'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [544v] (1093/1826)
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 utriz-namah) Particulars of receipts ot revenue.
\ ^arizty, Accidental, unfortunate. sifat-i
airizlyat, An accidental quality*
a ^rif, (part.) Knowing, perceiving; scientific ; wise,
skilful, capable. Penetrating, intelligent, sagacious, ingenious.
Patient. A holy man. A head man, a chief of the people.
• a *3li ^s- ^arifanah, Wisely, acutely. Piously. A symbol. A
reckoning, proportion of any payment.
a alijU ^drifat (or AjjU uirifah), (fem. of ^drif) In-
genious. Patient. Equal, equitable. A benefit, favour, gift,
present. Lii habasat nafsan ^arifatari, She pre
served a patient mind, she kept her temper.
a %arik, A menstruous woman.
a fj\s- %arim, Impudent. Of a bad disposition. Black and
white. Leafless (tree). Cold (day).
A^yU %arin, Far-distant (place).
a ^drur, Sordid, hateful, wicked (man).
a c^ar?, (part.) Surprising, coming unlooked for. A
guest. Naked, destitute, bare. Exempt from, pure. Simple
(prose), without rhyme or measure. Ignorant.
t drVl ashdji t , Having the back of the hand fleshless.
A <Ljlt ^driyat, Anything borrowed or lent, p
Jiriyat dddan,To lend, jlc ^driyatgiriftan,To borrow.
^driyat-sard, The present world.
a idriyatt, A loan. Borrowed, p %driya-
ti-muy, False hair, borrowed locks.
a ^-r 3 ^ %dzib, Distant pasture.
Ajjlc ^dzar, Lazarus.
A (—ijVc ^dzif, A player on musical instruments.
A /*jlc ^dzim, (part.) Applying the mind to. Attaining. Un
dertaking (a journey). ^azimu y z' > ziydraft, Going a
visiting, p ^dzirri shudan, To set out on a journey.
a ^dss, A night-watch, a patrole.
A ^dsir, (A she-cantel) tossing the tail when running.
A L-i-Ag (or ^dsifat), Dying (camel).
a J-rflc t^dsil, One who takes the honey from the hives. Tre
mulous (spear). A good man. A wolf.
a<lLAc uisilat, (A hive) mellifluous, full of honey.
A t^asim, Who earns his bread by labour.
A ^dsi, A branch and bunch of dates. Apt, proper.
A ^dshib, (A camel) pasturing on fresh grass. (A
field) abounding in herbage.
^dshir , A tenth. A publican, or collector of revenue.
a (JpJhXs- ^dshik, A lover, an inamorato; a sweetheart, a mis
tress. Amorous. Transported with divine love, p
^dshik-i bichdirah, A species of ivy. ^dshik-i
khushk, A faithless lover. <^Ls ^dshik-i sag-jdn,
Worldlings. zdshik shudan, To become amorous,
to fall in love. ^dik-i maftun, ui-
shik-i diwdnah, or t dshik-i majndn, Frantic, mad,
Jying with love, a ^shik o ma^shuk, A lover and
his beloved.
r *,U rjixhikdnah, Amorously. Amorous. A lover.
p t dshik-bd (or ^dshik-zed), A dish made of
fruits, as dried peaches, prunes, grapes, walnuts, or almonds
boiled with the acid of summack and pomegranates.
AiXwU t dshikat (or ^dshikah), A mistress.
a <Libi»U ^dshikiyat, The being enamoured, seduced, deceived.
A t dshurd (or ^ yazcm-i ^ashurd), The tenth
day of the first month, called Muharram.
a <-11^ <,dshi, (fem. L-ilc ^dshiyat) Eating in the evening.
a JupIc Jdsid, A dying camel turning his head over his shoulders.
A ^dsif, Strong, violent (wind). Stormy, blowing (day).
A night in which one sleeps well. Carried or passing rapidly.
Declining, deviating (an arrow from the mark).
A ^dsim, (part.) Defending. Safe, protected; chaste, vir
tuous. abu ^dsim, Father of safety, i. e. Barley-broth.
a ^dsl, Disobedient, rebellious, seditious, refractory,
stubborn. A sinner, a rebel. A vein, the blood of which can
not be stopped. The O rentes, p To rebel, to mutiny.
A iMsiyat, Inaccessible (hill), impregnable (fortress).
A cdzz, (A camel) feeding on the plant ^azz.
a JupU uizid, A row of palm-trees planted near a rivulet.
A ^dzir, What hinders or prevents, an obstacle.
A ^dzih, Pasturing on the thorny shrub iLic dzdh (ca
mels). A magician, a sorcerer. hayyatun ^dzihun
(or dizihatun), A serpent stinging to death on the spot.
a ditir, Odoriferous. Fond of odours. Benevolent, gene
rous, noble. Gracious.
a (jJAc Sneezing. The dawn. (A deer) advancing
towards or meeting a person (reckoned a good omen).
A (jlbU jditish, Thirsty.
a < a.bW ditif, Inclined to. Benevolent, gracious.
ncaio-i ditifah, The conjunction j and, connecting two synonymes,
or two opposites, which is then pronounced u or zmi, f o; as
j darun o birun, The interior and exterior. When join
ing different sentences it is pronounced wa.
A ttiblc ^dtifat, Affection, benevolence. Grace, favour.
a (Jblc ^dtil, Idle, vacant, wanting. Vain, useless. (A wo
man) whose neck is destitute of ornaments.
A jjplt ^dtim, Perishing.
AAibli ditinat, (A camel) lying down near the cistern after
he has quenched his thirst.
A dltus, Any thing exciting sneezing.
A fMti, (part.) Taking (any thing) in the hand.
A t^dzib, Living in a sandy country.
A ^dzil, (Locusts) sticking close together.
A kiU ^d/it, Bleating. Sneezing. Breaking wind.
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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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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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- 'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:845v, 845ar:845av, 846r:909v, back-i
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- Richardson, Sir John, 9th Baronet
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