'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [731r] (1466/1826)
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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saltish plants. Muharnmiz, One who does little and even that
with indifference. dovIobo* t D980oa A.
A sJhA^ 6 muhamtarat, (Camels) loaded whilst standing.
a JPfcs:' 0 mukmik, One who discovers folly in another or ex
hibits signs of it himself. A sufferer from a disease resembling
the measles, Muhamrnik, One who calls a fool. G f (
a muhmikat, (A woman) who brings forth a foolish son.
a muhmil-j That by which any thing is supported. That
which fastens the two loads of a camel. Velvet, satin, cloth (es
pecially that sent annually to the temple of Mecca). That in or
mi which anything is carried. A camel for riding; a camel’s
saddle. . Mihnial, A sword-belt. The root of a tree. Velvet.
Muhmily One who loads, or helps to load. Dropping milk with
out conceiving (a woman or a she-camel). Muhammil, A bearer,
a carrier (of a letter).
A^l^sr® muhamlik) One who stares with open eyes.
a muhamminijW ho pays the marriage-settlements after a
divorce. Who blackens the face with coal. (The head) becom
ing black after shaving. (A young bird) beginning to be fledged.
a <^a^° muhminat) (A place) abounding with a small species
of tike which infests cattle.
A mahmud. Praised. Laudable. Name of a man.
A mahmudat (r inahmuduh), Scammony.
A mahmudi) A silver coin equal to about eight-pence
half-penny English. An Afghan tribe.
\ mahmuZ) Tart, acrid (wine). Sharp, brisk,
mahmuzu'l bandn^ Strong-fingered, able, powerful.
A tnahmuk. Troubled with the small-pox or measles.
va mahtnul) Loaded, freighted. Carried. A foetus.
A mahmulah, A cargo, burden. Lading.
A mtthmum, Warmed. Feverish. Definite, determined.
P mahimmah) A large brazen vessel with handles.
muhma\ Heated (iron). Muhmi’&\&o muhammt) k
preserver, a maintainer. Who prohibits or renders inaccessible.
A heater (of iron). Mahr/ily, Protected, guarded.
a mahmiyat (from ^4^-), Abstaining through a nice
sense of honour. Mahmiyat, A protected city, i. e. a metropolis
or other distinguished place.
A mahn (from l j^ 6 ) Striking, lashing. Trying, proving,
tempting. Wearing out (a garment). Giving, bestowing.
Humbling (a damsel). Cleaning (a well) from mud. Stripping
off the bark, skin, or any thing similar. Polishing, smoothing
(leather). Employing one’s self the whole day about any thing.
Mihan (pi. of aL-r* mihnat), Afflictions, calamities.
AW muhannd, Bent, crooked, hooked.
a muhannib, (A horse) curved or bent in the back and
fore feet.
a niihnat. Calamity, misfortune, affliction, misery, evil,
sorrow, perplexity, labour, trouble, trial, temptation. Any thing
whereby one is sorely tried. mihnathd kashidan,
To suffer misfortunes. A U3 J mihnat-i dunya. The
cares of the world.
p mihnat-zadah. Distressed, wretched, unhappy,
p mihnut-kash) Afflicted. *
p^ ^ mihnat-kashl, Misery, suffering.
mihnatij Laborious, difficult. Unfortunate. Tried
•onildmossi nifiTo asiosqa A p
a cjUXig* muhniS) One who renders wicked and perjured.
An infamous villain, a catamit^ c1 1 wnildmsgps (elqooH) sUsH
A muhnij) One who squints. One who distorts, or wrests
(words, as a prevaricator or perjurer).
a muhniZ) Who gives less water and more wine.
A muhnish) A viper-hunter. •' ^ *
Aki^r 0 muhnit, The plant rims when come to maturity.
Muhannity A burier of the dead with odours.
Ajk^o muhanzi, One who abuses with opprobrious words.
Ajtxsz* muhnak, Full of indignation'. 4 *fcean fass"^rom 9 muc?i
beating). Fat. il/wAw/Ar,One who puts in a passion. Lean,slender.
A muhnak also muhannak^ A child whose palate has
been rubbed with bruised dates, honey, or any thing shniTarj that
it may be excited to suck more willingly. oExperienebdy provt^l,
tried. Muhnik, Who renders expert. .ids 'am as a.i*^ <
A mahnuz, Thrown into a sweat, by beinnf exetbised in
the sun (ahorse)*^: a'narnow odT ^
a Cjy^sr 0 mahnuk, (An infant) whose palate has been rubbed
with chewed dates or honey, that it may be induced to suck.
a mahnun, Mad, insane, possessed by an evil spirit.x >
A AJjAjk* mahnunat, The bend or winding of a river. i—
a Muhnly Affectionate (as a mother who refuses a second
marriage from a regard for her children). Fruit ripening with
out softening. Muhanna\ Bent, crooked, hooked. no ‘ l!?
A muhanni-a, Who tinges his beard with privet.
A mahniyat. The bend or winding of a river.'"~\^
A (from j^ c ), Erasing, cancelling, obliterating, de
facing, annulling, effacing, annihilating. Plucking off the fea
thers. Erasement, obliteration. Effaced, forgotten, erased,
obliterated. Distracted with terror or grief, made from love.
A ^ys:* mahzedty A country abounding in serpents,
A L-JyS? 6 muhazozcab, From rich become poor, and from poor
become again rich. Muhawwib, Who checks (a camel) by cry
ing <-r>y>- hazcb.
A 'iy&^° mahxzat. An erasure, defacement (especially by rain).
A shower. The north wind.
A LZJys^ muhutj (pi. of maht) Very hot days.
muhuh) (from ^ mahha) Being worn (a garment).
A ^ysr° mahzvad. An elephant mentioned in the Kur’an.
mihzcarj The axis (of a pulley). A rolling-pin. Mu-
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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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- '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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