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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎747v] (1499/1826)

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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v U~s* wars, A girdle made of threads. Name of a man, or
of a sect of fire-worshippers. Name of a bird. Name of a fruit.
A (from Macerating or dissolving (in water). |
Rubbing (dates) in the hand. Laying the hand on any thing, j
Sucking the fingers (as an infant). Wiping the hands with a
napkin. hum uila' marsin zcahiditi, They
are of the same sort or genus. Maras (from Sticking (as
g. rope) between the block and the pulley. Holding the rope ;
thus (a pulley), (pi. of <Lj^c marasat). Ropes. Maris^ Mode,
habit, manner, fashion. One who fights bravely.
a L ^ tnirsd (or i'L^c mirsut). An anchor.
A JLj^o mirsal. Going easily (a camel). A short arrow. !
One who swallows whole rnouthsful, or made-up balls of meat.
Despatched, sent.
a marsat, A port. Marasat, A rope.
v marastj May it not remain, may it perish.
A mars arts. Misfortune. Severe (calamity).
A murstdrij An asylum for idiots.
a £*-^0 rnurassa^ f Troubled with a distemper in the eye-lids.
A murassa gh) M eak, confused (idea or mind).
A mursal. Sent to others. An ambassador. A prophet,
apostle. nabi-i mursal, The prophet sent, i.e. Mu
hammad. <tj! mursalun ilayhi, The man to whom any
person or thing is sent. Mursil, A sender (of an ambassador).
A\ ho unlooses (the hair) ; dismisses (a man), lets loose (a beast),
renounces. A milker of cattle.
a CJ^L^c mursalat, (pi. of mursalat) Sent (women).
Letters, epistles. al mursalut^ \Y inds. Angels. Horses.
a mursalat, (fern, of mursal) Sent to another. A
letter. A necklace, that part of it hanging down the bosom,
p mursilah-puy'toand, A pen.
A mursalin^ (oblique pi. of mursal) Prophets,
apostles. sayyidu’l mursalin, The prince of pro
phets or apostles, i. e. Muhammad.
A mars am, An argument. A sign, a mark. Mirs am, A
camel’s pace. Murossa/w, Striped (cloth). iSs. ^^0 murassam
fjjilayhi, Ordered to keep close at home, under arrest.
a marsin, 1 he middle ot the camel’s nose, across which
the halter goes. The human nose, also the bridge or gristle.
^ t ala ' raghmi marsinihi, Against his inclination.
a marshal, Signed, marked, notified, described ; pre
scribed. Accustomed. Persuaded. A mandate.
mar sum -i amdn, Royal letters of security, p
marsum-i dagh-i wafa-darl, Impressed with the mark of sin
cerity, i.e. faithful, religious, worthy of confidence or trust.
A marsun, Tied by a rope (a horse).
A mars a 1 (from f~>j), Mooring (a ship). Marsa’ also
mursa', A place where any thing stands firndy. A port. Mursa',
Confirmed, established, fixed.
A (jtj* marsh (from tjy*), Macerating, kneading. Scratfcfi.
ing with the nails. Ground levelled or reduced to a pulp by the
rain. Marash, The herb ladies bed-straw.
A marshd, (fern, of amrash) Evil, malignant. Bar
ren (animal). Abounding with produce (ground).
mirashshat, An instrument with which they sprinkle
any thing (especially a weaver’s instrument).
A mirshah, An under garment. Mirshah (and
mirshahat), A saddle-cloth. Mirshih, A camel attended by her
young. Murashshah, Well managed (estate). Reared from
infancy. (A child) used to suck a very little at a lime.
A marshad, The right way. A firm resolution. Mar
shal, A guide to the right way, i. e. to salvation. An instructor,
director, monitor. Murshid (or p /<^j* murshid-i rah), A
guide of the road.
a murshidi, Instruction in matters of religion.
a Ajl&jsc mirshahat, A ring worn by archers upon the thnmb.
A mar as (from ,jSj<), Outstripping others. Pressing
with the hand (a woman’s bosom).
a mirsad, A broad open way.
A mirsdfat, A hammer.
a ye martad, A place of observation or lying in wait.
a murassas, Covered with lead.
a f-tajscmurassa^,Covered with gold, set with jewels.
shimshir-imurassa^, A cimeter adorned w ith gems. aMu-
rassi^, A composer, arranger. One wjio works or sets (a gar
ment or crown) with gold and precious stones.
A mursak, A nut whose kernel it is very difficult to se
parate from the shell.
A mirsan, An iron for burning cattle.
A marsud, Wet with a single shower (a field). (A star)
whose station is known by observation.
A marsus, Soldered. Compact, firm, indissoluble.
Filled up, full (well). bunydn-i mar-
susa-i sidk o sofa, The firm fabric of sincere love.
a 1 — marsuf, (An arrow) whipt about with a sinew near
the extremity.
A marsun, (A limb) marked with the cautery.
A mursi, One who sticks or remains any where; who
goes little abroad or from a place.
A ^ tli seas e in the heart. Doubt. Darkness. Loss,
detriment. Hypocrisy, deceit. Debility, languor, lukewarmness.
Maraz (from ^Oj^c), I ailing sick. Being weak from overstrain-
ing (the eye). Disease, sickness, indisposition, malady, distem
per. Hypocrisy. Unbelief. maraz-ijibilViy (^^
zutiyox ^c\ asliy), A disease from nature, p Xjbj ,j 3 j<maraz-i
zuhrah, I he jaundice. AkJfLj maraz-i sdkit, The falling
sickness, maraz-i ^ariz, An accidental indisposition.
marazu’l mazst, The last sickness. Mariz, Sick,

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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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