'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [659r] (1322/1826)
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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hole. kucha-i basitdn(orj&>* kucha-ikhatar),
The world, kuchah Jitddan, To be a stranger, far
from country and friends.
p kuchah-gard, A vagrant.
(from Conquering in war. Diving into water,
p kokh, A small hut of reeds. A house without a window.
A species of grass of which they make mats. The matter which
hardens in the corner of the eye.
A kukhy A small hut or house of reeds. Abominable.
a kukhdn (also kiwakhat), (pi. of kukh)
Small huts without windows.
p kukhak or kawakhkj A bunch of grapes. A branch
after the grapes are pulled.
a kazcd (from <^), Being just on the point; every thing
but; hardly being able (to accomplish). wa Id kawdan^
In no shape, by no means.
p kbd, A stack or heap of corn. Collected, the reverse of
scattered. Manure. Kazcud, Blue.
p kdddb (or kozdb), Meat roasted, especially
in the oven. Food dressed with the juice of grapes,
p kb duly A ditch ; a well. A large hoe.
p kudbdn or kudabdn, A kind of camel’s saddle. The
timber of a camel’s saddle.
A kazsdaty A heap of earth.
pjjj£ kudary Thin leather for lining boots and shoes. The
skirt of a mountain.
p kawdarahy A water-fowl; a cormorant; a sort of duck,
p kodak or kudak, A boy, a youth, a child, an infant, a
foetus. A slave-boy.
p kudakdnah, Childish,
p kudakah, A little infant.
P kudakt, Puerile, infantine. Youth,
p kbdgar, A digger.
P kazcdan, Weak in mind, dull, stupid, thick-headed.
An old beast of burthen.
Ptij.£ kazodant, Stupidity.
p kudah, The bow of a saddle. A key with the head or
extremity bent. The tooth or work of a key. kuda-i
pis tan, The nipples of animals.
kudahydn, (^.^ kudin, and kudinah), A
club, a large iron or wooden mace.
P kbzdb, Rice placed under meat and roasted in the
oven or fried. The juice of grapes made into a syrup.
A Ji/ kuzdn, Large and fat.
P^bi/ kdzbdn (or kuzjdn), A camel’s saddle.
Pjj/ kbzar, A calf-skin; leather for lining boots,
p kuzarah, A small duck.
kuzan, A wooden mallet.
P t jj* kawzuh, The bow of a saddle. The wards of a key.
Kuwzuh or kuzah, A crooked key. kawza-i reg, A
heap or hillock of sand.
vjjZ kur, Blind, kur shudan, To be, or become
blind, kur kardan, To make blind. Razor, A. place
full of rubbish and deserted by its inhabitants. Ground full of
hollows and unfit for cultivation. The semblance of water float
ing over the plain. Kawar, Capers.
a j£ kazor (fromjy£), Wrapping (the turban-sash) round the
head in a spiral form. A fissure in the ground. Haste, expedi
tion, acceleration. Nature. Plenty, increase, abundance. A
larjre. load of corn. A herd of camels or oxen from 150 to 200
or upwards, j ^3! <dlb na^uzu bVlldhi min al
hazcri ba^da'l kazori, God defend me from want after plenty.
Kur, A camel’s saddle with the furniture. A smith’s forge. A
bee-hive. A hornet’s nest. Kuzsar, (pi. of kurat') Cities,
towns. Regions.
p £ kbrdb, A false appearance of water on a sandy plain.
One who is very thirsty, but drinks very little.
p £ kurdbin, A sack made of palm-leaves or reeds in
which they put seeds to be squeezed for the oil.
kurdn, The rendezvous of an army. A place of as
sembly. Rice toasted brown, (pi. of jj* kur), Blind,
p bj^ kawar-bd, Food dressed with capers:
p kur-bakht, Blind fortune, i. e. unfortunate, wretch
ed. A whisperer, a tale-bearer, a spy.
k ijS kazcrat. One spiral fold of the turban-sash. Kurat, A
city, a town. A tract of country, a region.
v CLSjfi kurt, A long narrow-necked jug.
p £ kur-chashm, A kind of garment,
p Kurd, A Curd.
p Kurdistan, The country of the Curds.
* kur-dil, Blind-hearted, mad, foolish, doating, dull,
p £ kurdi, A woollen garment.
p kurdin, A woollen garment. A blanket. A sock.
kurz, An iron mace. Kazoarz, Capers,
p kurzah, A mace. Kawarzah, Capers.
p kazoras, A curl. Koras or kuzcurs, A lock of hair,
a curl. Dirt, pus, matter,
p £ kursi, A seat, chair,
p fjlij£ Kurash, Cyrus, king of Persia,
p ^ kurshabak, The mole (an animal).
P kuzoirsht, Two sticks, the one long, the other short,
with which they play the game called tip-cat. (The smaller
stick, which is pointed at each end, is called the cat).
kazoark, Capers. Name of a place near Ormuz.
Name of an infidel sect. Kurak or kurik, A chicken. A ful
ler’s beetle.
p kbr kbr, A kite,
r kurgdni, A sort of Morocco leather.
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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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- 'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:845v, 845ar:845av, 846r:909v, back-i
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- Richardson, Sir John, 9th Baronet
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