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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎635r] (1274/1826)

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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v kabab-khanah, A kitchen, a cook’s shop.
p kababi, Fit to be roasted. Roasting'. One who roasts.
a knbus, The ripe fruit of the tree Cj\j\ arak.
a kubad, The disease of the liver,
p i'L-'Li” kabddah, A weak bow for practising with,
pj'-^ kabdr, A man who brings wood from the forest for sale.
Aj\J kibdr, (pi. of kabar) Capers, (pi. of Ar«6Fr)
Grandees, nobles, men distinguished for wealth and knowledge.
Kubdr, Great. Kabbur, Very great. Capers. Kibbdr(uot
-i), Magnifying. Kubbdr, Great, huge, very large.
p Sj\J kaburah, A kind of basket. A bee-hive. A sort of
earthenware cup.
a kubdsj Having a large head. Penis magnus. Wrap
ping the head in one’s garments and falling asleep.
a aLili kibdsat) A bunch of dates.
A kibdsh, (pi. of kabsh) Rams, tups,
p kabdk (or JL£ kabdl)^ A rope made of the fibres of
the palm-tree.
p kabdn (or A large public standard or scales.
A kubdn,) A camel’s disease.
A^pU£ kabd~ir y (pi. of kabtrat) Great, large, enormous
things; mortal sins.
a c— kibab, (pi. of <L£ kubbat) Clews of thread. Kubab^
(pi. of <L& kubbat) Herds of horses.
a <L& kibat or kubat. Sweepings. Kabbat, A crowd. One
heat at a race. One attack in battle. Severity (of winter). Any
thing thrown high. A herd of horses. A troop, a body
of men. A clew or hank of thread,
p kabt or kibt, A bee.
A kabt (from C^), Throwing prostrate. Bringing
under, humbling. Driving back,
p kabitd, A kind of sweetmeat,
p kabtar, A pigeon.
a kubs, Hard. Kabas (from <J^), Being spoiled,
stinking (meat). Kabis, Corrupted,
p kibsah, Dross of silver.
p ^ kabj, A docked ass. Ktbj, Separately, apart. Kabaj
or kabij, A beast of burthen having the lower part of the throat
swelled. Self-praise, thinking highly of one’s self. Conveniency,
utility. A part, a portion. A stick for stirring beer. A hook
with which they remove ice. A little garden.
p kabjah, An ass which has lost his tail. Any animal
swollen in the lower part of the mouth.
p 4^ kabchah, A ladle, a skimmer. A spatula, a trowel.
a ^ kabh (from ^f), Reining in (a horse). Keeping back,
hindering from business. Striking with a sword. Kubh, Whey.
kabd{znA\^kabda), Solder, glue, isinglass. Pitch.
Haste, expedition. Fat.
a kabd(from J^), Striking in the liver. The liver,
middle of the vault of heaven. The handle of a bow.
The
Kibd or
kabid) The liver. sS kabidu's' samd-a, The midst of
heaven. Kabad, Adversity. Severity (of winter). Corpulency.
Bigness of the belly, (pi. of kabadat) Adversities, distresses.
a kabdd, (fern, of JuSl akbad) Corpulent, especially
about the middle. Slow-paced. Thick-handled (bow).
A kabadat, Severity (of winter). Adversity.
kibr or kubr, Nobility, eminence, magnitude, magnifi
cence; pomp, pride, haughtiness. An enormous crime. The
greater or better part (of any thing). Kubr, Great, greater,
or greatest. The management of wealth. Kubr also kubar?',
The chief of a family, the first degree of kindred, the nearest of
kin of the head of a family. Kabar, Capers. Kibar (from j^).
Reaching to an advanced age, being full of years. Being large
and bulky. Full age. A great age. Kubar, (pi. of kub-
ra’) Ancestors.
p jS kabar, A tambourin. Capers. Kubr, A corslet of iron.
a kttbard, (pi. of ^**6 kablr) Great men, grandees, (for
kubrd’, fem. of jS\ akbar), Greater, greatest,
p \jjJ> kabar-bd, Pottage seasoned with capers.
a kabrat, A great age. Kabrat or kibrat, The last born
son or daughter. Kibrat, A great crime. Greatness. Pride.
The head (of a family). Kabarat, One caper (pickle). Ki~
barrat, The head of a family.
kabarak, Name of a thorny plant.
kabar-zod, Meat dressed with capers,
p kabrah, A coat of mail.
a kubra', (fem. of^-»^ akbar) Greater. Great (city).
The major proposition of a syllogism.
a\)jS kibriyd, Grandeur, magnificence, power, excellence;
pride, haughtiness. A name of God.
a kabariyat. Food dressed with capers.
a kibrlt, Fine (gold or silver). Sulphur. A match
dipped in melted sulphur. ,1*^— kibrtt-i ahmar, 1 he
philosopher’s stone.
p ^ kibritt, Of the colour of sulphur.
kabz, Great, gross, thick, fat. A cuirass of joined plates.
Afj^J kabs (from Filling up (a well or river). Hum
bling once (a damsel). Overwhelming (a house). Wrapping
up one’s head in a garment. Kibs, Earth, filling up a well or
river. A large head. A house of mud. Root, origin. Kabas,
One who has a preposterously shaped head.
p kabast, A bee. Venom, poison. The pulp of the
wild gourd. The herb aristolochy. The dog or ass-cucumber,
p y- rr r; > kabastu (or kabastah), The bitter gourd.
A kabsh, A ram. A prince, a chief.
A kab^ (from £-?£)} Prohibiting, restraining Cutting off.
Marking or stamping money; distinguishing the good from the
bad. Kaba^, A sea-camel; hence ter-jXiyd zoajha l kn-
ba-~, O ugly sea-camel (applied to an ill-favoured woman).

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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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