'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [694r] (1392/1826)
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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A jJa-Uo muhitj An informer. Barren (country or season).
Avaricious, sordid ; destitute of a single good quality.
mahuz, An odoriferous herb.
A Obliterating, defacing; who erazes or defaces.
pa makh, Adulterated gold or silver; money of a base al
loy ; any thing similar; a perfidious man; a coward, a scoun
drel. An old man or woman.
p Makhan, Name of an ancient hero. A title of the
Emperor of China.
p m ukhchi (or makhchtn)) A horse between
an Arab and a T urki, commonly called '« mujunnus. An
ambling nag. A pack-horse.
a Vo ma-khazy Bait, or whatever animals are taken with.
A place where any thing is taken ; a receptacle.
a makhirat) (A ship) ploughing the ocean.
a makhiZ) In labour, enduring the pangs of child-birth.
k makhil) Fugitive.
a mu khalakd’llah. That which God has created,
i. e. all the world, all sorts of men or animals.
f makhan, Impure. Vile, naughty. False, insincere.
a ma-khuzj Taken, occupied; held (an opinion).
vj ma-kK'ur (formar-kh , ur) (Snake-eater), a
kind of mountain-goat. Makhiir, A profligate assembly, a com
pany of drunkards. A tavern, a pot-house, a sot’s hole,
c Uyci-Lc tnakhonya, (Me\ayxo^la) Melancholy, madness,
p mad (from jjlo/wddar), Mother, (for JcJlo mdnand),
Like, equal to, resembling, as.
a JU ma-d (from t>Ui), Waving to and fro (a young pliant
branch). Being young and soft (a bough). Tender, soft (branch
or plant). JU JG sa-dun ma-dun, Easy, soft (place).
A muddy One who extends or prolongs. A wire-drawer.
A ^jU md dam (also piCc^jU md dam kih), During, whilst,
so long as, until that.
A mddab or mdduby A feast, an entertainment.
A JjJU ma-dabat also ma-dubai, A feast, an entertainment to
which one is invited. Chastisement. Discipline ; erudition.
A £jb mdddOt (also *jU maddah). Continued augmentation.
Matter. An article, point, subject, argument.
p rndd-chtriy A loop or ouch. (Castellus.)
a -jU mddihy A praiser, an encomiast.
A £jU mddikh, Great, excellent, precious,
pj jU> rnddaty A mother, \ j mddur-i db o dtish.
Who sheds tears of grief. Q mddar-i bdgh. The earth. A
garden. lkir*jjU mddar ba khutd, A term of abuse. ,
J^jjL ikbdl-i mddar-zdd, Fortune, prosperity from the cradle,
pjJd!jjU mddar-andar (orjJjjjU), A step-mother,
p c^o~JjjU mddar dokht. Mallows.
p jlj jjU nddar-zdd (or ttyjtl* mddar-zddah), A brother
uterine, a brother by the mother. Innate, sucked in with the mo
ther’s milk. The hair with which'a child is born.
PjjJjJUj mdidar-zan, A wife’s mother.
p yijjlc mddar-fur, A son of a whore,
p *jjLi Mddirahy Name of a country in the west, Madeira ?
p lSj^o mddariy Maternal,
p jJJjUi mddandary A stepmother.
A via-dury Ruptured.
A ma-dutiiy (Bread) dressed or eaten with meat or fish.
^<jJ U at^amtuka ma-dumi, I have put a sop for you
in my victuals, i.e. I have made you all the apology in my power.
A (j^JU ma-duriy Short (in the neck or hands). Defective,
p *JL mddahy A female. SjIo mdda-i sher^ A lioness.
A *jU> mddihy A praiser, a commender.
pjU *jL> mddah-gdwy A cow.
a (^jUo muddiy. Material. <0 jl« ^illat-i mdddiyuhy A
material cause.
p jjl) jU: mddiydn (iibjlo mddiydnahy also muziyan'))
A mare. A she-ass.
p^ jUj mddin (or <UijU> mddinah), A female in general.
a JU mdziriy Thin white honey. Iron armour. Mdzuity Good-
natured.
PjjLo mdzary A mother.
P(jjjjjU) rndzariyuriy A Persian plant five or six feet high,
bearing green berries like capers, which being preserved in
vinegar, are excellent for the dropsy.
a <Li J U ma-zanat (vulg. mi-zanaf)y A tower belonging to a
mosque, from which the crier proclaims the hour of prayer.
A^JU ma-zun,y Dismissed, suffered to depart. Licensed,
permitted, allowed. A privileged slave.
A mdzlyy New, white, pure honey. Arms or armour.
A CuUb jV« mdziydndty Places through which water flows.
Grass (rrovvinjr about rivulets.
a <L jte mdziyaty A woman. Mild, pleasant wine. A soft
breast-plate or corslet. A shining coat of mail.
AjU ma-r (fromjU), Exciting enmities,
pjtc mdry A serpent. A beating or striking. An accountant.
An account-book, a register. Sick, unwell. Name of the go
vernors of Georgia. It is also sometimes used for^l--< miydry
Bring not. mdr-i q/^a’, A viper, J jU
tndr ba dast-i digari giriftariy To take the snake by ano
ther’s hand, (met.) to engage another in any perilous business.
^L> mdr-ipalds or mdr-paldiSy A lizard. ^J^ yi- jVo mar
kh’urdany To devour a snake, (met.) to suffer grief. jJ
mar dar pirdhariy A snake in the sleeve, (met.) a neigh
bouring foe. 0^° m ur-i du zabdriy A double-tongued
serpent, i. e. a hypocrite, mar-i shikam-surdkh,
A musical pipe with seven stops. mdr-i zahhdkiy A
chain, a fetter, ,j\-o mdr-i kahkahahy A basilisk.
mdr-imisrty An Egyptian spear. A3 mdr-i nuh sar. The
nine heavens.
AjU mor, (from the Syriac) A lord. A saint. c-jdixfjU
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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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