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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎746v] (1497/1826)

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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1390
r murdar-kh'ar^ A species of eagle or crow that
feeds upon dead bodies.
a Mardariyat, Name of a Muhammadan sect,
p tnardds, A hand-mill. The throwing of a stone into
a well to discover whether there is water in it or not.
A mirdd$) A hard and broad substance with which any
thing is crushed. A stone with which they fathom the depth of
a well to ascertain whether there be water in it or not.
p ?nard-dsdj Like a man, tall, manly (youth).
p ward isfarum, A kind of wild myrtle from which
a vermifuge medicine is prepared.
p murddsang (also < ^ €•— fnurddr-sang), The
litharge or dross of silver.
p marddsh, A history, narration. A garden,
p tnard-afkan. Overthrowing men, i. e. a hero, a
warrior, a champion. Strong, heady wine.
A mirddniy A worthless fellow, or thing.
p mar dan, (pi. of mard) Heroes, warriors.
marddn-i ^ulwt^ The seven planets.
p^io^J^c wmrt/anag?, Manhood. Manliness,courage,prowess.
tLspC tMrsa-i marddnagl, A field of battle, a gymnasium
or place of exercise.
pAiljpc marddnahy Brave, manly. Courageously, vigorously.
What belongs to a man (as male apartments), mar-
ddnah kardariy To remove the women from their apartments
that men may enter them.
vd^marddnu Masculine (woman).
v mard-awzariy Brave, warlike. Generous wine,
p mard-bdz, A lascivious woman, an adultress, a strumpet.
v mard-bdiziy Adultery.
p mardubdriy A staircase, a ladder,
p mard-bachahy The son of a brave man.
a maradat (or maradaK)y (pi. of mdrid) Stub
born, obstinate, rebellious. Devils.
a muraddady Reprobated, ruined. Muraddidy One who
drives to and fro. Who revolves in his mind. A repeller.
p mMr ^ wr ^5 Vacant. Languid, lazy. Inheritance.
p murdareky A kind of sand used by goldsmiths for
polishing ; small gravel. Hereditary effects left at death.
a (^^jscmirdaSy Anything hard and broad for braying colours,
p mard-shinds ty A knowledge of mankind.
F murd-shuyy A washer of dead bodies.
A mirda t or muradda^y (A dart) which has lost its head.
One who loses his labour. (An arrow) with a small notch. Slug
gish (seaman). Short. Good unguent, in which there are no
spots or blemishes.
a izdj* mardaghaty That which is between the neck and col
lar bone. The flesh or muscle between the top of the arm and
the sternum. A fruitful, flourishing garden.
a murdafy Entered, or carried, after another. Murdify
Who comes behind, follows; who remains or rides behind. M u .
raddafy Composed in the form radlf.
a mardakush or murdukushy Marjoram. Saffron. A
kind of aromatic of a reddish black colour, with which women
perfume their combs.
p mardaky A little man, a mannikin. A low fellow, a
puppy. Vile, base.
a mardaky An action having fatal consequences; oc
casioning - death.
p murdagdnj (pi. of murdah) The dead,
p (jLysAjsc tnardgdshy Marjoram.
p mardagty One who bears with indifference the expos
ing of his wife to others. Sodomy.
p mard-gtry A sort of weapon with a crooked blade.
mard-gtratty Name of a festival celebrated by the
ancient Persians during the five last days of the month
Jsfanddrmudy at the close of the year. A paper written at that
season in the fields, as a charm against noxious insects.
A^Jj^c mardalat (from J^o q), Doing any thing carelessly
or infirmly.
p mardumy A man. A polite, civilized man. Civil, hu
mane. The pupil of the eye. Tnar( ^ UTnm ^ chashm.
The pupil of the eye. j'f*- mardum-kh*dr 9 A cannibal.
a murdimy Continued (watering or fever). Muraddamy
Burst, mended (garment). Muraddiniy A repairer (of a garment).
One who carries on and finishes his discourse.
Pj|j! ^t^mardi/w-azar, Hurting men; banditti; an oppressor.
mardum-dzarty Oppression, robbery, murder.
pj~«t ^ 4^0 mardum-dmeZy Humane, kind, polite,
p 1 mardum-dhangy A murderer ; a sort of weapon.
mardum-khtZy Producing good men.
PjJ mardum-dar (also mardum-darid)y One
who tears to pieces and devours mankind.
p <S\j ^ mardum-zddy A man, the son of a man.
p lLCci^j mardumaky A little man, a dw arf. A vetch, a pea.
mardumak-i chashm. The pupil of the eye.
mardum-kushy A murderer.
p mardum-gazdy A tyrant, an oppressor,
p |♦4^ r <: murdum-giydy A plant, the produce of China, said
to resemble a man and woman, and to which many wonderful
effects are attributed.
p *tr 1*4^0 mardum-giydhy The mandrake,
p mardumahy The pupil of the eye.
p mar dumiy Manliness, humanity, courtesy, politeness,
bravery, civility, assisting distress.
A U 1 ^ 0 mirdany The spindle of a distaff. Murdinj Dark, ob
scure, shady.
p murdanyTo die* To be extinguished. To be offered
in sacrifice.

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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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