'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [627r] (1258/1826)
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 issui kunfazat or kunfuzat, A hedge-hog. A protuberance
behind a camel’s ear.
a kanfar, Penis.
a kanfarish, A decrepit woman. Crassum penis caput.
a Icanfashat (from q), Being collected,contracted,
wrinkled. Drawing one’s self together. Laying hold of. Be
ing costive. Containing, restraining one’s self. Kinfashat, A
species of reptile, with a shrivelled skin.
a kunfur, Anus, podicis foramen.
a kirtftr, A dwarf; short-bodied.
A kankabj A shell, or any thing similar, with which
they glaze clothes.
a kmki t also kunku^, A mouse. Kunku t , Short, de
formed, of a hideous aspect.
A kunkuuit, Podex. A she-urchin.
a kankal, A large measure for dry goods. The crown
of Khusraw, king of Persia.
A kin kin, A skilful guide. Ingenious in discovering water
and making aqueducts. A field-mouse. A kind of sea-shell.
A kankahir, Name of a certain gum.
p kank, A fruit or herb-worm.
A kanam (from ^), Smelling strong of oil (the hand).
Being rotten (a nut). Kanim, (A hand) which stinks (ofoil).
a <UjJ kanamat (from Smelling strong (a leathern bot
tle). Being rotten (a nut). The strong smell of any thing fat.
a kinan, (pi. of kinnat) The powers of ropes made of
palm-tree fibres. Kunan, (pi. of kunnat) Mountain-tops.
A jA: kinzc, A cluster of dates.
a AwnM-fl (from ui), Being very red (as a woman with
paint, or fingers after pressing fruits). Mixing milk with water.
Killing. Being put into a tan-pit (leather).
a kanwa, (fern, of akna') Having a Roman nose.
a kanawat, (pi. of iliis kanat) Canes. Spears.
A kinwan, (pi. of y*: kinw) Clusters of dates.
A kunub (from t_-^), Setting (sun). Sprouting from
the envelope (a flower). A bud. Buds, cups of flowers.
A iyjji kinwat or kunxout, (from ^i), Acquiring (sheep).
A CDjAS kunut (from Li-cJ), Being obedient, devoted to God.
Standing long in prayer. Being silent. Devotion, obedience.
p kanuj, A glass bottle with a long neck. Kanuj or ka-
nazcjf Name of a city of India.
p licJ kunud, Animated, or presuming, in saying or doing any
thing. Name of a fabulous mountain in India, near to the foun
tain of immortality.
Ajyi kanawwar, Having a large head. Untractable (camel).
Kinnawr, A slave, a servant. Tall, handsome.
A kunus, (pi. of^j^J kanas) Tops of heads.
A byJ kunut (from ki), Despairing. Despair.
A kanu^, Contented. A humble suppliant. Kunu^ (from
£^J), Humbly begging. Being content with what is given.
a te-yj kanuuit, A steep place, a declivity.
pdl^Js kunulah, A clew, a ball, any thing round.
A <Li kinnah, Galbanum. Kunnah, A tower.
a kanahztar, Tall. Flaccid.
kana', A hookedness of the nose. Kina' (from
Acquiring. Any thing which satisfies a person. Kuriiy, (pi.
kandt), Spears.
a Lu[yj kanaydt, (pi. of Slii kanut'), Spears.
p jka kinydr, Cinnabar.
A kinydn or kunydn, Acquired wealth (in flocks). Kun-
ydn (from ^c-i), Preserving inviolate (chastity). Repaying or
weighing back in exchange.
A <— kariib, Crowds of men. Clouds.
a kinyat (from ^^s), Keeping (a girl) at home, not allow
ing (her) to play with the boys. Kinyat or kunyat (from ^i),
Acquiring (sheep).
A kanit, Eating little (a woman). Kinriit, Holding
water well (a bottle).
a kantSj A huntsman. Game.
a kant^. Contented.
a ' g *‘* kanif, Crowds of men. A cloud fraught with rain.
Part (of the night). Eating little (a man). Having few hairs.
a kinnin. The Grecian lyre.
Atii-iJ kinninat, A phial, a glass bottle.
vy ku, Perdition. Name of a large bird.
A Ui kawd, A mansion without inhabitants. A field not w ater
ed, between two others which are. Strength. IjiiJ] bdta'l
kazcd, He remained in the open air, without shelter; starving,
wanting every necessary. Kazvdor kizcd, A desert, uncultivated
ground. Kuzod, (pi. of iy kuzcat) Powers, forces.
kuzcd-i badan, The powers, virtues, or senses of the body.
a kawdibil, (pi. of ibli kdbilat) Midwives. Beginnings
(of affairs).
A UU\y kuzcdt, Aliment, nourishment. Kuzsdt, (pi. of £*Ji
kuzcat) Powers, virtues.
A ^y kazczcdd, A pimp. Kuzcdd, (pi. of jJlj kdi-id) Go
vernors, prefects.
A kazczcddat, A bawd, a procuress.
kazcddih, (pi. of^jJj kadh) Curses, maledictions, cen
sures. Things culpable.
a Jty kazcddim, (pi. of kddim) Heads, (pi. of <Ujl3
kddimat) The first feathers in a bird’s wing.
p S^\y kawddah, A procuress. (Burhdn-i kdti^.)
A iJ^y kazoddi, (pi. of kddiyat) Small bodies of men.
a ^Jj\y kazcdrib, Camels hastening to water by night.
a ijy kuzcdrct, A slice (of a melon), a strip (of cloth).
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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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