the zodiac, and the moon’s descendant. The just
pronunciation of this letter can only be learned from the mouth
of a native of Arabia. The Persians give to it the same power
as that of our f, and in spelling English words in Persian charac
ters they generally use L for t. It is interchangeable with
^js, 1?, and d/, and in abbreviatures stands for 4 —^ t ar fi End.
k\s id, The letter b. An old man.
p^ll? td,-a, A man who frequents the society of women very
much. (Burhdn-i kdti^.)
a Ss-^o td-at, A going far off in pasturing, (from ^kj), Be
ing equal, level, soft (ground or a bed). ^ald’ td-atin 9
Commodiously. Td-at (or idli? ta-dt)^ Thin clay or mud.
v tab) Purity of mind.
A tdb (from Being sweet, agreeable, good, law
ful, Rendering so. An excellent flavour. C-Ab
rutbu' bnu tab) A sort of date, (in prayer) 2 ^-s <—Ai? tuba sir-
ruhU) May he rest in peace!
a ijlL tabat s A kind of Madina date. Wine.
A tdbikh) (part.) Cooking. A cook. An angel who
torments the damned. A burning fever.
a tdbikhat) Mid-day heat.
a tdba^ov tdbi^) A seal-ring, or any other instrument
by which an impression is made.
A tdbak or tdbik) A frying-pan. A large brick. A joint,
or half of a sheep.
A tabiri) Very skilful or cunning.
t tdibut) (equivalent to A tdbut) A bier.
A tdburi) A pit, or other place where they cover up fire,
p tdbah) A frying-pan, a skillet,
p &U? tdbah-khanah) A tanner’s house,
p CUlL tat, Persians; so called by a tribe who inhabit between
Hamadan and Kurdistan.
A tdsir. Thick milk.
A tdjan or tdjiri) A frying-pan.
A tdhil) Turbid.
A tahiri) An ox placed in the middle of a barn, round
which the other oxen move when treading out the grain.
A<Ls»-\1? iahinat) A back-tooth, or grinder.
A&ja-ll? tdhunat (or tdhun)) A water-mill.
A idht) Extending a great way (a multitude). Large,
spacious (arbour or shade) ; filling up. Exalted, high, elevated,
p tdkhak) (in Tabaristan) A sort of tree.
A tdkhi) Thick (darkness).
a tddiy) (fern. <£> jlL tddlyat) Established (custom).
A jib tarf) Mustaches just appearing. A youth whose mus
taches are beginning to appear.
A tdrid) A persecutor, a pursuer.
A \sj^o tarit) One who has thin eye-brows,
p tdratkah) A cherry.
p <— tdraf) Newly acquired w'ealth. (Burhdn-ikdti^.)
a i—LlL tdrif) New, lately acquired or discovered.
a tejh tdrifat) The outward side of a tent. Plenty of money,
p tdrik) A door.
A tdrik) (fern. tarikat) A nocturnal traveller. A
prophet; a magician. The morning-star.
a <Ls jb tdrikat) A family, a tribe. A prophetess.
p Ajli? tdram or tdrim) Any building of a circular form with an
H
arched roof. A Tartar’s cottage. The vault of heaven.
tdram-i akhzar, Xju? firuzah) or nil-gun)) Sky.
tdram-i chdram) The fourth heaven, the firmament.
a tdrimat) A wooden house with an arched roof.
a tdruniy) Raw silk or stuff made of it. The beaver.
A. tdri) Happening, intervening. Coming from a dis
tance. Evident, manifest.
a tdri-at) A calamity.
p Idzi (for tdzi)) An Arab; Arabia. A greyhound.
pa td$) (and sometimes task)) A cup, a goblet. A
dish. The vessel in which water is cooled. Brocade,
tds-i db-gun (also mgi/n),Heaven, a
tds-i ajldk) The vault of heaven. PjJ tds-i zar) The sun.
a CuLalL tdssdt) (pi. of tasS)&~btussat) and tissat) Cups,
pjlj tds-baZ) A merry-andrew, juggler, or conjurer.
A ids sat) (A stab) penetrating into the hollow*
A tdsil) Flying (dust.)

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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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