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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎591v] (1187/1826)

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 far dan, fir dan, b\so furddn, One. Farddni, Along
with another; a tete-a-tete.
a farddni if at, Unity, singularity.
p farddzcum (or farddyinuh), Relating to to
morrow. (Business) of to-morrow.
p fardd-i kiydmat, The day of resurrection,
p Fardajdn, The month of October.
a l^Lap>~ Jji fard-haklkat, A manifest, a memorial,
p fard-khdnah, A house where poor people put up.
A private apartment. A cell in a monastery.
rjJji fardar (or ^i-yi)} A large wooden bar to fasten a door.
A LiJjifardusat (from Q)j Throwing prostrate.
a <-yi fard sazcdl, A petition, or application. (Gladwin.)
p fardfar, God the protector of mankind,
p furdum, Afflicted, in anguish.
a f rdaws, A garden, a vineyard, a paradise. Name
of several delightful places.
a JlCc frdazcs-makdnl, A title of a deceased emperor,
p Firdazcsl, Name of a celebrated Persian poet.
j LS-^f fardi, A roll, a catalogue.
a fardiydt, A topical remedy.
a fardayn, (obi. du.) Along with another, tete-a-tete,
p Fardin (for-^J* Farzcardm), The first month of
the Persian year when the sun is in Aries.
*Aj f faraza, (fut.J \ yafrizu) He separated,
pjyi farz, Learned, profoundly skilled. Great. Farz or frz,
The queen at chess. Firz or farz, Grass, verdure. Furz, Ex
cess. A bank of a large river where boats may harbour. Furz
(orjiyi furj), Name of a plant good for the cholic.
Ajf farz (from jjS), Separating, distinguishing (one thing
from another). A plain not having a mountain. Firz, A road
through plain ground. Furuzz, Quite free. A mere slave,
p farzddah, A large mass of leaven,
p ji farzdm, Worthy, suiting, befitting,
p farzdn, Science, learning. Wise, learned. Firzdn,
The queen at chess.
a {J'j yi farzdn, A Nazarite.
p yi farzdnagdn, (pi. of <SjVjyS farzdnah) Learned men.
] > rivy counsellors.
p f farzdnah, A learned man, wise, excellent, intelligent.
Noble, honourable. Happy, blest.
p farzdnahgt, Science. Excellence.
p Jif jjSfarz bud, Wisdom, understanding.
A Xjjifrzat, A part, any thing separated from another. Fur-
zat (for bcf furs at), An occasion. A time, a turn.
p farzajah, A suppository, a clyster.
p Ajjfarzdd, New, fresh. Farzud, Moist, succulent, grassy
(place) Furzud, The planet Jupiter. Furuzd, A green weed
covering stagnant water.
A ji farazdak, Bread baked in the oven. A crumb of
bread. A mass of paste or leaven. Name of a poet.
a ^JjSfarza^ or furzu^, The seed of cotton.
a iUj f furzu^at, A handful of grass.
A fjjji farazl, Yeiters. Smiths’shears. .Fwrsw/, Thick, lusty.
a <L]jyi farzalat (from Jjy* Q)> Chaining, fettering.
v f farzand, A son. A daughter. A child. Offspring. A
moist, grassy place. <—d farzand-i db, Aquatic animals.
Bubbles. ,<Sjjj3farzand-i arjimandish, His illustrious
son. C-Aii! jifarzand-i dftdb, A ruby. j£j farzand-i
bikr, The eldest son. An evergreen shrub. farzandd
khdzcar, The sun. farzand-i rushid, A good child.
^Jj)yi farzand-i shad, Meditation. The fear of God.
J>\y >'1^3 dC' farzand-i nik-nihdd-i uili-nijdd, A son of
high quality, and of a noble race,
p Cfsjjji farzandak, A young boy.
pyjyi farzu. Wisdom, intelligence.
a yi furzurn, A shoemaker’s (or saddler’s) board on which
he cuts his leather.
p ifjyi farzah, A green herb. A place full of grass. Furzah,
The bank of a river where ships are moored,
p LJjf f (ir ~h The queen at chess,
p Jcj Ljjji farzi-band, A term used at chess,
p farzin, The queen at chess. A learned man.
Pyyi farj, The root of the galangale.
a ^y^i fars (from (y^y*)? Catching,tearing (prey). Breaking
the neck, killing. Firs, Name of an herb. Faras, A horse or
mare. The knight at chess, faras nihdda-i
tu'st, You have the horse under you, i. e. you have overcome.
p ^yyi furs, Persia. The Persians.
p l-yi farsd (and i_f'~yi farsdy), Destroying, wearing. Old,
worn out. Continent, reserved. Speaking. A good genius or
angel. Having pimples on the lips. Lyi (yW- jdn-farsd, Dis
tracting the mind, unhappy, melancholy, fatal. A particle of
similitude; as Lyi <J_£li hisdr-i fuluk-farsa, WaWs like
the heavens, in height.
A frsuh, A widely extended country.
v d\~ij5 farsdd, A mulberry. Wise, learned.
f farsdl, Name of a year with the Persians.
p J^jSfarsdn, Any animal of whose skin they make leather.
A fursdn, (pi. of fan's) Horsemen, cavalry*.
p {jA+j\~>j3farsdmdan, To cause to rub or wear out.
p farsdyindah, Waxing old, injured, impaired.
p far as b, far is b, or frasb, A transverse joist, the main
beam which enters the walls. The upper lintel of a door-way.
Any thing appertaining or added to a gate. A piece of wood,
whence the weight is suspended which expresses the oil.
a farsut, A hump from the birth; also a painful swelling
on the back. Farasat, (fern, of ^y-yi faras) A mare.

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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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