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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎681v] (1367/1826)

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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meal, barley, or date-stones. Lajan, Leaves shaken from trees
for feeding camels. Lajin, Filth.
p lajnn or lajin, Black mud or clay in the bottom of a
pond. Any thing mixed up with clay.
lajnat, Many men consenting to, or proving any thing.
~ J _ t
A lujubat (from ^), Beginning to fail four months
after delivery (milk in a sheep’s udder).
A lujuj (or ic^-ySL lajujat), Litigious, quarrelsome.
A Injun (from Being stubborn and lazy. Being
heavy and sluggish (a camel).
p The chin.
A lajj't or lijji, The ocean, the deep.
a A broad-headed arrow. A door-post.
lojtn, Leaves shaken from trees for feeding camels*
The foam of a camel. Lujayn, Silver.
v A lack. The face, cheek, complexion. Luck, Naked.
p lachaky A square mantle which women wear doubled
into a triangular form,
t
v luchah. Naked.
v •'
A<Ljls: lahanaty An error in pronouncing the vowels. Lah-
hdnaty One who pronounces with great impropriety.
a lahb (from u-^), Beating, wearing (a road). P ro _
ceeding straight; passing on, going forward. Throwing on the
ground. Lying with (a woman). Drawing the bark off a tree,
or the flesh from a bone. Cutting (meat) the long way. Strik-
ing (with a sword). Making an impression, marking the way.
A wide road. Lahab (from Being emaciated with ao-e.
Lahiby Beaten (path), broad, open (road).
p luhbatuny A doll, a puppet. (Burhdn-i kdti^.)
a laht (from c^s!), Striking (with a staff). Taking
the bark off a branch. A club, a batoon. K" - A bahtun
lahtun, True, sincere. Excessive (cold),
p lahjy A black crow. (Castellus.)
lahajdy (fut. yulhaju) He struck.
A "^A luhj (from ^^"), Sticking in the scabbard (a sword).
Striking. Hurting (the eye). Fleeing for refuge. Luhjy The
corner of a house. The corner of the eye. LaAy, Narrow (place).
^A lahah (from A lahhn). Having the eye-lids glued to-
I j I C ^ ’ w
a < lahh (from ^ lahha), Being very close (relationship). A gather by a viscous substance. Luhtih, Thin cakes which are
near relation.
A Is) Hhdy The bark of a tree.
a hhudaty A piece of meat.
A i^\A lahdsaty A lioness.
A r^ lahasiniy (pi. ot a~*A luhsum) Narrow water-courses.
eaten with milk in Yaman.
a kXs' lahd (from As)), Burying or preparing a place in the
side of a tomb for depositing the dead. Lahdy luhd, and lahady
A place dug in the side of a sepulchre, a niche, a catacomb. La-
had (from As)), Burying (the dead). Inclining towards. De
viating from ; becoming an infidel.
* A ^s^ lahazay (fut.^)sk yalhazu) He was importunate.
aJs* lahz (from jA)y Being importunate. Lahaz (fromjA),
Being avaricious. Lahiz or UhZy Avaricious, narrow-minded.
A {j*>-A lahs (from ^j-^s)), Licking (a dish). Eating, corrod
ing (as a moth or a locust).
A — A lahsut or luhsat (from ^^A)y Licking.
a luhsumy A narrow water-course.
a ^z 3 ^) lahs (from ^zA)y Engaging in, or sticking to (busi
ness). Hunting after or publishing news. LahaSy The shrinking
of the upper eye-lid.
a j^Los) lahsu/iy Velocity. A running, a leaping.
A las.' laht (from ks)), Sprinkling, pouring (water or oil).
A (from ks)), Looking through half-shut eyes.
a jjlks* lahzdn (from ks)), Looking through half-shut eyes.
A <Lks) luhzat (or <tks) lahzah). One look, a glance. A mo-
1 * , r r, v ^ 1Ving 0ne ’ s atlention in order to ment - The twinkling of an eye. £ks! *S. wa laze labzatan. But
understand. Lahhan, One who pronounces very improperly. for a moment, if only for an instant.
a lahdsty Misfortune, calamity.
A iris) lahdz or lihazy The exterior angle of the eye. Lihaz,
(m of ks?) Observing attentively, looking through half-shut
eyes. A look, a glance, a view. Sense, respect. A mark burnt
under the eyes of sheep. A feather pulled from the wing. The
feathered part of a wing.
A 1 —lihdfy (m of i—is)) Helping, assisting. Being assi
duous, attached to, sticking closely. An upper garment. A blan
ket, a coverlet, a quilted counterpane. A wife, p < *1 <J
lihdf-iparniydny A silk coverlet.
A l«hdk (from ^JLs)), Overtaking, reaching to, touching.
Lihdky (m of JLs)) Following, overtaking. A bow-case.
A ‘lihdky (in of (_$ls‘) Being inserted, adhering firm
ly ; being let into one another, as the vertebra of the back.
a Is) hhdmy (m of j^s)) Joining together, (pi. of ^A lahm
and UA lahmat) Meats, bits of meat. Lahlidm, A meat-seller.
a j^ls) lihdny (in of ^A) Qi

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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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