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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎679r] (1362/1826)

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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restrained. Adverse fortune, indigence. Delay, slowness. La-a\
A bull, a wild-ox. Adverse fortune.
p l(iy, (imper. of luyidan) Speak. A speaker. A
coniplainer, lamenter. A kind of silken stuff brought from India
and China. Black, viscous mud. Sediment. One-half of a horse
load. A valley between mountains. A fold, a ply. du
Idy^ Double, twofold.
A layi (or allayi), (pi. of allazt) Who.
A ld-ib) Thirsty.
A Id yutabaddal) Incommutable, unchangeable.
A Id yutahammal, Intolerable.
A Id yutaghayyir. Unalterable.
Ajys^ Id yajuzj Prohibited, illicit,
p <5^^ Idyichah, A birthday.
A Id-ih, Evident, clear, appearing; bright, splendid (star).
A Id-ihat, Any thing evident; clearness, splendour; proof.
A V J Id yuhsa’, Innumerable.
A Id yudrik. Incomprehensible.
A luyahall, Unlawful, illegitimate.
A joi! Id yuzdb. Indissoluble.
A Id yazdly Eternal, durable, incorruptible, unfading.
A Id-is, A glutton.
a Id yusbar (or Id yutdk). Intolerable.
A i! Id yu^add) Innumerable. ^1 mafdsid-i Id
yu^add. Innumerable ills.
A Id yaJcil, Insane. Mad, drunk.
\ Id ya^nl, Unmeaning, absurd. Obscene, abusive.
A Id yughlabf Invincible, unconquered.
A Idyafut, Immortal.
a Id yufhaniy Unintelligible.
A Id-ik, Worthy, proper, capable, adapted, convenient,
suitable, due, fit for, able, qualified.
p Idyikdnah, Worthy, proper. Suitably, as it ought.
a /a-i7, (in comp, as Jj J-S laylun Id-ilun, A long and
dark night.) Misfortune.
a ^ Id-im, A slanderer, a blamer. An accuser of any thing
mean or criminal.
a Id-imat, Reproof, accusation. Fault, opprobrium.
ACLiy+J^ Idyamut, Immortal,
p Idyin, A short, narrow-sleeved shirt,
p Idyandah, A complainer. A vain talker.
A Id yambaghi, Indecent, impertinent.
A Id yunfakk, Indivisible, indissoluble.
a Id yunkasir, Infrangible.
p ^jjldyini, A short shirt, with narrow sleeves, worn when
at work. A short vest worn by dervishes.
p ij) lay ah, A kind of silk stuff brought from India and China.
Speech. Black, adhesive mud. Sediment at the bottom of a
cistern. Half a horse-load. A valley between two mountains.
p Idyidan, To bark, to howl. To talk idly. To cough.
To complain.
a la-ina, (obi. pi. of allazi) Of, from, by whom,
p lab, The lip. The edge, margin. A shore, bank, coast.
A blow on the nape of the neck with the open hand edgewise.
(jUT ,^-J lab-i dtish-fishdn, Lips scattering fire. The lips
of one who pours forth sighs and groans; also curses and impre
cations. The lip of a mistress. C-jbJl lab-i dftdb, Sun
shine intercepted by a shadow, ^ ar Full,
stuffed. Brim-full. ^ r d chashma-i
kkizr sdkhtan, To drink incessantly. lab-i khuzrd,
The horizon, the welkin’s bound. jJ lab-i dar, 1 he lips
of a door, i. e. a bolt, bar, or any thing which keeps a door shut.
The posts or cheeks of a gate, lab-i daryd, The sea
shore. ^ safed kardan, To smile.
lab-ishimshtr, The edge of a sword. l (l b-i kash-
ti-gdh, A pass, ferry, ford. lab-i lapdn, The shining
brightness of a sword. ^ i, ^ lab o lahjah, Conversation.
*a labba, (fut. yalubbu) He remained (any where).
A labb (from i—J labba), Standing, stopping, remain
ing in a place. Steadiness, assiduity. Facing another (a house).
Striking (any one) on the throat. One who stands still.
labbun tabbun, Assiduous, attentive, industrious. Lubb,
The heart, the soul, the mind. Marrow, a kernel; the pith of
a tree. The best part of any thing. The understanding, genius,
judgment. Poison. ^ lubb-ijawz, The kernel of a nut.
1 lab-a (from U), Milking the biestings from a sheep.
Giving new milk to drink. Boiling new milk. The first milk
after delivery, biestings.
A ul liba-a, Biestings, the first milk after the delivery.
a l_AJ labdb, A little green fodder. Libdb, (pi. of la-
bib) Prudent, intelligent, wise. Lubdb, Pure, unsullied, un
mixed, (nobility, or reputation). A crumb. lubd-
bu'l kamh, Starch, hubbub, Choice. Labdbi, There is no harm.
a<LU labdbat (from labba) Being intelligent, ingenious.
A CJU labbdt, (pi. of <U labbat) The throats of animals where
they are stuck. Excellent women who love their husbands.
A t , * d d labds, Delaying, dilatory. Slow-paced (horse).
A labdj, Foolish. Weak. Terrified,
p labdchah, A habit. A mantle, a garment, a judge’s
v •
robe. The countenance. A sort of bread.
A£.U libdikh (from ^), Striking, buffeting.
A<Lri-L} lubdkhiyat, (A woman) full of flesh, unblemished in
body, tall, handsome. Fatness, obesity.
p jU labdid, A kind of woollen cloth. Any garment worn over
all in wet weather, hubdd, A yoke for oxen.
a jU labbdd, A manufacturer or vender of woollen-cloth.
A lubddat or lubbadat, A short thick woollen coat worn
in the time of rain. A wrapper.

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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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