'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [546r] (1096/1826)
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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^ ^Jihi ords used in driving’ or checking camels.
a £&U A murrain amongst cattle, or a blight in corn.
Ay>U ^ahir, A whoremonger. A whore, a worthless woman.
a t ahirat, A female thief; a witch, a hag ; the Lamia.
A 'Jihil, A mighty king. A woman in want of a husband.
a t dA;n, A palm-branch turned towards the heart of the
tree. A member of the human body, or rather an intestine. A
vein in the uterus of a camel. Hereditary (wealth). Present.
Fixed, established (in a place).
A za-ib f Thick milk.
A ^a-is, A lion.
A ta-ij, Standing.
A JjL ^( 1 ‘id, (part.) Returning, referring to, turning towards,
appertaining to, belonging, related, connected. Visiting the sick.
Paying, restoring, r jJU sdkhtan, To pay.
a %a-idat. Return, produce, profit. Custom, habit. Me
rit, reward. Favour, benefit. Commiseration. Utility. A ves
sel for various uses.
p iJjlc. fjii/idah, A trowel. (Castellus.)
a jJU t a-iz, (A mare, camel, or doe) the tenth or fifteenth
day after colting, from that time called Jik< mut/il.
a^U t a-ir, Striking out, piercing or blinding the eye (an ar
row or stone, especially thrown by an unseen hand). Any hair,
straw, or mote paining the eye. Wateryness, bloodshot. (A
stallion) leaving one she-camel and going to another.
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a fM-irat, A she-camel leaving the herd to be covered.
A £<*-«, A manager of an estate.
A t^U cM-ish, Living comfortably (a man).
a^IjL t u-ishat (or tti-ishah). The daughter of Abu
bakar, and the favourite wife of Muhammad. She was distin
guished by the title of Mother of the faithful.
p XlAc t ayishah, The wagtail. lljU ^ayisha-i
lab-ijdy, Name of a small bird called in Arabic sa-zvah.
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a ' c a-is, Not conceiving for some years.
a Given for another, a hostage.
A ^p-iztny At any time, ever.
a laiU Not conceiving for several years, yet not barren
(woman or camel).
Af-flilt Averse, loathing (meat). A soothsayer, an au
gur, a prophet. (A bird) hovering over a carcase or water.
A female soothsayer.
A iji-ik, (part.) Preventing, hindering, diverting, frus
trating, detaining. Slack in paying. An accident.
A JjU ^u-il, (part.) Inclining to one side (a judge), weighing
down (a scale). Conquering. Poor, indio-ent.
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A aju. A swimmer. Name of an idol.
\u-in y flowing (water). Looking with a fixed and
malignant eye. A spectator, beholder, looker on. Some, any one.
A tM-inut) Any thing apparent, manifest. Cattle and
u
shepherds. £JU awzzxila ^i-inatin (or adna’ ^d-
inatin). Before all (I stumbled upon him),
A also ^abb, The light of the sun. ^abb (from < - -
^abba) Drinking (like a horse, or) without suction (as a dove).
Falling to the water with noise (a bucket). Being long (grass).
^(ib-a (from \«-&), Mixing (perfumes). Makino- a
fragrant smell. Dressing or doing up properly (merchandise).
Being anxious (about any thing). Resembling or being equal
(one thing to another, as the loads carried on each side of a ca
mel). ^ib-a, A bale of merchandise. Like.
a Lc ^aba, A coarse cloth of which they make surtout coats,
A black striped cloak or habit worn by dervishes, p l-£ ^M-
bd-posh, Clothed in such a garment.
A %ibu-U) (pi. of ^abdt) Black clothes of goats’ hair.
A I-tLc '^abd-at, A sort of garment of goats’ hair.
A ^bdib (from ^abba)^ Drinking (like a horse), or
without suction (as a dove), ^ubdb^ A wave, surge, or billow; a
great body of water. 'l Id ^ubdbi f He does not drink.
A ^ubdbid) Men or horses going different ways.
A ILc ^abut, A black striped cloth of goat’s hair.
A i}bdd) (pi. of X+z £(ibd) Servants. Men. A society, a
fellowship. jLc ^ibddu'lldh, The servants of God. ^ubbdd,
(pi. of JjU ^dbid) Monks or others dedicated to God’s service.
A IjUc fdbddat, Divine worship, adoration. Obedience. Good,
pious works, p ^ibddat-kdr^ Devoted to God, religious,
devout. jUg gbadat-gdih) A place of worship, a church, a
chapel, a mosque, a temple, a synagogue.
A dbdduy, An Arabian Christian of Diyar-bakar.
A JjjUc ^(ibddld) Men or horses going different roads.
A z}bdr, Robust, always travelling (camel).
A jdbdrat, (pi. ^ibdrdt) Explanation, interpre
tation, commentary. A trope, figure, allusion. Sense, meaning,
intent. Style (in writing),speech, phrase; a word, dialect, idiom,
p luJuc. ^ibdrat-sanjy An observer of style.
A ^ubdridj Tender, delicate, beautiful girl.
A \^bdra\ (pi. of Weeping (men or eyes).
a^Lc <jMbbaSj The son of utbdu'l mutlab, Mu
hammad s uncle, and ancestor of the Abbassi khalifs, who reign
ed from A.D. 749 till the extinction of the khilafat in 1258. The
name of a plant, marvel of Peru. (Hunter.)
A ^-sUc fMbbdsiy, Belonging unto the house of Abbas; also a
species of coin named from those khallfs. Red colour.
sazct-i ^abbdsty, A sonorous voice. p^^-cLg ^Cll lashkar-i
uibbasiy, The Arabian or AbassI army, and afterwards used to
signify the Turkish troops. A ^abbdsl-sazct, Having
a voice like Abbas.
a fMbbdkat (from (Jm-c), Adhering to any thing (as per
fume). Dwelling in a place.
A ^bdkarly } A kind of carpet.
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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.
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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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