'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [688r] (1380/1826)
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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hardening. Luka^ Worthless, criminal, sordid, avaricious,
abject, slavish, servile, base, mean, despicable, foolish. Lasci
vious. Filth, dirt. A slave. An infant. A horse. A mare. The
young of any quadruped. The two sons of the khalTf Ally, Ha
san and Husayn. ya luka^, O ! wretched, sordid, abject.
A laktji) (fern, of alka^) Mean, servile (woman).
A lakfy A tribe of Ethiopians,
r Ukak, A sour plum.
A !— lukak, (pi. of lalclynt) Firm-fleshed (camels),
r Ji3 likal, A pear.
r<^34 laklak, Idle talk. Liklik, A mill-hopper.
A laklak, A stork. Lukluk, Thick and short (camel),
p laklakah, Vain, idle talk. lAklikuh^ A mill-hopper.
a lakm (from Striking. Lakum^ To you, your.
a lakmah, A blow with the fist.
p lakan, Any bason or vessel in which the hands, feet, or
body are washed. A large ewer. A candlestick. A fire-steel.
A censer. A large fire-grate. A chafing-dish. A cotton-cover or
screen for a candle.
a lakan (fr om j^J), Speaking barbarously (especially bad
Arabic). Lukin or lakinna, But, nevertheless, still.
a luknat (from Stammering, stuttering. An impedi
ment in the speech. A stammerer.
A ijySl luknunat (from (^3), Stammering, stuttering.
A laku-a (from l>3), Striking. Throwing prostrate,
p «£j lakupak, A fool; foolish. Running up and down.
An old carpet; household furniture, especially when worse for
the wear. Any small matters. Rude, unskilful, inexpert. Lu-
kupuk f Coarse, thick, rough, untrimmed.
A JjxJ lakud, Dirty, sordid, nasty.
lakiifr Abject, wretched, mean, servile.
Acli/i lukunat (from^/3), Pronouncing (Arabic) barbarously,
p takah, A spot, a stain. A red tincture,
lac
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
. Timid,
p lak-han, Any thing which idolaters carry with them for
the sake of honour and respect. Hunger. A fast-day.
a ^0 likay, That, so that, in order to. Lakiy, Addicted to.
A L& lakkiyat, Fleshy, firm-fleshed (she-camel).
a £^3 luki t , Abject, wretched, mean, servile.
a L-53J3 la/cik, Fleshy, firm-fleshed.
a iLi3 likayld, So as not.
a U«-S3 likayma, That, so that. So as not.
p c; J3 lukin, A coarse woollen cloth.
p lag, Pain, trouble, sorrow, affliction, suffering ; impri
sonment. A prison.
p ligim (lugam, Burhan-i kati t ), A bridle; the bit; the
reins. lugim kha-tian, To be refractory.
lagam dadan, To attack, to charge. ( Haft Kuhum.)
vyj lugdm-rez, Full-speed,
p /ffgafr, A water-pot. Reins, a bridle.
p liglik, The hopper of a mill,
j p laglag) A stork.
p <dfl! lagalah, A kick, a blow with the foot,
p lagan, A brazen or copper pan in which the hands are
! washed ; also in which they bake bread.
lagur, A tribe of gipsies living in the vicinity of Ilarat.
a <d] IPlluhi (for li'lldhi), For God. WlldhVl
^azitn, For the great God, for the love of God. j
li'lldhVl hamdu zoa'l minnuh, To God be praise and glory.
a li'l wakt, Suddenly, instantaneously, extempore,
p lam, Mercy, forgiveness. Rest; tranquillity.
A jj lam, Not. When prefixed to the future, it gives it the
preterite signification, as lam yunsur, He did not assist or
remedy. (jAk? ^ lam yukhlak misluhdfi'l bildd,
There is not a created thing resembling it on earth. <3 lam
yazali, (fem. 3 lam yazaliyah) Eternal. Lima, Wherefore ?
*a jJ lamma, (fut. yalummu) He collected a small bit, a
morsel, a taste.
A J lamm (from lammd), Assembling, collecting what had
been dispersed. Repairing, mending, restoring.
A U! lam-a (from l3), Stealing, taking the whole,
p lama, Nightshade. (Burhdn-i kdti^.)
A 1*5 lama, Surely not. Lima (from li and Lc mu), For
that which. Why? Wherefore? Lammd, Not yet. After
that. When. Lamman, Upon the whole. Entirely, quite, to
tally, universally, leaving nothing remaining.
A C^U! lumdt, (pi. of <£*5 lumat) Bodies of men from three to
ten. Peers, equals, cotemporaries. Lammdt, (pi. of lam-
mat) Fortunes. Misfortunes.
A ^.Ul lamdj (also shamdj lamdj), A small bit of
meat, a morsel, a taste, a sip.
A ~.U5 lammdh, Looking slily but attentively. Shining,glancing.
A^UJ limdkh, (m ofg^ obsolete) Striking, giving blows.
A 1 Jl*3 limdzd, (comp, of li, mu, and 5 J zd) For what
reason ? why ? wherefore ?
AjUS lammdz, A defamer, detractor, slanderer (of the absent).
a (j-U! limds, (m of ^-*^5) Handling, feeling.
A <L:UJ lumdsat, Necessity, though not extreme.
A kU! lumdiz, Something. Any thing. Whatever is tasted
with the tip of the tongue.
A^Ul lumdzat. Shreds of meat about the teeth after eating.
A limd^, (pi. of <£**! lumuit)) Parts of a plant beginning
to wither and turn w'hite.
A lammd^cit, A desert where the vapour sardb
glitters. The Ifind head of an infant. An eagle. The shining
of the skin. Provisions sufficient for the support of life.
A jU5 lamdk, Any thing.
A cLA*5 lamdk, limdk, or lumdk, A small bit, morsel, taste,
p ^11*5 lamdlam, Up to the brim,
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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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