'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [568r] (1140/1826)
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 ^ r ^a/ik, An ass which goes before the herd, ^ink, An
oil-mill. The pillar of a house or of an oil-mill.
A ^ank (from ujlc), Becoming thick (milk). Being
heaped up (sands in the deserts, leaving no trace of a road, dan
gerous and difficult to travel over) 5 getting slowly through such
sands (a camel). Disobeying her husband (a woman). Being
very red (blood or sand). Shutting (a door). ^anJfc, ^'nAr, or
^iink, The greater part of the night elapsed, a third remaining.
tAnk, A gate, ^finak, A cause, root, uinka, From or by you.
A sMnkabut (and ^ankabat)^ A spider, p j'*
magas war dar parda-i uinkabut uftudah,
T.ike a fly fallen into the web of a spider.
A ^ankas. Name of a plant.
A ttiXxc ^ankasat, An assembly. Obedience. Name of a plant.
& >&>£■ £(inkad f Hard. Foolish, stupid.
A ^unkarat, Large (she-camel).
A ^cinkash, Negligent, filthy in one’s person.
A AlXic ^ankashat (from q), Beginning to wither (an
herb). Becoming mouldy (bread).
aJ£^ fMnkal, Hard, firm, constant.
a ^ankum, From you.
p Tta braying of an ass. A jack-ass.
p The flowers of the pomegranate. (Burh an.)
a ^anam, A species of Arabian tree, bearing red fruit and
soft branches; also the extremities of the Syrian willow. The
tendrils of a vine twining round the arbour. Women’s fingers.
Name of an insect or worm.
A ^anamatj A single tree or tendril. A fissure on the lip.
A zitmna*, A beautiful ruddy face.
A uinan (from ^ ^annd)^ Happening, occurring. Pre
senting itself before one’s face. A conspicuous part of the hea
vens. ziinun, (pi. of ^indri) The reins of a bridle.
Aj^c uinw (from^-c), Bringingout. A tract, a district.
A crowd or body of men of different ranks or families, ^iinuw
(from ji^), Being humble, suppliant. Being detained (captive).
Happening to, coming down upon. Producing grass (the earth).
A ^unwun or ^inwdn, The title, lettering, or inscription
of a book (generally gilded and highly ornamented). The be
ginning of any thing. The most conspicuous and decorated front
of a palace. The royal signature on the top of a letter. A pic
ture, sculpture. That whereby any thing is known. That which
is understood by any thing. Mode, manner, U—
hib ^iitiwdn, Sovereign, supreme, distinguished.
saiadat-^unwdn, Happy, glorious, august.
a utnwat, Any thing produced, published, brought forth.
Force, compulsion. Love, affection, umwatan^ By force.
A utnud, One deviating, going out of the road, walking
obliquely. Streaming with blood. (A she-camel) pasturing
alone. An army, a legion, tumid (from Axe), Deviating (from
the road). Acting unjustly. Emitting blood which cannot be
stanched (a vein). Pasturing alone (a she-camel).
Aj^xc ^unuz, (pi. of jxc ^anz) She-goats.
a ^yxe ^unus (from Remaining long unmarried in her
parent’s house (a girl).
A ^unukj (pi. of Jjlxe ^andk) Kids. Badgers.
A xliyxe ^iinuk (from ilXxc), Becoming thick (milk). Get
ting slowly through sands (a camel). Disobeying her husband
(a woman). Being very red (sand or blood).
A ctinuny (A camel) outstripping others in travelling.
•jAinun (from ^anna')^ Checking (a horse) with the reins.
Happening. Appearing, offering (itself) to one’s view.
A <tjjxc ^anwanat (from ^jXc q), Putting the title to a book.
A <txc ^anhu,) From him or it. (See ^ ^an.)
* A ^ ^anu\ (fut. ya^rii) He meant.
^ina' or ^inan^ A few. ^una , or ^unan^ Care.
A ^inydn or ^unydn, The title of a book.
A itinlyat, Camel’s urine, dried in the sun, used for the
scab or mange.
A A.xr ^anldy Obstinate, stubborn, refractory. Wandering.
Aj-xe ^(miz, Unfortunate, distressed.
A ^ g ^x~- Imperious, tyrannical, rigorous, cruel, severe
in reproach. Troublesome, inconvenient; riding with pain.
A (JAxc uinlkj The neck. Seizing one by the neck.
a j^xc umln (from ^ ^anna), Arriving. Happening, ap
pearing before the eyes. One who cannot retain the wind in
his belly, tjnntn, One who throws stumbling-blocks in the way
of others. Impotent, averse from women (from dislike, natural
deficiency, or fascination).
a <tx»Xc dritnat or ^innlnat, Impotency. Aversion, dnmnat,
A woman averse from men.
p > c U* 2 ®* Clamour, noise. A cry for help. Thunder. The
barking of a dog.
a utwwd, A dog (especially barking much). The funda
ment. The thirteenth mansion of the moon, or four or five stars
in Virgo. (A camel) wanting a bunch. Pure.
a ^iwd-a, (in of u£}£) Crying to barking dogs, ^uwd-a *
(from tJ^), Making an indistinct noise. Barking, howling.
a ^awdbiSj (pi. of ^dbisat) Tumults.
A^lyt uiwdtik) (pi. of^p'lc ^dtik) Blooming girls.
a ^awdsin, (pi. of tusdn) Smokes.
A ^awwdj, A dealer in ivory.
A ^awdjim, (pi. of ^djimat) Teeth.
A utwdd, gmad, or ^uwdd, Any agreeable object to which
one always returns with pleasure, dwdd, (in of Jy:) Return
ing to a former habit or action. Attacking with intermissions
(the ague). Pressing by repeated questions. Being assiduous,
attentive, diligent, uiwwdd, A performer on the lute or harp.
A visitor of the sick. iMwwdd, (pi. of AjU ^d-id) Visitors of the
sick, ^awdulij Return, descend, or alight thou.
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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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- '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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