'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [593r] (1190/1826)
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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rjlifi farghur, Moistened. Kneaded. Wetting. Broken or
bruised in pieces. Name of a scout belonging to Afrasiyab.
p furgharidan, To moisten well. To mix (leaven)
with water, or other liquid. To scratch (the head),
p Farghdn, Name of a country in Turkistan.
A farghuni, Two certain stars, lunar mansions.
p f ar g h “ n j ( a l so Jarghanch), A vineyard. A
plump fat cow or mule full of flesh,
r >±j\zj3farghdnd, Mixed, kneaded.
Farghdnah, Name of a country in Turkistan. Name
of a note in music.
v f ar ghaytda n ) To moisten. To be moistened.
p ?fJf (lr g ha Ji Iv y-
T j z j 3 f ( ^ghar <) The bed of a river when almost dry; also the
small quantity of water remaining in such a river. A minor
stream derived from a more considerable one.
p farghardahf Mixed together, kneaded,
p JJyifurghul (and dfZj 3 furghul). Delay, dilatoriness.
p i^j 3 f ar gh an i A channel newly made through which they
cause water to flow.
p X^jifarghand, Any thing stinking. Wheat sown mixed
with barley. Ivy.
v sX^-jS farghandah, Bread made of wheat and barley. A
kind of ivy. Ugly* unbecoming (dress),
r^i^i farghaw, The lopping of a vine.
Fjyyi farghur, A bird resembling a partridge, but smaller.
A lark. A froof.
farghok. Silent, taciturn, modest. Delay, slowness,
p farghul, (ital. Ferrajuolo) A wrapper, a great coat.
Farghul or furghul. Procrastination. Negligence, inattention,
p i^SfZj 3 Jirghdif, A sparrow-hawk, a merlin.
v farghls. Segments or parings hanging from hides.
v {JLtSjSfarghish^ Old, worn out. A fur garment, the hair
of which is dropping off. Negligence, remissness.
A farfdr, Loquacious. Full of levity. One who breaks
every thing. A species of vehicle for the women. Name of a
tree black and hard as ebony, of which they make dishes,
p furfut) Fumitory.
p [ J^j 3 Jiriftun, To deceive, to cozen, to cheat.
a farfah, Soft ground. Purslain.
A '^jSfarfakh (orj^-^ farfakhes), Purslain.
p jijifarfar, The partridge, the attagen, woodcock, or snipe.
A fan. Reading or writing expeditiously. A word spoken in
haste. Quickness, hurry, expedition. A boy’s top.
farfar nawishtan^ To write in haste.
AjSj firfir also furfur, Name of a bird. Furfur, The young
of a wild cow, goat, or sheep.
a ijiji farfarat (from q), Calling out to. Talking much
and confusedly. Breaking. Cutting. Diminishing. Putting
in motion. Shaking. Defaming. Shaking himself (a camel),
and running fast with short steps. Being light in mind, and
swift of foot. Champing the bit and shaking his head (a horse).
Making the vehicle called farfdr. Lighting a fire from the
tree called farfdr. Levity, inconstancy, frivolity.
p farfurdzdn, The Creator.
p farfaruk, A child’s peck-tdp.
p XjijS farfar ah, Swift, hasty, a chatterer. Inconstancy, levity.
Hurry. A child’s plaything, formed of apiece of leather cut
round ; and which, by means of a double string, is made to whirl
about, making a humming noise. A paper-toy like the sweeps
of a windmill applied on a pin to the end of a stick.
p 3 j> Farfuryus, Name of a learned man.
p furfanj, An aromatic reed.
p jjiji furfur, A kind of bird smaller than a partridge; a quail.
A fat sheep. Furfur, Sour milk, dried and become black.
Kj^jS furfur, A boy, a servant. A fat camel; a camel eat
ing or chewing the cud. A ptisan made of the fruit of the tree
yamhut. Name of a bird.
pjyi f farfuz, A kind of bird smaller than a partridge,
p i^ff 3 farfus, Name of a stone used medicinally.
v&ijifarfah, Purslain. A crane. (Castellus.)
p farfahan, Purslain.
p farftr, A small partridge. A fat sheep.
a jf^j 3 firfir. Purple. A violet. Purslain. Any thing fragrant.
p furfayn (or firfinaK), Purslain.
p js farfiyun or far afiyun, Euphorbium.
♦a far aka, (fut. Jjyv, yafruku) He separated.
a Jjjifark (from j^/)) Separating, dividing. Separation, dis
tinction, division, difference, discrimination. Dispersion. The
head, summit, or top of any thing. A measure of 26 lbs. Dis
tant, separate, distinct. Away ! Aside ! p^Lj SijS fark-i
farkad-sdy, His head (high) as the stars, a bild fark, In
discriminately, without distinction, indifferently, p
<—->! fishdndah zi chashm ab o bar fark khdk, He
shed tears from his eyes, and he sprinkled his head with dust.
a Firk, A part separated from the whole. The arm of a river.
A flock of sheep. A troop of soldiers. Furk, Whatever dis
tinguishes truth from falsehood. The Kur’an. Farak (from
^•^j), Trembling, being frightened. A measure of about 26 lbs.
Dispersion (as of darkness by the dawn). An interval or space
(between the teeth, the cloven hoofs of cattle, the beard of an
old man, or the comb of a cock). (Plants) which grow up with
intervals (not close nor in continual rows). One hip of a horse
being higher than another. Farik, Timid. Firak, (pi. ofdJ^i
firkat) Crowds, bodies, sects. Furuk am! furrak, (pi. of
fdrik) (Camels) bringing forth. Clouds.
a firkd^, Wind in the belly.
a ^j 3 furkdn (from Jj/)? Separating, discriminating. The
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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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- '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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