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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎575v] (1155/1826)

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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tend. A al gharaz f Upon the whole, to sum up all, in short,
in fine, p g/iaraz, Deliberately, on purpose. ^jOjZ ^
bt g’/iaras, Without intention, interest, or design, a Ghiraz (trom
Being fresh (meat).
ijOji. gharaz-ashna. Interested.
a ghurzdni, The two sides of the bridge of the nose,
p gharazdnah, Malevolently, mu-
habbat-i bt gharazdnah, Disinterested love.
a Liji ghirzat or ghurzat, The breast-strap which fastens the
camel’s saddle.
p gharazmand, Self-interested, desirous.
a ghurzuf) Gristle.
p < jUji. gharghdb, A noise, a clamour. A whirlpool.
p gharghdn, A loud voice,
p gharghdzC) A wild ox.
vjCyZ gharghar. An axis, a cylinder. GAi/rgAwr, Ruptured.
Noise, tumult, uproar. A man muttering with rage.
AjSyZ gharghar. The throat. Ghirghir^ The Guinea hen.
A kind of herb.
ghargharat (from jZjZ q), Gargling. Piercing the
a s
throat with a spear, or cutting it with a knife. The sound of boil
ing water. A sound made in the throat when dying, or gargling.
A fracture in the gristle of the nose. The top of a jug or bottle.
The maw of a bird. A gargarism. Ghirghirat^ One Guinea
hen. Ghurghurat, A noble, illustrious man. A white star on
the forehead of a horse.
p ghargharah, The cylinder about which the rope is en
twined in drawing water. Ghurghurat, Rupture. Murmur,
p JJLzjS. gharghashah, A dispute, a causeless quarrel.
v gharghan or gharghin, A kind of leather,
p gharghanjah, A libidinous woman,
p gharghandah. Cordovan. Angry, enraged.
A ghurf (from ( yi), Taking up (water in a vessel or
in the hands). Cutting, lopping. Clipping, polling. Tanning
with the plant ghai'f. A species of shrub with which they
dress hides; equivalent to simdm when green ; also to
shass and such plants. The leaves of trees. Fasting. A pil
grimage to Mecca. Gharaf (from u-J^), Being griped from
feeding on the plant gharf, (a camel). The plant itself.
Abide tanned with that plant. Ghiraf, (pi. of i-ijZ ghirfat)
Slippers. Ghuraf, (pi. of ghurfat) Parlours, supper-rooms.
A gharf at or gharf ah. One draught. Ghirfat, A sandal
or slipper. A mode of drinking with the hands. Ghurfat, (pi.
ghurf at, ghurafdt, and ghurufdt) A parlour, a hall, or
other apartment for supping. Paradise, the seventh heaven. A
draught, as much as one drinks at once. A ringlet of hair. A
knotted cord or fringe round a camel’s neck by way of ornament,
p gharfaj, Clover. G/twr/u;, Wormwood. Touchwood.
a ghurjish, Reproof, intimidation, bullying (particu
larly of a coward that affects bravery). (Hunter.)
v ghurfanj, Ruptured.
•p ghurfah, A window. A parlour, a supping-room.
A gharf ty, (A leathern-bottle) tanned with gharf.
A jy ghark or gharak (from Jj^), Sinking, being drowned.
Drinking a draught. A shipwreck, a drowning, p
c-jIw ghark chashma-i stmdb, To be fascinated by worldly ob
jects. Ji Jys ghark chashma-i kir, Diving. Grovelling
in the world. Sun-set. ghark shudan, To be drowned,
to sink. JjZ ghark kardan, To drown, to dive to the bot
tom, to plunge, to dive. A Gharak (from fjy), Being sub
merged. Gharik, Drowned, immersed. Ghurak, (pi. of djy
ghurkat) Draughts (of milk or water).
p i—J^y ghark-db, Deep water. A whirlpool, a vortex. A
shipwreck. jZ ghark-db shudan, To sink, be drowned.
i Ay. khatar-i ghark-db, The danger of shipwreck.
a ghurkdt, A hen’s egg wanting the outward shell.
a Lsy ghurkat, One draught (of milk). Gharikat, Very
moist (land).
a Ssy gharkad, Species of large trees, or of the thorn
tMzcsaj. Spreading wide. The white of an egg.
baki^u'l gharkad, The cemetery of Madina,
p Ssy ghirkad, Box-thorn.
a Hfsy gharkalat (from Jjy q), Becoming addle (an egg).
Rotting (a melon or gourd). Pouring out (water) on the head.
a yy gharka', (pi. of fiy gharik, JjU ghdrik, also Jjy
gharik) Drowned. Gharki, Injury to standing crops from a
flood. Ghirki, The white of an egg, or pellicle which covers it.
gharil, Soft, delicate. A long spear.
a iLly ghurlat, The fore-skin, or prepuce,
p ^y gharm or ghuram, Anger. Ghurm, A wild sheep. A
horned fighting ram. A deer, a doe. Gravity, reverence.
A py ghurm (from fjz), Being involved in debt; impove
rished by fines. A fine. Bad fortune. A mulct (for man
slaughter). Ghurim or ghurum, A debt which must be paid,
p V<y gharmd, Two grains; half a dram.
A \-*y ghuramd, (pi. of ^y gharim) Debtors. Creditors,
p i^J^tVcy gharmdsang or gharamdsang, A cake fried in oil.
p ^<jZ gharmdn, Angry, passionate, choleric.
p gharm anus h or ghurmdnush, Dragon-wort,
p ^jZ gharmaj or gharmij, Carraways.
p ^jZ ghannach, Peeled barley. A dish of wheat or barley.
Pap made of millet. Red beet. A carrot. Fennel-flower.
? X&~*y gharmandah (or X£yy gharmidah), Passionate.
A g/twmu/, Thick,uncircumcised penis; a horse’spizzle.
^yygharma', Pain, torment. Death. Yes, surely.
p ghurmidan, To fly in a passion. To chide, to re
proach. To thunder. To murmur, mutter (as a man). To
roar, to bray. To rock a child in the cradle.

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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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