'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [658v] (1321/1826)
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 kobalah or kaxcbalah^ The hair on the top of the head.
The crown of the head.
v koban, A sledge or hammer.
p kobah) A wooden instrument for beating terraces with.
An instrument with which any thing is brayed. A drum formed
of two kettles, joined on their convex sides, and covered with a
skin. A wave of the sea. A vessel in which butter is separated
from the milk. Name of an edible plant.
p ^£ kobah-kart, A thumping.
p kobyazah) A sledge or hammer,
p kubldan^ To beat, strike, bruise, pound.
“pay kobidati) To dance, to strike with the feet.
p kobln (and kopln), A hammer, a mallet. A
bleacher’s beetle. A strainer of reeds, used by those who sell
oil; also a sack made of reeds, in which they put seeds to be
squeezed for the oil. An oil-shop. An oil-measure.
p ^ 7 ?, A hill or mountain. A large water-jar. A mat.
P J^ kupdr or kbpur, A troop, a body. A herd, a flock.
p kawparahj A flea. Burnt. Old. Kupdrah^ A herd.
p kupdl f A ponderous club, a mace. A thick neck. An
architect. Name of a wrestler.
P< V.^/ kupdyah, A goat, the leader of the flock. A general.
p ^/ kdpar, Pepper. The stalk or root of camomile. The
corn-marigold.
p <*jlij^ kupshunah, A weaver. (Casteli.us.)
p kupal^ Camomile. Bubbles on wine or water. The herb
feverfew or tansy. The young shoot, sprout, or bud of a tree.
p kupalah or kavcpulah^ The bud or young shoot of a
tree. A cupola, an arch decorated with festoons of flowers. A
lock for a chest. Bubbles on wine or water. The hair on the
top of the head.
p kupah, A surgeon’s cupping-glass.
A kawzoat or kiiwut, A niche in a wall for holding a lamp
or any thing else.
p CJjS kaict or kot, Gouty, infirm in the feet, unable to rise.
A hill. The rump.
Pjliy kotar y A covered market-house.
p kutdldn, A spindle for spinning camel’s hair. A but
cher’s block. A garrison-soldier.
p i\j^ kotdh, Short, small, little, mean, s\jj£ kdtuh shit-
dan, To be shortened. kdtdh Icardan, To abridge,
p x\j^ kotuh-andesh, Short-sighted, improvident.
P C^ kotah-bin, Dim-sighted.
P b kotdh-pd, kbtdh-puy, or <^b sb*£ kbtdh-
pachah), Name of a quadruped with a spotted back and horns
like a deer. A hare.
p ^b kotdh-pdchah, A very short man.
p>3 kotdh-nazar, Short-sighted; careless, negligent,
improvident. Stingy, avaricious.
Shortness. Meanness, littleness, deficiency, j
p kazctar or kutar (for kabiitar), A pigeon.
v&jijz kaaiarid, A hollow on the top of a pudding into which
they pour sauce.
A <Ui^ kazcta^at, The nut of an ass’s yard.
p kutak, A club, a short stick, A pestle.
p kawtaldn, A camel-driver’s spindle, with which he
spins as he goes along with his camels.
p kbtang, A wooden instrument used by washers.
ph kbticdl, The porter of a castle. A magistrate.
p kbtah (for 2 fbj£ kbtdh), Short, contracted.
p kotah-andesh, Short-sighted, imprudent, impro
vident, indiscreet, wanting foresight,
p Jb kbtah-biil, Of short stature,
pb tjfi kbtah-pd (or ^-b ij£ kdtah-pdchuh), An animal re
sembling a deer. A hare.
p Aj &jt£ kbtah-kad, Of a short stature.
p kotah-gardan, Short-necked. Wicked, deceitful.
A kazcta', Short. Dwarf. Corn sprouting up after rain.
p koiind, (in ancient Persian) A mule.
A karcs, A shoe, a short boot.
Ad-l'tfi kawsat, Plenty, fruitfulness.
aJ>£ kazcsar , Nectar; a sweet beverage; a nectar-flowing
river in Paradise. The Muhammadan religion. Prophecy. A
liberal man, a beneficent prince or chief. Much (dust).
a kazcsal, The stern or poop of a ship; the helm. A ship.
v kaztj, Gum. A quilted jacket worn in battle. A thief,a
foot-pad. Kiij, Squint-eyed. Kawaj, Gum exuding from a tree.
p ^ kujbuluj, A mountainous country between Isfahan
and Kirman, peopled by the Buluj robbers. Belongingto wild men.
p kbch also kuch, A robber, a footpad, an assassin. A
wandering tribe of Arabs. Migration, decamping. Marching,
setting off. Squint-eyed. A kingdom. A man’s family, wife,
children. An owl, a night-bird. Assistance. Name of a coun
try lying between Bengal and Khuta. kbch kardan,
1 o decamp, move to another place. To setoff on a march. To
run away. kbch o bulbch, A wandering tribe of Arabs.
p kuchal, Household furniture.
kbch ba kbch, Travelling one after another. A
highwayman’s horse. *
p kuchad, Flesh, meat.
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tlchl-i kuchak, A little ambassador, an internuncio
envoy, a resident.
p 5Jb kuchak-bdld, Small in stature.
kuchaktar, Less, smaller.
p kuchakt, Smallness. Name of a colour, purple.
P kuchak tn (or ^ kuchaktar least.
p kuchah, (dim. of ku) A narrow street. A lane. A
street, square, market-place. A thread. Migration. A button-
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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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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.
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:845v, 845ar:845av, 846r:909v, back-i
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