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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎638r] (1280/1826)

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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P
kajwuj, Crooked, bent.
ii j^sr kajur, Zedoary, a Chinese root.
p^ kujuk f The sciatica or hip-gout.
p kajul (or kachul), The motion of the hips when
dancing. A juggler’s art; a game.
r kajuman, A kind of nightshade.
^ kajurif A housing for the saddle. Anger.
kajuwah, A camel-litter in which women travel.
kajah. Any thing crooked at the extremity. Kujjak, A
little hole into which boys throw nuts in a game. A bandy-ball.
kajl, Raw-silk from the cones. Crookedness, crossness.
Pj.-js^ kqjlr (andkajiz), A maker of mortar.
p s kujirduh or kujayrdahy A leader, the head of a party,
the chief of a religious sect.
P r^ kajjni. Armour for man or horse.
kajtTiy Any thing made of raw silk. Quilted armour.
Horse-armour. A boy’s game. KijJn, Flour and oil.
p kuch, The scale of a fish,
p kuchbardah, A leader, an ensign,
p kichrl, A kind of food made of rice, pulse, and butter
(eaten principally in Hindustan).
p i 1 kachakj Name of an animalcule which frets a leathern
water-bottle.
kachkarah, Tortoiseshell,
p kachkuk, A beggar’s dish.
p kachkulf A beggar, a mendicant. Kuchkbl^ A cup,
a bowl. A beggar’s wallet.
P^Uls.^ kachgdzc, A species of mountain-cow.
p kachal, One who has no hair, and is marked with wounds
or scars. Crooked, bandy-legged. Kachal or kuchal, An an\-
malcule which eates holes in a leathern water-bottle,
p kachalak, A magpie,
p kuchulah, Dog’s bane.
kachali, A disease incident to the heads of children and
the hair to fall off. Name of a valley near Ispahan.
Hj^sr kachur, Zedoary.
p CSyJ kachuk, An affection of the nerves of the thigh. Ku-
chuk f Little.
P kachuly The motion of the hips when dancing.
p ^ kachun, A coat of mail. A noise, a shout in fighting.
Name of a bird.
p {J kachah, A ladle* An iron hook, on which they hang up
causing 1
meat
in markets. A ring without a bezel. The chin.
h (JaaiT kachah amdaru. Gross import. The payment
made by a Zamindar of his rent.
h hack’hart, A court of justice. An office for the re
ceipt of the revenues of government.
P tjs$ kachah gul kardan, To become manifest (any
thing concealed).
p kachir, kachirdah or kuchayrdah), A leader,
a head, the chief of a party.
p e^ kachin, Name of a game.
A ^ kuhh, True, aboriginal (Arabian).
A kahdl, A species of antimony. A collyrium. Small
beads, or any thing similar, used as amulets against the fascina
tion of malignant eyes. Kahhal, An oculist. , kah-
hdl-i shortcut, An epithet of Muhammad.
kahb (from Uncovering the nakedness of
man or woman. R ising up (a flame). Striking on the back
side. Sour grapes.
kahs (from Giving away (part of one’s pro
perty). Drawing (part of any thing) towards one with the hand.
a kahsalat or kihsalat, Protuberance of belly.
A -Sr kuhuh, An old decrepit woman.
A ^as? kahs (from u ^ > ), Obliterating, defacing. Running
round, going over. Striking with the foot. A species of plant
the seed of which resembles the eyes of locusts.
aU? kaht, Sterility, barrenness.
a kihkih or kuhkuh, A decrepit old woman ; aged camel.
A Js^ kahl (from J^sr ), Being barren (the year). Anointing
(the eyes) with antimony. A barren year. Heaven, the sky.
. sarrahat kahlun, The sky was serene and cloudless.
Kuhl, A collyrium, or antimony reduced to a fine powder used
for the eyes. Accumulated wealth, p (J' s - kuhl-i khawldn,
Juice of boxthorn. kuhlu’s' suddn, A tree bearing
black berries, which are excellent for the eyes. kuhUi
fars, Sarcocolla, a Persian gum or balsam, used in dressing
wounds. A3y v jJ kuhli par and, (jjj kuhti rbz, also
kuhli shab), Darkness of the night. £j>- kuhle
charkh, The lower heaven. Darkness of the night. A Kahal
(from J^)Having black eye-lashes or brows (naturally, without
the aid of paint). The blackness of the eye.
A kahld, (fern, of ak-hal) Having naturally black
eyes, eye-brows, and eye-lashes, without the assistance of art.
(A woman) whose eyes are anointed with collyrium. Black-
eyed, and white-bodied (sheep).

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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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