'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [567v] (1139/1826)
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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bare (hill). Name of a horse, a woman, and a tribe. Name of
a large fish (which a mule can scarcely carry).
A xj*£- uinazat, A short spear, with an iron ferrule at bottom.
The edge of a hatchet. A kind of animal resembling a weasel.
a uinzarut, A Persian gum or balsam. Flesh-glue.
a ^i?izahzcat, Pride.
a urns, A strong she-camel with a hairy tail. An eagle.
Crookedness of wood, ^uns also ^unnas^ (pi. of
(Girls) who remain long in their parents’ house after the mar
riageable age.
a <J— uinsal, A hardy, swift she-camel.
a t ansh (fr om lA^)j Bending. Disturbing, frightening,
driving away.
a uinshat, Of a bad disposition. Long.
A ^ uinshatat (from q), Being angry.
a (.anashnash, Long, light, swift (man or horse).
a amshush, A remnant, somewhat.
a duoir ^insat, (iiwaxc ^insat, b uinsuzcat or ansuxcat) Scat
tered herbage ; dishevelled hair; dispersed cattle ; the remains
of any estate (in money or flocks), from a third part to a half.
a ainsar also iunsur, An element. The human race.
A foundation. Temperament, constitution, complexion.
a ^j^s. ^imsurly, Elementary.
a fjtnsal or cu?isul, A sea-leek. A squill. ^Ja
tarlku'l tMnsalayn, Any road where one is lost.
A ^ansuwat, See <Laua . ciinsuzcat, A handful of hair.
a
kia
A deputy or lieutenant of the governor in Ottoman Iraq, with additional responsibilities as a high-ranking provincial judge.
^anat) Length (of a beautiful neck).
a kko^s. ^anatnat, Long. A cruet, cruse, ewer, or laver.
A ^kk'.g. dntiyaii) The beginning of youth.
a C—>lkia umzab (^inzab, ^unzab, v_^>k^a ^unzab, or ^unzub),
A thick, fat locust. A small locust.
a AJn‘.,z ^unzubu-a, A she-locust. A small, yellow male locust.
a utnzal, A spider’s web.
a amznuun (or ^Ukxc- anziyan), A wicked, obscene
man. A poisoner, one who uses philtres or love draughts.
a <tjkki£. ^unzuwifnat, A female locust.
A c—Jjkxc ^unziib, A thick male locust.
a &>k:.a ^anzayat (from q), Relating obscene stories.
A uinuinat, The change of s. hamza into ^ utyn.
a u-ka ^azif (from u_ka), Incommoding, being troublesome
to. Inconvenience. Hardness, vehemence. ji«/, Inconvenience.
c?/w/, Inconveniency ; severity, rigour, violence, fury, force, op
pression. <— ^unf-i ^itab-amez^ Mixed with se
verity and reproach, a cMWt//, (pi. of u-k'-a ^(inlf) Inconvenient,
riding with pain.
a ^nfash) A servile man. A hawker of medicines.
a kka. uinafat. Any thing, forced by water, which turns a
mill. The space between two rows of corn, a furrow.
A ^anfajlj) A straddling she-camel; also sharp and
cunning. Old and fat.
A fjSJcA uinfash (and Having a long thick beard.
A ^ ~ dn/i», An impudent, unchaste woman. A short wo
man. Proud, arrogant. A fox’s cub, a vixen.
-Jnfisut, (fern.) Loquacious. Stinking.
a kk^ c-mw/mG Bad-tempered. In a mean condition. A badger.
A aLkki ^unfutat, A philtre, a love-charm. An interstice, the
interval between the mustaches.
A (JSCS, umfak, Lightness (of any thing).
a ikkc umfakat, The hair between the under lip and the chin.
A ijSscs ^(infak, Foolish. Heavy-bodied.
A ^jscs ^iinfuzcun (and Sfcsainfuwat), Vigour. The flower
of youth. The beginning (of any thing).
a ^Jcs ^unfiy, Rigorous, severe, violent, lordly, tyrannical.
&Jcs >_k)l£j takafif-i ^unfiyah, Exactions, oppressive extortions.
a (Jca uink (from (Jcs), Throwing the arms round the neck.
Entering into his hole (a field-mouse). Lying snug in her form
(a hare), amk, Nobles, princes. The right orifice of the sto
mach. A crust of bread. <^unk^ ^unuk^ also ^imak^ The neck.
i ' ( jcs hum ainukun ilayka, They incline to you.
( Jcs kimu zalika uila' ^imki'd dahri, That is of
high antiquity, uinak. Length of neck. The straddling pace
of a tired horse with out-stretched neck,
r Ike uinkd, Name of a note in music.
a\scs uinka, (fern, of (Jcs] a^nak) Long-necked; having
white streaks on the neck, especially of a spiral form (a dog, a
species of gray-hound). A hill overtopping a mountain. Evil.
Rare, wonderful, curious. A fabulous bird which makes a dis
tinguished figure in Eastern romance. It corresponds in some
respect with the idea of the phoenix, one only of the species being
supposed to exist, and with the griffin in shape and monstrous
size. It is fancied to be rational, to have the gift of speech, and
to have reigned as queen on the fabulous mountain of Kaf. The
Kaharman-namah gives an account of a conversation which that
hero held with her, in which she informed liim of her having
lived several ages before Adam, and seen many wonderful revo
lutions of the different species of beings that inhabited the globe
before the creation of man. It is described by naturalists as
—sd ma^lumu'l ism, majhulu'l jism, (A creature)
whose name is known, its body unknown.
A Juk* dnkud, A bunch of grapes. Wine.
a jike ^unkar or ^unkur, Mankind. Root of the reed, or the
first sprouting of the papyrus whilst yet white. Pith of a palm-tree.
a Xjics ankurat, The female of a hawk.
a jAinkarib, Soon, near to, about, presently, shortly.
AJkc ^(inkuz, Sweet marjoram. The pizzle of an ass.
A ijscs ^ankazat, A flag. Poison, venom. Misfortune.*
a jesses, ^inkafir, Misfortune, calamity. A scorpion. An im
pudent, noisy woman.
A J*ikc atnkud, A bunch of grapes. Wine.
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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.
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