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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎557r] (1118/1826)

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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a ^ashazoty^ Belonging to the evening.
a<0 jLs. utshzolyat, A dark place.
A £f ls hy (from Providing meat or forage in the
evening, ^shy, Supper, also the evening-food of cattle. t asha'’
or fMshan (from Being purblind. Pasturing at night (a
camel). Shortness of sight, ^ashi, Purblind. t osh7y, The
evening; the time from sun-set to the first watch ; also the first
watch. ^ashtya amsin, Yesterday-evening.
A ^oshyan. Supping, who takes supper.
A ^ashib, Grassy (field), ^rishayb, A dwarf.
a JuL-z ^ashlyat, The evening. A cloud.
fMshir, The tenth part. A friend, a companion (espe
cially a husband or wife). A tribe, family, relations.
A ^ashirat, Parentage, kindred, a family, tribe, house,
fellowship, p uishirat o kh'eshun, Kindred
and domestic relations.
A ^ishshlk, Desperately in love.
A fMss (from fMssa), Being firmly rooted, strong.
Being severe, inexorable to a debtor.
A Lae fMsa (from^ee), Bastinadoing, striking with a stick or
sword. Giving a stick. A stick, staff, baton, bludgeon. An
instrument used in taking altitudes. A woman’s veil, or head
dress. The tongue. The leg-bone. The bone of a bird’s
wing. Chastisement, discipline. Concord. A society (of Mus-
lims). Lae ^asa'r' rdfi, Shepherd’s staff, a pot-herb of
a red colour. ^Lae ^asd-i matrapdlit, A bishop’s
crosier, •‘Lie ^(tsd-i inusa', Moses’s rod. Su-ar. «/-
/c(l , uisdhu, He threw away his staff, i. e. he stopt, he gave up
proceeding on a journey, he desisted from any design. jljLU!
La*M inshikaku'l &(isd, Discord. La*!! i aycig zci^lfu’l ^asd, Pas
turing camels properly, or about the house. La*!! layyinui
fMsd, Administering justice.
A c_>Lae ^isdib, A rope tied round a camel’s thigh to make her
give milk plentifully, ^usdb, Fumitory, ^assdb, A vender of
cotton-thread.
A ijLac fisdibat, A bandage (for a wound); a fillet, wreath,
a tiara, a turban, or any thing which they bind round, or wear
upon, the head. A body (of men or horses) ; a flock (of birds).
p <JjLaa dsdbah, Difficulty, trouble.
A iLaa fMsdt, A stick, j^^! iLac uisdituH jinn, Name of a
plant brought from Syria. %usdt, (pi. of ^dst and of ^22
^cisty) Rebels, obstinate sinners.
AjLai uisdr, Great dust, ijsdr, Women. iMSsdr, An oil-
maker or presser.
a ^Lie f^isdrat also ^usdrat, Pressed juice. fMsdrat, Dregs
after the juice is expressed. s^Lot ^usdra-i afsantin,
Wormwood-water. CS-q* ^ Lac One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees fusdra-i mahk, Liquorice-juice.
A <tiLic. ^itsdfat, Chaff, beards of corn, and the like.
A ^-iLaa utsaflr, (pi. of jyLaa uisfur) Sparrows. ^-iLac
I c , r ^!! f-ttsuf mu l kutub, four pegs for keeping together a ca
mel’s saddle. j+s\*a£- uisdfirui munzir, An excellent
kind of camels used by princes.
A L^Laa ^asdkiyd (or <LjLx& ^asdkiyat), The uproar (of men).
A jJ-jLaa uisdkll, Whirlwinds.
A JLai t isdl, Crooked, ^assal, Who twists very much.
A j*Li£ utsdm, Name of a man who acquired celebrity by his
own merits, not from his ancestry. <L-«Laa nufs-i ^asdmiyat,
One who does not glory in his father’s virtues, but in his own.
fAsdm, A collyrium, with which they anoint or paint the eye
brows. I he small part of the tail. The rope or other fastening
of a leathern bottle.
A^xcLaa ^asdmir, (pi. ofj^-aa <uismur) Water-wheels.
p jJjLac ^(isuveal, A state-messenger.
A JjjLac ^asdwid, Perplexed, obscure words. Standing by
one’s comrades in battle, (pi. of ^iszedd or ^uszedd) Dif
ficult (affairs), ^(isdwlda, One after another.
A L_-oLac. ^asd-ib, (pi. of ^isdbat) Bodies, herds, flocks.
A ^jLac ^(isd-ir, (pi. of ^*-ac. uisirat) Juices.
A <£(isb (from c-^-sa), Surrounding. Drying round
the mouth (spittle). Twisting hard. Putting on a turban or
tiara; binding a fillet round the head. Tying a rope round
a camel’s thigh to make her give milk plentifully. Tying tight
the testicles of a ram or goat that they may perish without being
drawn out. Taking separate things in hand, and holding them
together (as branches of trees to prune, or strip off the leaves).
Changing the cesura mnfd-^ilatunna, in the metre called
wdfir to mufdfdlunna. Reddening (as the horizon).
A kind of striped Arabian cloth. A cloud, especially a little red
cloud appearing in very dry seasons. The superior rank of men.
^^-a*!! <L— hasanatu’l ^asb, (A damsel) of an elegant shape.
^usb, Noble, ^asab (from -'-ac), Having large tendons. As
sembling camels. A tendon, a nerve, a ligament. The chiefs,
the superior rank of men. (pi. of ^22 uisubut) Nerves, tendons,
ligaments. Children and near relations, ^usab, (pi. of
fjisbat) Crowds, ^isub, (pi. of uisib) Hearts, lungs and
livers dressed with other intestines,
p aisab, Guin-tragacanth.
A <U^ia aisbat, A body of men, horses, or birds (from ten to
forty). fXisabat, A nerve, tendon, ligament. Kindred, relations.
A ^asubsub, Intense, oppressive (day with heat).
a ^(isabiyat, Zeal. Bigotry, prejudice. The love of
one’s kindred. Help, assistance.
A <A<* 3 .c. uisd (from tA^r), Bending the neck. Stirring (gruel).
Lying with a woman. Forcing unwillingly. Dying.
*Aj-oc uisara, (fut. jax! ya^siru) He pressed (the grapes).
^usr (fromSqueezing (grapes). The afternoon.
Rain, saldt-i uisr, The afternoon-prayer, ^a*!! ^Js
karlmui uisr, Of a noble race, ^cisr, tMsr, also ^usur, Time,
an age. uisr (from^*^) 5 Taking refuge. A refuge, asylum.
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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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