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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎539v] (1083/1826)

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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976
p tumturak) Magnificence, great attendance, grandeur.
A timtim (and tumtumty or tumtuma-
n~iy)) Stuttering in speech, unintelligible.
A tam^_ (pi. of tnmi^ and tami^), Covetous.
7 1 rtwa L (from Coveting. Being filled with concupiscence.
Avarice, avidity, covetousness. Desire, concupiscence. Glut
tony. Greediness. A soldier’s pay 5 also the time when paid.
P y tama t azjun burldan,To g'ise up hope of life.
tama^-i kham, Vain-expectation. tama^
dddan, To seduce by promises, to bring over to one’s own party.
a Tami^ and tamu^ Greedy.
A \aa!s tuma^a (pi. of tami^and tdmi^) Covetous.
pjl$oc*i? tama^-kor, Avaricious, greedy, covetous, interested,
ambitious. Gluttonous.
A tamagh (from £-^), Winking (the eye).
pU^L tamghd (and tamghah), A mark impressed by
burning, on the king’s horses: also on false witnesses 5 likewise
the stamp on coin. A grant of land in perpetuity,
p Tamghaj, Name of a country in Turkistan.
p Tamghdj-Khdri) Name of the king of Samar
kand; according to others of the king of Tibet and ^ aghma.
A Jv*]? taml (from Rolling out a mass of leaven. Driv
ing hard. People, mortals, creatures. Timl f A garment dyed
of a full deep colour. Black. A black habit. Ignoble, mean,
worthless. A robber. A villain, a daring wretch, a scoundrel.
A blockhead. Foolish, stupid. A tawny wolf. A necklace or
collar (which is generally perfumed).
A tamldl also timldl, Obscenity, impudence. Timidly
Poor. Of a bad disposition, malignant. A disgraceful situation.
a tamlat) tumlat, also tamalat, Mud, clay, slime (at the
bottom of a cistern). A remainder of muddy water in a vessel.
4 ^X 4 ]? .cUJIjLj sdr almd-a tamlatan wahidatan. The water
became downright mud. Timlat, A weak woman.
A^bX tamallas, Dry (bread), a dry crust.
a JyLiX tumlul (or iwmlil)) Obscenity, impudence.
A tamn, Quiet, quiescent.
kyhtumuw (from j*X), Raising one’s self. Being filled (a
channel), swelling (the sea, or a river).
A tamuh) Very refractory (horse).
Ajj^X tairiur, A worn garment. Tumur (from j+b), Spring
ing, leaping (a horse); hopping (a magpie). Travelling by
land. Gathering in, or laying up, grain. Filling a storehouse.
Swelling (the hand). Writing in a book. Having the tooth
ache. Timmawr, Root, origin, stock.
a tumus (from ^juA^s)^ Being obliterated, defaced.
Seeing to a distance. Departing, being absent. Conjecturing.
a tumush) (pi. of tamsh) Crowds of people.
a tamiil) (pi. (Jja^ tumul) Wicked.
A tumulat) Impudence, profligacy.
tumum (from tammd)^
Plaiting (the hair). Shaving^
cutting it off.
tumun, (pi. of tamn) Quiescent,
p tamah, Account of revenues estimated by measurement
of the lands and a regular rent-roll.
A^X tamy (from ^ 5 ^)? Passing rapidly by (as a horse).
Tumly (from ^ 5 ^), Being filled (the channel of a river). Get
ting the upper hand of her husband (a woman).
a jjViX tumay-inn, (dim. of mutma-inn) Quietish.
A tamtSj Blind, blinded.
a J-- 4 X tamil, Bloody (arrow). Hidden, absconded. A kid.
Clay, mud. A broad point (of a spear). A necklace. Tumayl,
Naked, without a garment.
A tamllat, A kid.
a tamlm (from tamma), Hopping along (as a bird).
Running with rapidity. Going slowly.
A * - t-X tumayniyat, (dim. of<ti-J Ub tuma-riinat) Little rest.
a jo tann, A sweet and fresh date. Tz/n/i, The human body.
A truss, or what a horse carries on one side. A bundle of reeds.
A-i^jX tin-a (or .sl-X tinu-(i') , The last breath. The remains
of water in a cistern. iz&y turuktuhu hi tinoyhi^ I left
him in the agony of death.
A .cLX tind-a, Love, affection, inclination. A serious design
or proposal. A mansion, a caravansera. A stone enclosure for
cattle. Bashful. Doubt, suspicion.
a c_->LX tandby A contriver; an engineer, p C-zLXjkXjl L->bX
tandb andar tandby Close together, as close as possible, a Tandb
or tindby A tent-rope.
A^-jLX tandbiTy (pi. ofjy-oX? tumbur and^>XiX timbdr) Lutes.
A^jUX tandz or tanndzy Facetious, ludicrous, jocose, sportive,
jocund, mirthful. Tindzy (111 ofJ-^X) Holding in derision.
v tandizishy A sweetheart. Reprehension. Sport.
A <LiLX tandfat (from fliX), Being suspicious.
a jj-iliX tandfis, (pi. of <LiiX tanfasat, tanfisaty tinfasat,
tinfisaty and tunfusat) Carpets.
A l--^«X tanuby The bending of a spear. A tent-rope. Tunuby
A tent-rope. Root of a tree. A tendon, especially in the neck.
A side, a border. c—>UX^ tunubu'l itndby Sublime style.
a jUiX timbdry A lute or guitar,
p <L--oX tambasah (for tU^X tanfasat)y A carpet,
p <' tumbuky A trumpet, a clarion. A bagpipe*
p d~X> tambaly A small drum.
A <lLcX tambalat (from J-iX q), Feigning to be a fool, after
having made pretensions to wisdom.
ap j*~X tambiir also tumbury A kind of lute or guitar with a
long neck, and six brass strings. A drum.
a y-iX tamburdniyy A player on this instrument.
k XjyJb tamburuhy A Turkish instrument somewhat similar;
but inferior; a kind of mandolin.

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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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