'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [720r] (1444/1826)
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 musaghamat, A cover, tnusaghama-
tu'l imra-atiy A veil or cloth covering- the mouth of a woman.
a musufil, One who eats solid food, as corn, or herbs.
A musufiriy A companion, familiar, intimate friend.
A<Uill* musafanaty (in of Sitting or keeping company
with. Sticking close (like a camel lying down). Helping.
A .X-Jwc masafidy Lining for clothes.
a musukafaty (in of i—eiu) Disputing (about genius).
a masdklly (pi. of miskal) Weights. Provisions
(especially made up into loads for travellers or armies),
p JtU misuly A royal mandate.
a (JL^e misuly Similitude. Like for like, requital. Like, re
sembling. An example, model. History, fable, description. A
form, figure, mode, manner, definite quantity. A bed, or any
place on which one reclines, (in gram.) The conjugation of an
assimilated verb. misdl-i badr, Resembling the full
moon. Jli^o ^alam-i misdly A dream, a vision, p
bi misuly Incomparable. duryu-misdly Like the sea.
^ mosuliby (pi. of<L*l^^o muslibut') Vices, defects, faults.
Musuliby (A horse) fed on old pasturage called salib.
A misului (from (Ji-o), Standing erect. Being excellent.
a CJli* musdliSy (pi. ofAili^c muslisat) Third strings of lutes.
A masdlijy (pi. of^s)’^ 0 maslajat). Ice-houses. Cellars.
A misufiyy Like, resembling.
A ti^masunaty The bladder. The place which holds the foetus.
A mas ant, The first section (of the Kur’an). Verses re
peated to avert evil. The two knee and hind-leg joints of cattle,
(pi. of masna’) Second strings of lutes. al masdniy
The whole Kur’an.
A \t*c masuniyuty (pi. of musndt') Bendings. Distichs.
A musuzearaty (m ofjy) Rushing impetuously.
A niasuzsiy (pi. of muszoa') Mansions, inns.
A musbity One who establishes, fixes, confirms, ratifies,
or gives a sanction to. Affirmative. One who knows with cer
tainty. Continually tormenting one (a disease). Musabbat, Esta
blished, proved, confirmed, written. Musabbit, One who reduces
to writing. A fixer, an establisher, a prover.
A musabbijy One who confounds and obscures (writing).
a musabbujaty An owl.
a masbir, An assembly, a place where people meet and
sit. Any place where a woman or animal is delivered. A place
of slaughter. Musubbir, One who keeps back, and prevents.
aL^Lc musbity (A distemper) which leaves little or no interval
from pain. Musabbity One who diverts or hinders (a man from
business). Who makes (a man) slow and lazy; also one who ren
ders (him) lively and wishful.
a musbiriy One who puts (any thing) in a purse or pocket
in his clothes. Who carries in both hands.
a misbanaty A purse in which women keep their mirrors
and other toilette-articles.
A masbury Ruined, destroyed.
A musabbiy A collector. Any one who gathers together
(things good or bad). Persevering, pains-taking, steady (in
business). Who praises or returns thanks for life or benefits re
ceived. One who complains of his situation or indigence, or
asks assistance. An adjuster, amender, repairer; dressing one’s
self. An amplifier, an augmenter. A finisher, a completer. A
magnifier. An imitator of his father.
A masj (from ^c), Mixing. Giving food. Giving libe
rally. Exhausting (a well). MusaJJy An eloquent orator.
a musajjajy (as watabi musajjaj) A bottle,
the butter in which will not concrete in churnino*.
* °
AjSXo musujjar , Knotty (reed). Musajjiry One who en
larges, extends, or amplifies.
a musajjaly One who has a bagging, loose, pendulous
belly. Fruitful (womb). Capacious (bag). Open (valley).
A musjimy Raining incessantly and heavily. Continuing.
A musjiy One who orders silence. One who throws fur
niture about.
A musakhbujy Flabby, loose flesh.
a muskhin, (A wound) which enfeebles (a man). One
who makes a great slaughter (of the enemy). A conqueror.
a muskhanaty A thick, corpulent woman.
A masd (from <^i^e), Hiding, concealing (amongst stones).
Peeping through chinks, observing the motions of an enemy, or
the actions of others. Appointing S. spy (to any one).
A musaddaniy (A vessel) the mouth of which is covered
with a cloth (for straining).
A wusadduriy Fleshy, corpulent. JuJ! musaddanu'l
yady Having a short hand. Musuddin, What renders fleshy.
A musuddunaty Fleshy and heavy (woman).
A masruty Whatever multiplies or increases (wealth).
A misrddy A stone, a bone, or iron instrument with which
cattle are slaughtered.
A A blamer,chider, reprover. Very fat (wether).
Stingy, avaricious. Musarrab, Mixed, confused. Chid. Ruined.
Musarrib, One who folds up. A cinder, rebuker, reprover.
A xjiso masrat, A place abounding in wealth.
A musarsir, A great talker, a babbler. A glutton.
a musrid or mussarid. Who breaks or crumbles (bread).
Mutsarady C rumbled (bread). Musarridy One who slaughters
(cattle) with a stone, a bone, or a blunt iron instrument.
A Jjr** musarnry One who sprinkles, and moistens (a place).
A musrimy (A disease) which renders toothless.
A musranty Luxuriant, exuberant.
AlsjjLo musarnity Heavy-bodied (man).
A ‘^r^ c masrudy Crumbled. Slightly wet with rain (a field).
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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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:845v, 845ar:845av, 846r:909v, back-i
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