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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎648r] (1300/1826)

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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(camels). Keeping silence, (pi. of ^ kazim), (Camels) ab
staining from chewing the cud.
A kazlz, Over-fatigued.
a ^ kazim, Who checks his rage, restrains his passion. Af.
dieted. That whereby a gate is shut.
A ka tt (from ka^). Frightening. Timid, pusillani
mous. I bin-faced (man). Restraining, checking.
a c-Axi kaaib. Unfortunate. Ka^ab, kiuib, o°r ka&ib, (A
girl) with swelling breasts. Ki^ab, (pi. of ^ kcub) Heels.
ka t abat (from Having swelling "breasts (a
young girl). Filling (a vessel) so that the contents make a con
vex swelling above the brim.
ka^abir, (pi. of ku^barat) Joints in stalks of corn.
A kifjis, (pi. of ka^as) The joint-bones in the hands
or feet of men or cattle.
a ka t asim, (pi. of kcusam) Wild asses.
a katustm, (pi. of ka^sum) Domestic asses.
a ki^am, (in of ^), Muzzling (a camel). Stopping
the mouth of a vessel. Kissing. A camel’s halter, (pi. of*je
kt^/n) Sheaths, repositories for arms.
A i— ka^anib, Swellings (on the head).
A t ^r^ > ka^b, The heel, the protuberant joint-hone of the foot
and leg; any joint resembling it; the top of the foot. Dice,
tables, or the bones with which they play at those or similar
games. A geometrical cube. The projecting part in the joint
of a cane or reed. Any quantity of milk poured out at once. A
roundish piece of butter. Nobility, grandeur, glory. Name
of a very liberal person. kacbu’l ghazal,
ka^b-i ghazal also ka^bu’l ghaza), A kind of
sweetmeat. A lump of sugar. Wine. Ku^b, The breast.
a ka^bat, A die, or play-bone. A parlour. A kind of
comb. Hair plaited in four divisions. Any kind of square build
ing ; hence, the square temple at Mecca, vka^ba-i
j(in. The aim or object of one’s life. ka^ba-i
jah (in-gard, ka^ba-i rah-raze or ^jlL.3
kacl)a-i muhrim-nishun), The sun. a Ku^bat, Virginity.
A ka^batayn^ The two temples, Mecca and Jerusalem.
Any game at dice.
p kui-badahy The site of the temple of Mecca. A theatre,
or any place for public spectacles.
A^ ki/Jbur, A joint-knob in a stalk of corn.
a ka^barat (from q), Cutting off (with a sword).
Restless (woman). Kud>arat or ku^urat, A large protuberant
bone, the tip of the elbow. A piece of flesh. The top of the
thigh. The root of the head. Any thing drawn together or
compact. Dry dung about the tails of camels. Ku^barat,
ku^burat, kuJbarrat, or ku^burrat^ A joint-knob on a stalk of
corn; also the refuse in winnowing.
a ka^bashat (from q), Seizing and binding (any
thing). Going as if fettered. Joining the feet to leap.
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A ku^burat. Any thing drawn together,
p ka^fjah, The square temple at Mecca.
A ka^t, Short-bodied (man).
A ki^tdn, (pi. of ku^ayt) Nightingales.
A ka^tat* Short-bodied (woman). KuUat^ The stopple
of a glass bottle.
A ku<Uurat) A bird resembling a sparrow.
a kazsab, Magna et ampla (pubes) ; rima mulieris ;
magna pube pnedita mulier.
A haul) A sack, a bag.
A C—Jdxi ka^clab (and <Lax£ ka^dabat'), Slothful, cowardly.
A ku^dabat, A bubble of water.
a £ax£ ka^dat, The stopple of a glass bottle.
ha^r (fromjX^), Having a large belly from much food,
waxing fat (a boy). Beginning to grow fat in the bunch (a
young camel). Kauir, Name of a thorny plant.
A i^x^ ku^rai, A glandulous tumour.
Ajxz ka^z (from Jxi), Scraping together with the fingers.
A ka^ciSj The joint-bones in the hands or feet (of men or
cattle).
A d»^«x^ ka^sabat (from t., o q), Running, going fast. Flee
ing. 1 roceeding leisurely. Staggering(like a drunken man).
A ka^sam. The onager or wild ass.
a ka^samat (from q), Turning the back, fleeing.
A kazsur/i) A domestic ass.
A karats (from ^sx^), Eating.
A kaUal, Stretching the body, or expanding the nails.
A culkxi kuUalat (from jjiax^ q), Running, passing quickly ;
also slowly. Stretching forth (the hand.)
A ka^zal. Stretching the body or expanding the nails.
a ka^k, Biscuit. Cake.
A ku^kiify Timid, cowardly. Weak, tender.
A <txxxi ka^ka^at (from q), Imprisoning, detaining.
A Jx^ kacd, The fresh dung (of any animal). The sweat of
sheep’s wool. A careless shepherd. Dates adhering closely to
gether. Ar/t/ or kuud, A black dwarfish man.
A j*xi ka^tn (from *xi), Muzzling (a camel), Closing, stop-
ping (the mouth of a vessel). Kissing. Remaining motionless
from fear. A7&w, A sheath, or repository for arms.
a k^^—x^ ka^naby Short. A lion. One who has bumps or swell
ings on the head.
A kufjib (from t^-x^), Having swelling breasts (a girl).
I filing (a vessel) so that the contents make a convex swellingf
above the brim. (pi. of c_^xi ka t b) Reels. Cubes. c-JjxS”
kucMbu’’/ '’ rumh, A prominency in the joints of a cane-spear.
ka^warat, Large, thick-nosed.
ku t d t (from ^d) 5 Being timid, pusillanimous, weak.
A |**xi ku^um (from j*x£), Kissing. Mouths, open ends.
A kU'^fiyt, The nightingale.
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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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