'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [762r] (1528/1826)
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 rruis'tkh, A monster. Tasteless (meat).
a masld, (in the dialect of Morocco) A school,
p mastdan, To pluck, gather, cull. To wash, squeeze,
wring, press, extort, wrench, twitch. To make haste, to walk fast.
Aj;- r r^ masir (from^—')? Going, walking, proceeding on a
journey, travelling. A journey. Musayyar^ (Cloth) woven with
stripes (like thongs). Musayyar (or iy-—c musirah), A journey.
A pleasant or celebrated place, worthy of a traveller’s curiosity.
AjL*** mus-ir, One w ho leaves a remainder (of meat or drink).
masls //iass«),Touch
ing, handling, feeling. Touch.
A la-wc mas it, Impure water, especially at the bottom of a cis
tern. Clay, mud. A stallion which covers to no purpose.
A masitat, Impure water, especially at the bottom.
Masltat or musayyitat, A valley or a channel through which a
small stream flows.
a Aa- musaytir, A keeper, guardian, governor, commander,
inspector, notary.
musi<^, Prodigal, lavish, profuse.
A niisy&^at, A plasterer’s trowel.
A wLwc viuslf, Girt with, or bearing a sword.
A clX—< masik or miss'ik, Avaricious, tenacious, close-fisted.
Misslk, (A bottle or bag) which holds water well.
A masikat, Avaricious (woman). (Ground) of a solid
stratum, which holds water, and does not allow it to penetrate.
a J- omasyal, The channel of a torrent. Masl I, A channel.
A flux or stream of water.
aXaL—< Musaylimat, Name of a famous impostor,
p < misbi (and « mislnah), Made of copper.
A masi'iil, Asked, begged, desired. ^ Jj*—.« wa-
si-ul ainhu, (Any person or thing) inquired after.
A masi-uldt, Questions, inquiries.
A mashsh (from mashsha), Milking (a camel), but
leaving part in the udder. 1 aking (any thing) by little and little.
Rubbing (the hands), cleaning or wiping (them) of grease.
Soaking (in water). Gnawing the extremity of a bone, in order
to suck out the marrow.
a ll^c mas ha } A wicker basket in which earth is raised from
wells. A yellow carrot or similar plant. (from ^w^c), Being
remarkable for a numerous offspring (a woman). Laxative,
aperient (medicine). Mashshd) An informer. (A camel) going
well, unfatigued.
A mushd-dt, A going before, precession.
a mashd-at (from J^), Being willing.
a <Lc.i mushdi-amat, (m of |♦^-»)) Sitting on the left hand.
a mashdbih, (pi. of <L-S> shabuh), Resemblances, forms,
figures, pictures, images. Mu&hdbih, Like, resembling.
a mushdbahdt, (pi. of mushdbahat) Simili
tudes, semblances. Doubtful or different things.
a£p\L*o mushdbahat, (in of Resembling. Similitude,
resemblance, picture. Comparison of tilings similar. Probability.
A mish-at, A vessel by which they take mud out of wells.
A mushdt, (pi. of mdshi) Walkers, pedestrians.
a mushdt at, (in of yJ*) Agreeing with (another) for
the winter, doing any thing during that season.
A<uJll-« mushdtamat, (in of j^>), Reviling, abusing one
another. Being rude and reproachful. A reproach, p
mushdtamah kardan, To rail against, to reproach.
a < mashdjib, (pi. of mishjab) Wooden horses
across which clothes are thrown.
A mushdjjat, (in of ^ shajja) Fighting; breaking
i or endeavouring to break the head of (another).
a mashdjir, (pi. of^s-^ mishjar) The wooden works
of camel-litters open at top.
a i^XL-omushdjarat, (in of Resisting, opposing, con-
> * ^
troverting. Gnawing a tree (an animal).
A mushdhhaty (in of shahha) Acting in an ava-
' ricious, grasping manner (towards any one).
a mushdhin. Troublesome (enemy). Heretical.
A mushdd, Carried up, built.
a mushdddat, (in of shadda) Being severe (one to
another). Seizing or contending with vehemence. Overcoming.
A mashddin, (and mashddin, pi. of
mushdin') (Does) whose young are full grown. t ! >-
A mash dr, A hive of bees. Mushdr, Signified, indicated.
mushdrun ilayhi. Above-mentioned, aforesaid, touched
upon before, related above. mushdntn crtlayhi, Any
I person or thing consulted. A consultation.
A <-—> ilwo mashdrib, (pi. of mashrabat and mashrubat)
Dining-rooms, parlours. Places whence water is fetched, (pi.
of mishrabat) Drinks, things in general which are potable.
Drinkintr-vessels. " -> • -
mushdrabat, (m of Drinking ivHh or to ano
ther. Watering (one’s) camels along with those of (another).
A mashdrat, Part of a sown field. Mushdrrat, (m of^-i
sharra), Injuring (another), being malignant or adverse.
A mushdrajat, (m of ^1) Resembling.
a\j\L*< tnushariz, Malicious, ill-disposed, evil-minded.
ASjX^o mushdrazat, (m ofjj*) Contending, striving, dis-
i puting, litigating. Being malignant.
mushdralat, (m of 1^-1) Acting or making an
agreement on certain conditions.
A Ctll-v mashdric, (pi. of mashra^ and mash-
rauit) Streets, broadways. Places where cattle are watered.
A « mashdraf, A high place. Arabian villages on the
banks of the Euphrates, rich in pastures. Mashdrif, (pi. of
i-JijLsc mushraf) Eminences, high places.
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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.
Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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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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