'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [615v] (1235/1826)
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 \jjs karzsa f Having a long bunch and a strong back (a she-
camel). The back.
A ^ji kirwah, A wide extensive tract of country exposed to
the sun. Long-legged (she-cainel). Tall (palm-tree).
p kirwati) Travelling through many regions. Name of
a country.
A J* kirwunWi Bursten, spilt.
A- karwat, A wooden dish from which a dog laps. A tu
mour in the scrotum.
p kurut, Dried oxygal.
A kurut (from Coagulating or drying (as blood).
Assuming a livid appearance (the skin from a blow). Changing
colour, becoming pale (from anger or pain).
a k(trull) Ulcerated. Pure (water). AWm/i (from ^y),
Having the teeth completely grown (cattle). Being pregnant,
(pi. of karh) Ulcers, sores. jj Zu’l kuruh, The sur
name of Amru’l kays, an Arabian prince and famous poet, co
temporary with Muhammad, whom he opposed and satirized.
He was the author of one of the seven celebrated Arabian poems,
called Mu^allakdt, (i.e. suspended) from being hung up in the
temple of Mecca on account of their superior excellence, written
on silk in letters of gold. He took refuge from his revolted sub
jects at Ancyra in Galatia, where he died a violent death ; in
consequence of wearing (according to some Muhammadan wri
ters) a poisoned shirt, sent to him as a present by Heraclius, em
peror of Greece, who had taken offence at his lampoons.
a Jjy kurud, (pi. of kird) Apes.
karur i Cold water with which any one washes him
self. Kurur (froniji karra). Having a cold or brisk eye. Stop
ping, standing firm.
a kurur at) A bit of meat sticking to the bottom of the pot.
a lSjjj* kururlij) A long-bodied, long-legged horse.
a karioash) A collection from all quarters.
r kurushaj) An elk, a goat-hart.
buruz, (pi. of karz) Debts.
A kurut) (pi. of bji kurt') Ear-rings.
A karu^ A well dug from the summit to the bottom of a
mountain.
A t "”*Lr kuruf) (pi. of lJ)jS karf) Leathern pouches.
r (JjLr kurul) Coral. (Burhdn-i kati^.)
F lJsj* karult) A duty on game, fish, and wild animals.
p huruni) A stone of seven colours.
a fjy kurum (from (*/), Eating languidly or gently (a child
or young camel), (pi. of pjs karm and tfjs kurim) Excellent
stallion camels. Princes.
p yUjy karuman, A coat of mail. A garment immediately
under the upper one. (Castellus.)
A kar un) Who eats two dates at once. (A camel) filling
two pails at one milking; and having the two fore and the two
hinder dugs close together; also kneeling on both knees at once
(A horse) placing the hind feet in the footsteps of the fore. (A
beast) soon sweating. The soul, body, self. ^ : karu-
nu's ’sambal) A poisonous plant, the filaments of which are some
times found amongst Indian spikenard. (Gladwin.) Kurun
(pi. of^^J karri) Horns. Ages.
A <£jjyjs karimat) The soul.
p ji kurohah) A ball, a globular substance.
karazcti/) A citizen, a villager.
A Xjj karah) Blackness, dirtiness of teeth; squalidness or ex
coriation of skin; the black and blue marks of stripes.
* A U^j* karhd) (fern, of Xjs\ akrah) Squalid, dirty (woman).
A karhab) An old ox.
• a kurhud) Soft, delicate, tender.
A ufji kary (from c?/), Following, pursuing. Karyor kiru'
(from c-f/), Drawing (water into a reservoir). Laying up
(provender) in one side of the mouth (a camel). Kara'’) The
back. Kira 1 (from c_^/)j Receiving hospitably. Hospitality.
A reservoir. AWa’, (pi. of hj* £arya*) Villages. ^, Jjb! a hU
kura') Villagers, peasants. Kariy) A canal, an aqueduct. A
stream let into a sown field. Kuriy, (pi. of karw) Wooden
bowls. Kurra 1 ) Evil, misfortune.
x {J?. j* kurydri) (pi. of kariy) Canals, aqueducts.
A karib) Near, in point of time, place or connexion.
A relation, kinsman. Neighbouring (place); near (the time);
connected (by relationship). Nearly, hard by, with, in his pos
session. About. r^an karib) In a short time, shortly.
At+lJ* karibat) A female relation.
a kary at) A village. A city. A nest of ants. Kariyat)
A notched piece of wood, into which slides the head of the pole
which supports the tent. Kirriyat) The crop of a bird.
A karit) Jelly (of fish).
a k ary at uni) Mecca and Thaif.
A kirritp A kind of sea-fish.
A karisd-U) An excellent sort of date.
A karih) Mounded, covered with ulcers. Clear, limpid
water. Kirrih) Ulcerated.
A^Cy 3 kurihat) Nature, genius, any thing fo which the mind
has a peculiar bias. Water gushing from a well.
a ‘■V.j 3 kurayd) (dim. of kird) A little ape.
karir (from^j karra)) Having the eye charmed with
the sight of a beloved object. Hissing (serpent), j.f
kariru'l ^ayn. Happy, cheerful.
A karirat) Cheerful (eye).
A kariS) Cold. Intense (cold). Frozen (water). Jelly
offish. Old, ancient.
A U^.j* karish) Strong (camel). Kuraysh) A noble tribe in
Arabia, of which Muhammad’s grandfather Abdu’l mutallab
was prince.
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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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