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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎795r] (1594/1826)

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 ^xLe jnildagh, A slanderer, a calumniator.
A j*<aLc mildam, A stone with which they break date-stones.
Fleshy, slow, and heavy. Muladdarn, Patched (garment).
A rnaldud, A person, into the corner of whose mouth
medicine is poured.
a maldughj Stung by a scorpion.
A inalz (from Lying, saying one thing and doing
another. Piercing (with a spear). Throwing out the feet in
running (a horse). Malazz, Delight, pleasure, recreation.
A malazdn (or<3l^L< malaztimy')^ A pretended friend.
A mulazzaZ) Delicious.
A (♦aU milzam^ One who remains long in a place, though a
stranger. Mtilzam, Addicted.
A math. Muscular (man). Milazz, (A man) assiduous, in
dustrious, diligent, in any thing he undertakes.
A milzdb) Extremely avaricious.
A inilzam. Forceps, pincers which hold firmly. A press.
A jj'-o mulazzazy Of a compact, firm, hard body.
A Jj/-*’ mulazzak, (A herd or troop of camels) keeping close
together. (Any thing) not firmly adhering.
A milzam, A press. Mulzam, Conjoined, driven together,
annexed, inseparable. Convinced, convicted.
p malzukj Clammy, sticky, cohesive.
A nutlzum. Inseparable, connected, affixed, belonging to.
A malzun, (A well) thronged by people.
a malaza\ Swift, fleet (she-camel).
A mills (from ^Xo), Driving furiously. Castrating (a
ram). Malas, The mixture of darkness and light; i. e. The cre-
puscule or twilight. (j-Xc malasa'z’ zaldm, (I came to
him) in the beginning of the twilight.
A LXc malsd) (fern, of ^ >>r Xc! amlas) Smooth, bare. (A beast
of burthen) having a smooth ungalled back. Delicate wine,
going smoothly down the throat. Mid-day, also the afternoon,
and the evening.
r LXc milsd, A stretched rope, or a piece of wood, on which
any thing is hung.
A A-Xo milsadj (A camel’s colt) sucking much.
A £_~Xe mulassa^ Stopping, not going from a place.
a <U-Xc mulassi^at) A crowd.
a ^ji-Xc mulassak, Adoptive, adscititious.
a ^^XXc mulaslcts (equiv. to (JX—^ musalsil). Linked toge
ther, coherent. Striped and painted cloth.
a Xc milsan,) A stone placed at the gate of a house as a trap
for wild beasts. Mulassan^ (A shoe) sharp-pointed like the
tongue. Possessed of divine eloquence in speaking or disputing.
a £y~Xc malsu^y Stung by a scorpion.
A ^y-Xo matsun, A liar.
a ^ 5 -Xc malasa'y Swift, fleet (camel). Smooth, bare,
j malasa' wa Id ^uhdatUylle got clear off, and returned not.
^j-X^ ,j\j\ andr-i malasu?, A large juicy species of pomegranate.
A ^Xc mulsh (from (^rXc), Searching (any thing) as if feel
ing for something.
A mains (from Falling out of the hand from slip
periness ; lubricity. Mails, Slippery (rope) which cannot be held.
A <_->LXc milsdb, (A sword) sticking in the sheath.
A <uXc malassaty (A country) infested by robbers.
A ^JmwXc mulsaky Adopted (son). Conjoined, heaped together,
united, confederated, glued, fastened, fixed.
A <UuXc mulsakaty Close-jointed and fleshy (woman).
A malsuky Adhering, joined.
A IXc malt (from LL*), Plastering (a wall). Milty A thief, a
worthless fellow. One of unknown parents. LX LLc g/itt-
Idm-i milt khilty A boy born of obscure or of mixed parentage.
Malat (from LLc), Having no hairs on the body.
A liX« milta-a (or iXLc), A wound penetrating to the brain.
A ^xLXc miltdsy A stone with which they break date-stones.
a LUXc miltdty An oil-mill or press. An instrument used in
driving a mill about. The handle of a hand-mill. A mason’s
trowel. The top, also a projection from the side of a mountain.
The mouth of a river or valley. The sea-shore. The head,
the skin of the head. A wound in the head laying open the scull,
or penetrating to the brain. One part or side of the head; also
an excrescence or inequality in that part of a camel’s head. A
beaten path.
A multakhy A great fool, an egregious ass.
A (j-XLc miltaSy An instrument resembling missal but
broader. A stone with which they break date stones. The hard
hoof of a horse or camel.
A CJliLU mulattifdty Attenuating medicines.
a jXU miltamy A floor-cloth, especially of leather. Mulattamy
Smitten (face). (The cheek of a horse) distinguished by a mark
which is continued from the forehead. Ignoble, worthless, noto
rious ; meanly habited. al mulattamdniyThe two cheeks.
aLjIXc maltuty Thrown upon the face (a shield).
A XXc Maltahy The island of Malta.
a malt it 1 y A kind of horse’s pace. Milta'y A wound pe
netrating to the brain.
a <LiXc Maltiyaty Name of a city in Mesopotamia. Mala-
til/at, A wound reaching the pericranium.
mulazzy (Any thing) necessary to be done.
A LUX« milzdz (or LLo mulizz)y Very importunate in asking.
A A-LLc mulizzaty A legation, embassy. Assiduity, constancy.
A mal^ (from ^-X), Skinning (a sheep), beginning at the
neck. (A camel’s colt) sucking (the mother). Travelling quick
(a she-camel). Malady A conspiracy, or plan of operations
against an enemy.

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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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