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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎628v] (1261/1826)

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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\ kazaHy, Verbal.
A katom (from Being brisk (the market). Freezing
(water). Rising up. Rebelling against. Standing. Being set
over (any business), attending to, executing. Standing. Stop
ping (as a fatigued horse). Remaining, dwelling. People, a
nation ; tribe, family, kindred, sect, caste. Some, somewhat, a
certain person. Irjl kawm-i lut, The people of Lot, i. e. in
habitants of Sodom, /fj* kawm-i musa\ The Israelites,
p j kawm o kh’esh, Friends and relations. A
kawm-iyunaS) The people of Jonah, i. e. the Ninevites.
kuni) A saddle-cloth. A reed full of pith.
a Uy kawma, (fern, of .♦yl akwam) More or most straight.
A <Uy kawmat (from Being brisk, bustling (the market).
Freezing (water). Rising up. Making an insurrection. Be
ing appointed to any charge, giving attention to any trust. Be
ing tired (a horse). One station. Kumat, Stature. A fathom.
Kaw am at, (pi. of ka-im') Administrators, prefects.
p kumini) An intoxicating liquor made from barley and
other species of grain. (Burhan-i kati^.)
a kawmiyat) Connexion, being of the same tribe.
A jjjii kunat) A thin plate of brass or iron, with which they re
pair vessels.
p ku n j) A kind of beech-mast employed in tanning leather.
The oxyacanth; the wild plum.
v kondurujy Frankincense. (Casteli.us.)
A ku&nas, The crest of a helmet. A helmet,
minent bone between the ears of a horse.
A ka-uil. Manageable, well-trained (horse).
A ka-ul) Loquacious, talkative. Eloquent.
A^yy kuhat) Milk beginning to spoil.
a kuhi) A kind of cloth.
a kuwa?) A desert without water or vegetation.
(pi. °f kuwat) The different threads of a rope.
Rawly) Robust, firm, strong, solid, powerful, vigorous. A rope
made of smaller ropes of unequal thickness, p J J (jy
dilawardn-i kuwi-dil) Warlike and courageous soldiers, a
^jy sultan-i kawiyu'ljandri) A prince of a great soul.
A kuwaybd) (dim. of kubu-u} The ring-w’orm.
4^® kttwt-bdzu (or (Jb tyy kawi-bul)) Strong-armed.
p kawi-bukht) Ever glorious, fortunate, prosperous.
A kuwaybiy, (pi. of *by kdbd-a) Ring -worms.
v ^ u?y kawl-pay) Sinewy.
A gy kawly-jussail, Strong-bodied.
kuwayS) (dim. of kaws) A little bow.
A tT 5 kawty-tab^) Of strong natural parts, solid judgment.
a iyy kawlyu'lfuwdd (and\^y kawiyu'liktiddr),
Most potent.
a jyy kawlm, Right, straight. Of a fine stature. Kuwaym
(and <Ujy kuwaymat)) (dim. of ^yi kawm) A little people.
A pro-
Kuwaj
Virtues.
a <jy kawly-haykal, Robust.
A ks kahhov kali. Loud laughter; derision, scorn.
A jlfj kihdd) (pi. of kahd) Small-eared sheep.
Ajlfi kahhar, Powerful; a conqueror, a subduer; imperious;
an avenger. An oppressive tyrant, al kahhar. The omni
potent or avenging God.
a kahhurl) Vindictive. The avenger. Divine,
^Jj^s ghazab-i kahhdrl) The divine wrath.
a i— kahb or kahib. Of a brown, also of a dark colour be
tween black and white. A large mountain.
a kahbd, (fern, of ak-hab) Brown-coloured.
A <Ly kahbat and kahibat) (fern, of y kahb and kahib) Of
a dark colour, between black and white. Kuhbat) Such a colour.
A kahbasat) A thick, fat she-ass.
A<U-y kahbalat (from J-y q), Saying cl^Ly U>- hay-
ya'lldhu kahbalakU) May God preserve your charming face.
a ^Ly kahbaliS) Veretrum maris magnum crassumque. A
great mountain.
a Jy kahd (from Jy)) Going with short steps. A species of
red sheep with very small-ears. A small ox. An unblown nar
cissus. Brown, dark.
*a jis kaharU) (fn\..yak-haru) He overcame by force.
a kahr) Force, violence. Power. Oppression, subjection.
Lordship, rule. Vengeance, severity. Torment, punishment,
chastisement. Judgment. Rage, indignation, v^jd^jjjkahr
kardati) To conquer, oppress, tame, ^yi^y kahr giriffari)
To take fire, to fly in a rage. A Kahr or kuhr (from^y), Con
quering, overcoming, subduing. Kahir) Lean, scraggy (thigh).
a \jis kahran (p <0lyi), By force, compulsively, by authority.
a. (jby kahrabdn (or by kahrabd)) Amber. Gum Copal ?
A iy kuhrat) Force, violence. Kahirat, Lean (woman).
p kahramdri) A valiant warrior, an invincible hero.
Name of a celebrated fabulous hero of Persia, j
^b+jy kahramdn-i zamdn wa nurimun-i dawra/i. The
Kahraman of the time and the Nariman of the age (used com
paratively as we do Alexander, Caesar, or the like).
p ci/by kahirndk) Disturbed, indignant.
A qi/r kahrly) Vested with the power to punish (as a magis
trate), avenging, vindicating.
A ji 3 kahz or kihZ) Cloth made of red wool mixed with silk.
A <-^y kahzab) A dwarf. Short.
p y kahisturi) A forest, a place abounding in trees.
A kuhtini) Timid, base, clamorous.
a jbiy kahkaV) A hard stone.
A kihka^ (from £-&y q), Gnashing the teeth, grinning,
raging (as a bear).
A t T' v ^r kuhkab) Tall, handsome, and jolly. The love-apple.
Kahkub or kahkabb) Thick, corpulent and aged.
Ayy kahkar) Wheat stored up in vessels. KahkatT) A hard
stone. A he-goat. Aged, old.

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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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