'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [679v] (1363/1826)
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 labadah, A cloak for rainy weather. Lubddah, A yoke.
A Sr lubdda\ (Camels) suffering from a disease in the
throat. Lubbud], A kind of bird which is taken when lying on
the ground.
A ^*.U libds, A garment, a vest, a robe; also cloth for making
them. Appearance. Forged, false. An impostor. A spouse,
husband, or wife. hbasu'l ba-s, Deep distress.
lib as u t takvoa\ 1 he robe of piety. Bashfulness, shame,
modesty. A covering for the nakedness. Religion, faith. ,
J. _ ° ’ ^'
hbasu’lju t) Extreme hunger. /( jJJ libds-i rd.
hib (or L ^ libas-i ^mbar-sd), Black clothing.
ikhlds-libdsy Endued with sincerity and candour, p , tJ
L-V ^ uar Ubas-ipirah san, In the habit of an old woman.
a Labbds, Having a great deal of clothing. A dissembler.
F tubdsi, A forgery.
p labashan (or labdshah')^ An instrument for hold
ing a horse’s lip or nose while shoeing, a farrier’s twitch.
a iLAJ labdkat (from tlO), Being intelligent, clever, skilful.
Lubdkat, A body, a heap.
p labdlab, Lip to lip. Full to the brim, running over.
C-JU jdmi-i labdlab, Brimful goblets.
A lubulib) The bleating of sheep.
p^U labdn, A partner in labour. Having toiled long in ser
vice (a slave or beast of burthen), (pi. of lab) Lip & s.
a labun. The breast, bosom. The brisket or chest of any
solid-hoofed animal. Libdn (from cr 3), Sucking. Milk. (pi.
°f_^ lubun) Milch (camels or ewes). Ubdnu'l ba-
yan, The milk of eloquence. ^LL akhdhu bi libdni
ummihi, His foster-brother. Lubdn, Frankincense. Benzoin.
Any cone-bearing tree. Work undertaken from generous motives,
not from necessity. Labbun, A brick-maker. A milk-seller.
A <UU lubdnat, Business, (pi. of lubdn) Affairs under
taken gratuitously.
A &U lubuyat, A species of the tree arta\
a labab, The throat, that part in particular about which
they hang ornaments, or where they slaughter animals. The
poitrel, or breast-harness of a horse. A small heap (of sand).
A comfortable condition or situation in life. Plenty of water
especially conducted through any pipe. A tube, pipe, or aque
duct. The spout of an alembic.
p lab-bastah, Having closed lips.
A i£J lubbat) The throat, especially the sticking-place in ani-
mak Excellent (woman), loving herhusband.
a labt (fron, Twisting (the hand). Striking on
the breast with a stick.
*a <-U labisa, (fut. ck-lt yalbasu) lie delayed, lingered.
( ACUJ labs (from Delaying, t arryi „ g . ° La _
bis, VV ho delays; tedious, dilatory.
A labsat and lubsat, Delay, a stay, a stop.
A -<v! labj (from ^a!), Throwing on the ground, strowino-
CL. clj m b'
Striking with a stick. Labaj or lubaj, (pi. of <ks\] lubjat, la-
bajat, and lubujat) Machines for catching wolves.
A lubjat, labaj at) or lubujat) A trap for catching wolves,
p lab-chard) Fruits and sweetmeats handed about at
an entertainment, and which people eat slowly when chatting to
gether. Food in general for man or beast.
a ^3 labh (from ^3), Growing old (a man). Labah) Forti
tude, strength.
A ^3 labkh (from ^3), Laying snares. Taking. Beating.
Killing. Using ill in word or deed. Lubakh, A plane-tree.
p lab-khd) Fastidious, fretful. A prig.
A labakhat) A large tree which bears fruit resembling
dates, sweet, but disagreeable ; also a kind of peach.
p A^jci3 lab-hhund (or ^-\.«rc\3 lab-khandah)) Smiling agree-
ably, having a gracious, cheerful, facetiouscountenance.
a libd) Hair, or hair-cloth; any kind of carpeting or sad
dle-cloths made of them. Business. Labad (from Ju3), Having
a violent pain and tightness in the throat from eating too freely
of the plant silliyun (a camel). Carding or teazing
(wool), and stuffing it into the mouth of a vessel or box to keep
the contents from dashing against the sides. Woollen cloth.
<xJ L md lahu labad zca la sabad. He has neither
woollen-cloth nor hair-cloth, i. e. he has nothing. Libad, Wool
packed close, or undressed, (pi. of £.X»3 libdat) Woollen cloths.
Lubad and libad) Keeping at home; sluggish. Assembled in
great numbers (men). Numerous (flocks). Lubad, Name of
the last vulture of Locman (of which mention is made in the
Arabian fables). abd'l lubad) The lion.
A "3^ labadari) Closely, pell mell.
A iiAJ Ubdat) A piece of woollen cloth. Any thing sticking
to another (as urine and dung on the gaskoin of a camel). A
lion’s mane. The interior part of the thigh. A patch of cloth
on the breast of a shirt. A locust. A number of men in one
place. A shoot of the tree silliydn. ^ J zu libdat) A
lion. Labidat) A diseased camel. Lubadat) Felt.
A lubdud) A tike or sheep-louse.
A 4^^ Assembled (people). Diseased camels. Lub-
badiy) A kind of bird.
lub-reZ) Full to the brim, running over.
sar ?i is a/ o lab-rez shudati) Fo be too full, and overflowing.
AjJ lab- (fromjj), Eating fast and greedily. Striking with
vehemence; hitting on the back with the hand. Calling bad
names. Anointing a wound with medicine. Going a gentle pace,
the whole foot touching the ground (a camel).
*a labasa, (fut. yalbisu) He made (the thing) ob
scure (to him).
a labs (from (^/u-J), Proposing to one any thing obscure or
ifused. Dissembling. A garment. Mixture, confusion; conver
sation, society. LibS) A covering, especially that of the kaabah,
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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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- '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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