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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎695r] (1394/1826)

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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vaiuao.e ear-rings are proverbial. The bird called Ika kata.
Having smooth, soft equal feathers.
p maridah (and martrah), A nurse.
P SJjVo mdrtrah, A mother-in-law.
a ^.J^ 0 ma-rin, The bridge of the nose,
p jU tnaz, A chink in a wall or door. Very fat. A gall or
oak-apple. A purgative medicine. A plait, a fold. A twist.
Open. One particle or ingredient in ink.
p A druggist, a vender of simples, (for
tniyazdr) Do not afflict.
p mazbdrl, A kind of confection.
A muzijj One who mixes.
a mdzi ra-saka. Stretch out your neck (pronounced
when going to behead a man).
p Tnuzaryun, Mezereon, spurge-olive.
A U ma-zafat) Excrement, human dung. Any thing un-
clean, putrid flesh. (A man) of a bad disposition; filthy. Af
flicted, sad.
A Jjjtc ma-zik, A narrow place. A close fought field of battle,
p J!jl< Mdzilj Name of a mountain in Hindustan.
A (JjUi ma-zil, A narrow place, a strait.
A i*) ma-zini) A narrow place, a pass (as between moun
tains, aut naturae muliebris); a narrowness of fortune, difficulties
in life. A field of battle.
A Al mazimani. Name of a strait between Mecca and
Mina, and another between Muzdalif and Mount Arafat.
r^jU mdzan, The back-bone.
A mazing The eggs of ants.
r jJjU Mdzand (orjAijLc Mdzandar) (for Mdzan-
dardn), Name of a country near the Caspian Sea, to the north
of GTlan ; also of a warlike people (according to Castellus) be
tween Arabia, Syria, and Egypt.
p Maznin, Name of a man who built the fortress of
& Sanguyah in India, with the co-operation of a woman
named Mdzinah.
PjjU mdzu (also mdzun), A gall or oak-apple. One
particle or ingredient in the composition of ink. The backbone.
A harrow. A roller.
pjj^j «jU> mdzu-daruzy An acorn, mast.
p Sjlo nmzah, The bark of a tree; a lopped or dry branch.
The spinal marrow. The loins, also the vertebrae of the back.
A piece of wood with which they rub the back. A harrow.
P Jt )*jU mdzah-dar (or dij* *jU mdzah-dard), A pain in the
back, the lumbago.
A nidzi, Separate, asunder.
p tjljltmdzydrah, (uf;Vj^ ™azydri, or til jl< mazy Uriah),
A kind of sweet dish or confection.
p ffJjjU mdzidah (or 2^jU mdzirah), A nurse.
P Mdzinah, Name of a woman who assisted MaznTn in
the erection of the fortress of Sanguyah in India.
PjLc mdj, Sport, play, mirth, merriment jy* jjU mdj o mdj,
The cry of a mouse at the sight of a cat, or a snake.
Pj^'to mdjdar, A large serpent.
p ^Jc~~j^jlcmdjdistdn, (in anc. Pers.) Purity, freedom from sin.
p mds (for dmds), A tumour, a swelling.
A mas (from ^-itc), Inflaming, exasperating. Breed
ing dissensions. Being large or deep (a wound).
A mds, Eight, inconstant (man), (for almas), A
diamond. Contiguous, adjacent. Nearest (kindred). Im
portant (business), demanding care and concern,
p mdsdy (for miydsdy), Do not rest.
A (jU-sl* md sabak, What precedes ; any thing past, said, done,
p mast, Oxygal, very sour, coagulated milk. Mastich.
p mdst-dbah, (Sjl^-iLc mdst-dvcah, mdst-vcd,
mdst-bd, mdstu, tiy~Xo mdstunah, also Uj
mdstinah), Butter-milk strained, thickened, and dried. A dish
dressed with oxygal or dried sour milk.
mdst-ddn, A bottle in which they churn,
p <tjLc mdst-mdyah, Rennet for curdling milk.
A mdsih, Hurting the breast when reclining (a camel).
One who indulges much in venery. A liar.
A ilsr’L) mdsihat, A comber, a tire-woman.
A mdsikhiy, A bow-maker.
A mdsikhiy at, Good bows (named from the maker).
a ma-sadat (also arz-i masadat), A place
abounding in lions, a lion’s den.
\\ 2 ~Xc mdsit, Bad water; a species of plant; or any thing
which causes a cholic.
A iXJXlc mdsik, (part.) Holding ; retentive. aCjU: ,i^s kiizcat-t
mdsikah, The retentive faculty.
A jJ-ZLo masal, Name of a dwelling between two mountains ;
name of a mountain, water, and palm-garden.
A ( cLjLo md salaf, Past, before-mentioned or performed.
Ay~sl« ma-suzc, Cured, healed (wound).
A LXc md sazod, Exterior, outside; besides, moreover, save,
p <Ss*-j*Xc mdsochah, A turtle-dove, a wood-pigeon, a queest.
Ajy-U ma-sur, Bound, imprisoned. Pained by a strangury.
Pjj-jU mdsur, Any thing mixed. A weaver’s reed,
p XjjJlo mdsurah, A weaver’s reed.
A lo masuf, Vexed, troubled, grieved, sad. u-Jj-jUj j+c.
<l1c ghayr masuf utlayhi, At whom no one has been vexed.
A masukat, A woman circumcised unskilfully,
p <U:l« mdsah, Pease, pulse. A smith’s bellows. A wimble,
auger, or gimlet. A smith’s forceps ; pincers.
A mdsi, One who listens to no advice,
p mdsidan, To break out in blotches. To coagulate,
as milk ; to congeal.
p mash, Pease, pulse, jllac mdsh-i ^attdr, Name
of a small black grain. uiAJfc ,^1° mdsh-i hindi, A sort of vetch.
A mash, A small, round, green pulse. Mean, common

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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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