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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎796r] (1596/1826)

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 IxLe mu la lea, (p!. of maWc) Kings.
A culSX* malkat, (pi. of <&L< malkat) Possessions. Qualities,
p Malkun, Name of the father of Khizr.
p mulkaniyah) A sect of Christians attributing divinity
to the Virgin Mary.
p u—d'C malak-awuzah, Celebrated far and near.
A 4-£Le walk abut. Fleshy, fat (she-camel).
a <a£Lc tnalkat, tnilkat, also mulkat^ Dominion. Milk at y Pro
perty, possession. Malakat (from Possessing. Posses
sion, rule. Servitude. A benevolent and liberal manner of be
having to servants. Malikat (or mulikah)^ A queen. Quick
ness of apprehension, strength of intellect. malikatu'l
kubra\ The queen-consort.
A Ja£Lo niilkad, A mallet or any thing similar.
milk or mulk-dar, A landholder, rich in possessions.
malka^an, Abject, mean, servile.
PC5XL. mulkak, (or ^j^Lc mulkal)^ Mallows,
p mulk-giri) Government, political affairs.
a <U»£!v« mulakkamatf A cake made flat with the hand.
A CUolLo malkut also malakut, Empire, dominion, power, au
thority, magnificence. Angels, spirits. al malkut (or
^alam-i malkut or malakut)^ The invisible, contem
plative, or intelligent world; the heavenly court, the hall of angels,
p malkut a, (in ancient Persian) A paramount sovereign,
p Malkus, Name of a wicked person on whose account
the deluge was sent, according to a notion of the ancient Persians.
a milkiy, Imperial, royal, belonging to empire. Civil,
pertaining to the country. A farmer. musdlih-i
milkiynh) Public affairs. Mulkiy, Proper, peculiar, hereditary.
Malahiy, Royal; orthodox ; who follows the religion of the king.
al malakiyut, A sect of those principles called Malakites.
A tnilklyat, Property. Possession, use.
a malaki-sijut) Of angelic disposition.
A jLe medal (from mulla), Being weary, languid, vexed.
Milal, (pi. of <lLc millat) Religions, sects. Peoples, nations.
A malam^ Worthless. Mulimm, Who approaches to pu
berty. Who assembles his relations or domestics. Vehement.
v j\*L* malmdZ) A dye which gives a yellow colour to cloth.
A mulimmat) An accident, a misfortune.
A mulammaj) Supple (spear).
a «_.Aw^c mulmi^y (A mare, an ass, a doe, or a lioness) having
swelling udders with black dugs. (A sheep) moving the tail in
a particular manner, showing that she is pregnant. (Land)
covered with white and withering plants. Mulamma^ (A horse)
of different colours; hence, the Turkish language, as being a
mixture of Arabic, Persian, and Turkish. A poem, the hemis-
tichs or distichs of which are written in Persian and Arabic al
ternately, and which is allowable as far as ten distichs in each
language. Bright; gilded; plated.
a (UaL* mulmi^atj (Ground) covered with withering and
whitish plants.
p mulamma^kar, A gilder or plater, (metaphori
cally) A hypocrite, a dissembler, a traitor,
p malmal) Muslin.
A <LL*1< malmalat (from J-*Lc q), Causing to lose patience.
A Collected, brought together into one. Dense
(crowd). Round and hard (stone).
A folALo mulamlamat) The proboscis or trunk of an elephant.
A malmala\ Swift (she-camel).
A j’*AsLc malmu-at) A repository, a place in which any thing is
found. A net, a snare.
a malmuh) Salted (fish).
A CuL-^Lo malmusut) Tangible things.
A ^ybomalmul) A steel pin for applying collyr’mm to the eye.
A style for writing with. The pizzle of a fox or camel.
A malmum. Collected together. Round. Insane, foolish,
p ^Ju^lLc milinjidan, To attract, draw up; hang, suspend.
G UyiciLo malankhuliyd, (Me\ayxo^a) Melancholy,
p muland, One who listens, or is attentive and obedient.
Much talking.
p malang, A man barefoot and bareheaded, extasied,
filled with reliefious enthusiasm.
o
AjL< malw (from^c), Going quick, running with vehemence.
A milzedh, (A horse) soon becoming thirsty. Tall, slen
der. (A woman) having broad shoulder-blades and restless.
(An owl) fastened by the foot, in order to lure a hawk.
a JyU malawdni) (dual ofiLe mala) Day and night.
A mulazcwab, Mixed, perfumed. Crooked, bent (iron).
a SyL* malwat, milwat, or ijnilaat) The day-time. Milzsata^
Some time, a good while, a whole age.
A milzoaSy A man, family, or tribe distinguished for no
bility. MulaxozcaS) Stained, defiled, contaminated, nasty.
A milzoahy (A horse) which soon becomes thirsty. Muluh
(from ^' < ), Be ing salt, brackish (water).
A £>-^Lc muluhat (from ^ e ), Being salt (as water),
p mulukhiyd, A kind of marsh-mallows.
A milwaz, A pretended friend.
muluz, A chip, splinter. Mutawzoaz, Stuffed with al
monds. Beautiful (face). Almond-shaped, resembling almonds.
mulusat (from Being soft, smooth, bare. Soft
ness, smoothness.
A mulazowaSj (A dish) made of unground wheat, honey,
and water.
A bjLc muluty (pi. of LL« milt) Thieves, or worthless fellows.
Born of unknown parents.
a tyLc milzcaz, A stick or scourge.
a <iUwo jnalughatj Foolish and obscene (woman).
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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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