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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎562r] (1128/1826)

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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1021
h>xysm. The change of colour in a she-camel after conception.
A leathern bottle in which butter is preserved.
a d&*£- t*akd (from Becoming fat (a camel). Adhering,
coalescing. The mideWe (of any thing), ^xtkid^ Fat.
a cukdui, The rump-bone. Strength, power. The den
of a crocodile, ^akadut. The root of the tongue or heart.
£(ikr (fromBeing carried backward with velocity,
shunning, receding, returning, retiring. Being precipitated with
vehemence against (any thing), hurried headlong. Being supe
rior (to another). giArr, The root, origin, principle, foundation.
ra j a ^ %ikrihi, He went to the beginning,
bottom, or origin of it. ^akur (from^£c), Being turbid, muddy,
feculent. The dregs or sediment, the mother of oil, the lees of
wine, i^akir, Muddy, unracked (wine).
A £(ilcrat 9 One effort, ^akarat, (pl.^^ ^iikar) A large
herd of camels, from 50 to 100. The root of the tongue.
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A ^akrad, ^ukrud, or ^iikarid, Near to puberty (a boy).
A utkradat (from q), Becoming fat and strong.
Running back to her former owners against the will of the rider
(a she-camel).
A ^ikt'ish, A thistle at the root of a palm-tree, which de
stroys ib A he-goat.
a ^ikrishat, A fat, female hare.
a ^akram, The darkness of the night.
A ILcjLz a k rim at, A female dove.
A ^ukrud, (A boy) approaching to puberty.
a>£c <~ikz, Wicked, ill-disposed. Covetous, ^xikaz (froin^Xc),
Being drawn together.
A %(iks (from Turning upside down. Tying (a
camel) with the rope called ^ikds Mixing up milk with
fat. Reflection, inversion, reverberation, recoiling, repercussion,
refraction the contrary, opposite. Spite, opposition, jy) ,^Ss.
^aks-i nur, The reflection of light. uiks anddz
kardan, To represent by reflection (as in a mirror).
A uiksh (from Collecting. Rushing (upon any
one). Surrounding a bull (dogs). Spinning her web (a spider).
^akash (from Being curly and heaped together (hair).
Cti ovvin^ and becoming entangled (grass), ^cikish, Collecting.
Curled (hair). A man showing himself good for nothing.
A ^(ikishat, (A tree) having many entangled branches.
A u^Zz ^aks (from Repelling. Of a bad temper.
-^tkas (from ^a^c), Being stubborn (a horse). Malignity.
A (jaZz -^akz (from ^jiLz), Compelling, subduing. Rubbing
with the hand. Silencing a boaster.
p i^£*£z uikutk (or C^Lz ^akak), A magpie. (Burhan.)
a \*j£z <^(ikf (from i»_£^c), Confining in chains or in prison.
Keeping back. Hovering (a bird round a carcase). Staying.
Being assiduous. Being threaded (pearls). i(ikif, Curled (hair).
A CSLz ^akak (from C^z ^cikka), Being sultry (the day).
Being hot, violent, unintermitting (fever), ^ikak, Intense heat
without a breath of wind. The paroxysm of a fever, ^ukak,
(pi. of &jLz ^ukkat) Leathern bottles.
A utkl (from J^), Being obscure, doubtful. Throwing
in prison, keeping in chains. Binding (a camel) with the ropes
JIG t ikdl. Piling (furniture, as carpets) one upon the other.
I hrowing one headlong on the ground. Driving (camels).
Collecting, assembling. Labouring diligently. Conjecturing,
giving as one’s opinion. Dying, ^ikl, Inglorious, mean, ava
ricious. uikal (from JG), Being sullied by the oil (a lamp).
A ^xiG ^ikilad, ^ukahd (or klG ^ukalit), Thick (milk).
A <dG uikluh, A kind of ivy.
a *G t^akin (from j*G), Loading (a camel) with two trusses;
assisting another in binding burthens. Expecting, waiting for.
Putting out of one’s sight. Being removed. %ikm, A casket for
jewels. A portmanteau, or any thing similar. A rope (espe-
cially tying the neck of a camel to his fore feet). Half a horse
or camel-load, as much as is carried on one side.
AjA^z ^(ikmaz, A woman firm and full of flesh. Talis penis.
A \j*aLz aikamis, Many camels (about a thousand).
a <Lw*G jMkmasat (from q), Being dark. A dark night.
A (^G tukamis, Misfortune. Corpulent.
A ^jyA^z ^akmus, An ass.
A t afcan ’ Numerous camels, ^ukan, (pi. of £G ^ulcnat)
Wrinkles on the belly from fatness.
kViz uiknd, (A girl) having the belly wrinkled from cor
pulence. Thick, gross (camel).
A j^uG uikndn or uikandn, Many, plentiful (flocks).
a SUiG ^akambdt, A spider.
a <LG ^tiknat, A wrinkle on the belly from fatness.
a j-GG ^akanka^. The male sylvan demon, called Chul.
AjG ^akzo (from yG), Tying in a knot (the tail of a horse).
Binding up her hair (a woman). Making a spiral protuberance
with the garment round the middle. Ascending (as smoke). Co
vering (a camel). Throwing into irons. Being propitious, af
fectionate. Being fat, plump (camels).
a \jG uikzza, (A sheep) white behind, black before.
p <-r^G ^akub, A kind of artichoke.
a c_-JyG ^akub, Dust, ^ukub (from i_^G£), Boiling. Press
ing upon one another (camels when watering), ^akkub, Smoke.
a Xy£z ^akwat, The half. The thicker or greater part of any
thing. A nerve split or twisted; Breeches, drawers, trowsers.
^akrzat or ^ukzcat, The root of a horse’s tail, ^ikwat, (pi. of
,^G t aki) Those who sell sheep’s milk called ^G t aktt/.
A JyG ^akud, Necessary. lixed. Possible. Imprisoned.
^kur (from jG) ? Returning. Being carried back.
Running home to his own people (a camel) in spite of his rider.
Being carried along forcibly.
aJ yG: ^akuz, A walking-stick with an iron ferrule. An iron
case for the stump of one who has lost his foot.

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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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