'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [721r] (1446/1826)
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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ing to tliree. Muslis, Become three. Muslis also niusallis^ An
informer against his friend to the king (as affecting three, his
friend, his sovereign, and himself). Musullas, Made into three,
or into a third. r l riangular; a triangle. An aromatic wine
(composed of new wine boiled to a third part, and then mixed
with sweet herbs). An aromatic electuary.
ntusallas-i huddu'z' zazcayd, An acute-angled triangle.
musallas-i ku-imu'z’ zuwiyut, A right-angled triangle.
nwsallas-i mutasuicVl azld^ An equila
teral triangle. musallas-i /nutasdzcVs*
safe ay tty An isosceles triangle. musallas mctsld, An
allegorical fable. (—iijjsr 15 musallus-i mukhtali-
ju’l azld^y A scalene triangle. TLJ^ 0 ^usallas-i
munfa/iju*z* zazciyat. An obtuse-angled triangle. Musallis,
1 riangular, triple. Who calls or makes three. A compounder
of the aromatic electuary called mus alias. (A date) one-
third ripe. The third horse (in a race).
a maslisaty The third string of a lute. Musallasaty (fern,
of ijjAc musallas') Composed of three; triangular, p MAc
jJl musallasu-i dbl (or A w (7-7), The signs Cancer, Scorpio,
and Pisces. ^AJ'l XilA* tmtsallasa-i dtislu (or A /?r7/’7), The
signs Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius. jCJu 7iiA< musallasa-f badly
The signs Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius. 4iJA« musal-
lasa-i khdkt 3 The signs Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn.
muslijy Snowy (day). Caught in the snow. One who
does any thing in snowy weather. Who gladdens, and cheers.
A maslajaty An ice-house, a snow-cellar.
aUAc maslaly A place where the liquid dung of an elephant
called LaJj salt is voided. * d cu p 9 ^xnA tnornbuq
A jJA* musalla^ (and j_lA< musallagh). Unripe broken dates
fallen from the palm-tree.
a J^Ao musullily A collector, a gatherer (of money), s
A maslujy Snowed upon. -^
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One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
masluju'lfu-ady
Cold-hearted, dull, stupid.
muslujaty A snowy place.
a^^IAo musla'y Excellent (woman), best deserving of imitation.
a <L!a« masaliyaty Similitude, resemblance.
a j*A« masammy The place where they cut the navel of a horse.
j*A« misamm mikamm (or ALL-c A 4 A 0 misammatun mikamma-
tun)y One who scrapes all together, good or bad; who eats of
every thing. Musimmy Grown old (a man).
a C->UAv- mas mas y A confused affair. Mismus (from cAv*A« q),
Disturbing, perplexing (any business). Moving here and there.
Seizing the whole.
A <UA< mas animator misammat, One who scrapes all together,
good and bad. One who eats of every thing.
a <iA 4 A<) masmasat (from lAv^Ao q), Disturbing, perplexing.
Moving here and there. Seizing the whole.
A musmijy Who makes various coloured vests.
A ^Ae mas mar or musammary Fruit ripe for gathering. In
creased, multiplied (riches). Musmir, Fruit-bearing (tree).
Opulent, increased in wealth. Fruitful, bearing plenty of fruit.
Who multiplies or augments. (A leathern bottle) which has par
ticles of butter sticking to the side. ghayr-imusmir.
Unfruitful, barren, sterile. Musummiry One w ho gathers leaves
and fruit for cattle. Fruit in an incipient state appearing on the
tree after the blossoms have dropt off. Opulent, become rich.
A A*^A< musma^iddy Handsome-faced.
A musmaghidy Fat (kid).
A ^UAc musmily An asylum, a place of refuge. Musmal also
musammaly Poison. Musmily A pleasant country. Musmil or
musammily frothy milk. One who leaves something in the bot
tom of a vessel. Musammily The braying of an ass.
a <LL*A« masmalaty A large well or public cistern whence water
may be drawn. Mismalaty Mud at the bottom of a well. A
basket of palm-leaves (for holding lail akit). A shepherd’s scrip.
musmiiiy Consisting of eight. Who waters his camels
on the eighth day. One who gives the full price for any thing.
Musajmnan, Octangular, eight-fold. Musammiiiy Q^e whp makes
(any thing) in the form of an octagon,
A masmudy ater flowing off or drunk almost up by a
great concourse of people. A man who ruins himself by givipg
away his wealth. Exhausted, drained by women.
_ n 1 . (ioM9ir a to} lolirr A .mMwium a
Aj^A< masmury Abundant, plentiful (riches).
A |*}^A<3 masmuniy Stopped up with ^Lj sumdm (a chink).
A ^^jAc masn (from Hurting in the bladder. Masan
(from ^0, Suffering from a complaint in the bladder, being
unable to retain one’s urine. Muslin Pained in the bladder.
Muslimy (A man) worn out with age. ., .
A LAo matndy (A woman) unable to retain (her) urine.
A SliAo masnaty A bending. A song, verse. A distich. Sub
traction (in arithmetic) Power, strength. Masndt. or misndty
A rope made of twisted hairs or vvopl. ,
sy (jliA* masnariy A species of mezereon.
A kxA* musannity A divider, a splitter, a cleaver.
a tJy^Ac masnarn also masnaviy Rhyme, poetry composed of
distichs corresponding in measure, each consisting of a pair of
rhymes, and besides which the distichs have distinct poetical
endings. This species of poetry is also called muzda-
zcaj (or wedded). A book of moral doctrine written in this
species of metre. v masnavt-kh’dny One who re
cites aloud this book, a sahib masnazeiy A
writer
The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping.
of such moral poems.
A ,^Ac masna’y Two and two. The winding of a river. The
second chord or string of a lute. A distich. Divided, separated.
■e, masnu'l ayddlj A benefit twice conferred. Portions
remaining of a slaughtered camel distributed to those who had
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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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- Richardson, Sir John, 9th Baronet
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