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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎532r] (1068/1826)

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 tasah, A kind of drum.
p j\y tasah-nawaz, One who plays on the <L:IL tasah.
a tdsi-a, Oppressed at the stomach from eating fat.
A \s^a tat, Long, tall. Quarrelsome. Libidinous camel.
A lb lb ta-ta-a, Low ground, a hollow where one can lie hid.
a .tli/li? ta -ta-a, A camel with a short thick neck.
a. idplk ta-ta-at (from llblL q), Lowering (the head), putting
(it) forward. Giving (a horse) the rein, or jogging (him) with
the thigh that (he) may mend his pace, or caper. Making (a
well) deep. Being lavish in laying out money.
a tu^. Obedient.
a ta^at, (pi. ta^at) Obedience, obsequiousness,
the service or worship of God. CuUlL j\ Devout people,
p iULclb ta^at-gahy A mosque, a temple.
a (Jx.ll? ta^ily A straight, firm arrow,
A j*xb? ta^im, (part.) Tasting food.
A tagny (part ) Reproaching, blaming. An asperser, a
slanderer, ta^infVs 1 sinn. Stricken in years.
a (jyxll? ta'^uriy A plague, a pestilence, an endemial disease.
A <^11? tu>gyaty A woman afflicted with a liver-complaint.
A Cp«xll? tughuty An idol, a demon, or any thing worshipped
(excepting Omnipotence) particularly an ancient idol at Mecca.
Satan. A diviner, a soothsayer, an augur. An heresiarch.
A (^^xlb taghiy (fern. <Lxlb taghiyaty pi. taghun) A re
bel, a leader of faction or insurrection, a refractory, disobedient,
insolent man. A tyrant (applied by the Muhammadans to the
emperor of Greece). Lightning, thunder. Punishment.
A <— tafy (A man) going much round. Wool of the neck.
A <£il!r taffuty Any thing dividing a plain from a mountain. A
hedge, or whatever surrounds a garden.
A tufijy Full, replete.
k^btiifthy Overflowing (pond or cistern). Full of drink.
Wind carrying any thing away.
a tafihaty Dry, and what the hand cannot grasp.
A«Llill? tafdaty Good. Utility, profit.
A tilb taf~ty (part.) Overspreading, inundating.
A p JjU? taky (pi. culill? takat) An arch. An arched building,
a cupola, or any species of vaulted work. The upper part of a
structure. A window, a balcony. A recess in a wall. A niche.
A portico, a piazza. A kind of tree. A species of garment or
cloth. Open. A peculiar noise or echo. Odd. Unique, sin
gular, one part, or fold of any thing doubled. A fold, a ply; as
p jjll? da tuk. Double, two-fold. Jjlb dx: sih taky Three-fold.
tuk-i ubruy The eye-brow of a mistress, a
tdk-i azraky The azure vault, i. e. heaven, the sky. (Synoni-
mous to which are the following, in composition with jib tiik :
dcsT’jb buzichuh-rangy khazra, tdram,
firuzali, kuhll, lujawardiy ntlufarty or
djU. nim-khdnah). p (jjlf J Jjlb tdk bar' nihddan, To for
give, leave, omit. jjll? tuk-juft or b j'd? tdk yd
jufty The game at odds or evens. /( jlb tdk-i shakar-
burahy A kind of sweet triangular pasty, a tdk-i mu-
karnasy The throne of Solomon. Heaven, p i—j ^ 3 ^? tdk o
turumb (or j jib tdk o turuni). Pomp, pride, a jlhl!
tdky In the window. Jjlb kasr-i zumurrud-tdky The
palace of the azure vault, i.e. heaven, the sky. pjjlb dj nuh tdk.
The nine vaults or heavens.
A<L3li? tdkaty Power, force, strength. Ability. Patience.
Order, a series. One heap or bundle.
p d^ilb tdktahy A balcony or gallery. (Castellus.)
p <Ls?lb tdkchahy (diminutive of Jjlb tdk) A little window,
p djljJlb tdkddnahy The cornel-tree.
p tdk-deSy Archwise. A portico, a veranda. A royal
pavilion. The throne of Khusraw; likewise that of king Solomon.
p djslb tdkahy A single twist of a rope. One sprig of a flower.
A single silken garment. Power, strength. Patience, endurance.
p ^Ib tdkiy The froth of urine in a chamber-pot. Sediment
in the urine of a sick person. A cloud. Wall-eyed (horse). A
kind of high-crowned hat or mitre.
pa d-ilb tdkiyah or tdklyahy A fillet, especially one worn un
der the head-dress. A balcony, a pent-house. A cornice,
pjyj ‘Lilb tdkiyah-ddzy A head-dress maker. A deceiver.
a Jib tdlay (in prayer) May it be long. x\jL) Jib tala bakdhuy
May his life be prolonged.
A t-^Jlb tdliby (part.) Asking, enquiring, demanding, interro
gating, requesting. A beggar. An inquisitor, enquirer. Stu
dious, desirous of knowledge, curious. j*!x ..i^^Jlb tdlib-i ^ilniy
A student. p /( jLllb tdlibdn-i fazilat-gustai'y
Learned and excellent men.
a ^lb tdlihy Wicked, villainous. Wearied (she-camel). p/i
agar sdlih o agar tdlihy Whether good or bad.
A jJlb tdli^y (part.) Arising, appearing, breaking forth, being
born or produced. The dawn, the crepuscle. The horoscope or
predominant star at a person’s nativity. Fortune (good or bad),
fate, destiny, chance. /^Jlb tdli^-i mas^iidu'l
matdli^y A constellation of a happy ascendant, i. e. good fortune,
p ^Jbcj | ^Jlb tdli^-dzmd-iy Trying one’s fortune,
p Jc-^jtllb tdli^mandy Fortunate, prosperous, wealthy.
Pjj^Jlb tdli^wary Fortunate. Wealthy.
A^jjlb tdliky Divorced, repudiated (w r oman). Pasturing at
liberty, without being milked (sheep or camels).
A <billb tdlikaty Divorced (woman). Temperate (night),
p (jyiJlb tdlkun (or (^y*Jlb tdlighun)y A species of poisonous
brass, of which tweezers are made for pulling out hairs, which
never grow afterwards, at least slowly.
A Uilb tdlamdy It is a long time that.
Abjllb Tuluty (heb. /INiy) King Saul.
t (jlblb Tulydriy (Italiano) An Italian,
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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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