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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎537r] (1078/1826)

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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j ta^n wa la^n^ Reproaching- and cursing.
J r «l khabar-i ta^n-ameZ) Words mixed with reproach.
a ta^nan (from yb), Cursing (any one), reproaching,
reviling. Piercing one another in battle (with spears).
A ta^riat, One blow (with spear or tongue). Contumely,
taunt, reproach, ignominy, disgrace (as conveyed by reproach
ful words). A beating. lol3 ^ IclsL kha-
ma-i siyah-zabun o nama-i ta^nah-zandn, Pens having sable
tongues, and letters which strike with reproach, a Ta^nat, tinned,
and tu^nat, A bad-tempered woman.
A (or A camel in good case, neither
too fat nor lean. Tu^um, (pi. of tapin') Fine flavours in viands.
A <Le»*L ta^umed^ ( A sheep) fed at home for slaughter.
A ta^ln, Pierced with a spear.
A 6 J*j£c
ta^inat, A numerous flock.
A tagh, The sound of a wolf’s jaw whilst devouring his food.
A iUb tughdt, (pi. of tdgfu) Rebels, insurgents.
A 141*1? taghdm or taghghdm, Of a mean inferior order (a man
or men) ; the worst species of birds or wild beasts.
A ‘CcUl? taghumat, A mean kind of bird or beast. A fool.
A tighdriy An earthen frying-pan.
AjAL taghr (fromThrusting, piushing away. Tughar^
Name of a bird.
r 1^*1? tughrd (or A tughrat), The imperial signature; an
order. The royal titles prefixed to letters, diplomas, or other
public deeds, which are generally written in a fine ornamented
hand. The great men of the East have long been great ad
mirers of caligraphy or elegant writing, some of the most dis
tinguished vazlrs having valued themselves on being the finest
penmen of the age ; amongst the most remarkable of whom was
the celebrated Ilusayn or Ab! Ismail (vazlr to the Seljukian
Snltan Mas^iid) surnamed Tugrai, on account of his excellence
in this species of writing; but better known in Europe by his
admired Arabic poem, entitled Carmen Tograi. Being taken
prisoner in a battle wherein his sovereign was defeated by his
brother Mahmud, he was put to death (A.D. 1120) by that
prince’s vazlr, who hated him for his great abilities, but parti
cularly, it is said, for his uncommon superiority in writing the
Togfra character.
A tighrdn, (pi. ofyii? tughar) Certain kinds of birds.
p Jyib tughral, A kind of falcon. Tughril, Name of a prince.
p tughrl, A sort of falcon used in hunting.
p Ll/ib taghuk, A tree resembling a cypress or pine.
a taghmashat, Weakness of sight.
A ,
iughmuSj Wicked, perverse.
Aj*J? tughio (also tughzsdn) (from j*!?), Exceeding
bounds in wickedness, being insolent.
a taghzcat, A high place. The summit of a mountain.
A uSyb taghwa\ Rebellion, disobedience. Insolence.
j miifjn-i takica' zza mdni^-i taghrea’, The as-
sister of piety, and repeller of wickedness.
A ^*1? taghij) Sound, noise, voice. Tughy (from Being
rebellious, insolent, impious, unjust, exceeding bounds in wicked
ness. Breaking forth, overflowing (water). Dashing (billows).
Boiling (blood). Lowing (the wild cow).
A IxL taghyd or tughyd, A small wild cow.
A tughy an (from ^*1?), Being very rebellious, exceeding
bounds in wickedness. Overflowing (a torrent). Raging (the
sea). Boiling (blood). Lowdng (the wild cow). Rebellion,
sedition, disobedience, perverseness, insolence. ^Lil? ahl-i
tughydn, Rebellious. The rebels, p Ij bd zumra-i
tughyun. With a body of insurgents.
A<U*1? taghyat, A high place. The loftiest and most difficult
ridge of a mountain. A tract, a coast. A smooth stone.
Au-C-1? tuff {horn taffu'). Filling (a measure or a vessel)
to the brim. Happening, offering itself, being possible. Being
near. Being about to set (the sun). Being nimble (a horse).
Tying (a camel) by the feet. The upper part of a measure not
filled. That which is heaped above the measure; also what re
mains in it after that surplus is smoothed off. A side, shore,
coast, bank (especially high). The higher part of Mesopotamia,
bordering upon Arabia and Chaldea.
A ^Ul? tifdh) Plenitude, fulness.
A tufdhat) What runs over a boiling pot, the froth or
scum. Taffdhat, Swift, nimble-footed (camel).
A tafdsat (from ^/*^), Being dirty, filthy (man or gar
ment). Filth, nastiness.
a c_a. Llil? tafdtif, (pi. of dikak iaftafat and tiftifat) Hypo
chondria, those parts lying under the spurious ribs.
A u-ilii? tafdf) The darkness of the night. The going down
of the sun. Tafdf, tifdf, or tufdf, The upper part of a measure
not filled. Fulness to the brim. Ttjdf, Darkness of the night.
Tufdf, That which is heaped above the measure.
A <LiUl? tafdfat, A little, somewhat. Tifdfat or tufdfat, The
complement; also the redundancy of a measure. Tufdfat, A
vessel, a measure.
A JUi? tafdl or tufdl. Dry clay. TV/a/, (pi.of Jil?) Young girls.
A iJlftL tafdlat, Tender age, infancy.
A taffdn or tuffdn, Filled to the brim.
a <LjU]? tafdnlyat) A contumelious reproach.
A tafdmn, A lie ; idle, trifling discourse. A prison.
A if}Ui? tufducat. Part of spring. A halo round the sun, or moon.
The overflowings of a boiling pot.
\ tafh (from ^k), Being full, running over (a vessel).
Being filled with wine, drunk. Having a numerous offspring (a
woman). Filling any thing till it overflows. (Mind) carrying
off (cotton). Bringing forth (a foetus) fully formed.
A^l*^ tafhdn 9 (fern. ta/hdi). Overflowing (dish).
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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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