'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [700r] (1404/1826)
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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f u Utc 3/a/)aw, Name of a village dependant on Kirman. (pi.
of mah)) Moons, months.
rdil&U mahanah, Monthly. Monthly wages,
p mahani) Name of a medicinal stone.
Pj'j iLo tnah-par , (Piece of the moon) a handsome person.
v jSji mah-parKur (or iU waA-parajFn), Zedoary,
a Chinese root like ginger, but perfumed.
p > ^ muh-paykar, A face beautiful as the moon. JLj its
muh-paykar dirafsh, An epithet of night.
A<tfcU mahat, Silly, stupid (woman). (A well) which con
tains much water. Measles.
r (—AiiLe muh-tab) Moon-light, moonshine. The moon. The
face of a mistress. A kind of fire-work.
p mdh-tabiy A kind of fire-work, a blue light.
p muhij, Thin milk or fat.
p mahchah) A little moon. A little gilded globe or
crescent on the top of a flag-spear, or upon a tower. A gusset.
A small u’eight, the twelfth part of a tulchah.
A Jufcto mdhid f Who spreads out. A name of God.
p mah-dozah, Safe, sound, entire, healthy,
pjJ&lc maliir, (in ancient Persian) To-morrow. .
AjJbl* ludhir^ Acute, ingenious, sagacious. Cunning. Skilful
in swimming. A master of any art.
p ito mdh ramuhy A wimble, an auger, a trepan,
p sj mdh-rozahj An almanac, an ephemeris.
p^j-ipi mdh firfln, Zedoary.
p muh-gdnah (also (Jl&fcU mdh-gdnl or mdhigdm), A
monthly pension ; soldier’s pay.
p sto mdh-girift, A pimple.
A mdhil, Who makes haste,
p mdhalU) Stone-parsley. Jamaica pepper,
p mdhluj, Amomum.
A mdhin, A domestic servant.
p mdhndk, Enlightened by the moon. Moon-light,
p tndhu, Ornament, decoration. A stick for driving ca
mels. The name by which the princes of STstan are addressed.
AyJt>L md huwa, What is that ? That which is.
Tj\jblc mdh-zcdr (or ,Wages, salary, monthly stipend.
p mdh-zvdn, The revenue which is collected within
a month. Monthly w r ages.
p mdhubddnah (or mdhuddnuh), A cheiry.
A JyAo ma-hul, Inhabited, peopled.
P Jy&u mdhul, Gins for catching birds.
p mdhah, Moon-light, a night illuminated by the moon
and stars. A trepan, a wimble, auger, gimlet. Pincers, tongs.
A small weight. Monthly stipend.
p mdh- t , Lunar, monthly. A lunatic. A fish. The sign
Pisces. Jligmifu giriflan, To fish. ^
mik-, o chashmil-i khizr, The tongue and mouth of a mistress.
A mdhl, A pourer out of water. A Mede. Md hiya,
That which is.
p AjL&L muhydbah, The jelly of the fish called
tndhl-ashnah, especially salted.
p ^>^0 rndhi-ashnah, A small kind of fish,
p (jLjSiLc mdhiydn, (pi. of $Lc mdh) Months. (jLiLs j
mdhiydn o sdliydn, Months and years, (pi. of ^&tc), Fishes,
p mdhydnah, Monthly wages. The jelly of salted fish,
p SjLjfcCc mdhydwah, The jelly of fish, especially salted,
p mdhl-bulurin, The finger of a mistress,
p mdhl-pusht, Fish-backed (Exg. Hog-backed).
A mdhiyut (also <UJS>Lc ?«a/i(ya^), Quality, essence, value,
intrinsic w r orth. Nature. State, condition, circumstances,
p sy mdhi-tazoah, A pan for frying fish in.
pilsTvJiLc mdhichah, Slices of paste eaten in soup,
p mdhi-chin, A cormorant. A cataract. (Cast.)
pj^y^- mdhl-kh’dr, Piscivorous. A heron,
p m dhl kh'urd, A gudgeon. Small fry.
p ^J ^isLe mdhi-dan, A fish-pond, a store-pond, a stew,
p m udi-ddnah, A cherry.
p J mdhi-danddn, A fish’s tooth of which the hilts
of swords are made.
p mdhi-rabydn, A shrimp.
pjj j mdht-rez (or mdhl-rezah), An anchovy.
pJ-JiiU; mdhiz, The herb mullein,
p mdhi-zdd, The row or spawn of fish,
p mdhi-zarin, A sand-eel. A skink.
p ^to indhi-zahrah, A poisonous milky grass, bearing a
yellow flower.
pyjy-s mdhi-sipihr, The sign Pisces,
p mdhi-sim (or ^feLc), A kind of small sturgeon,
p jS mdhi-farosh, A seller of fish, a fishmonger,
p Jji ntdhi-gird, A turbot. A sturgeon. A shad-fish,
p Jy Tndhi-gdl, The carp,
p mdhi-gir, A fisherman. An otter.
PjL mdhl-mdr, (Fish-snake) An eel.
p jndhi-mardtib, Certain honours of which the
privilege is especially conferred on princes and great nobles.
They are denoted by the figure of a fish with other insignia (two
balls) carried as ensigns upon elephants.
p mdhinah, Monthly pay or pension.
A U wa-^/(from t^U), Extending, stretching. Whisper
ing, and exciting thereby dissensions. Mi-an, A hundred.
p may, A certain venomous animal resembling a serpent.
Name of a city in India, which, according to Castellus, was much
celebrated for sorcery. Name of a king of India, (for
miydy), Do not come.
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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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- '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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