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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎808r] (1620/1826)

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 well dug- in very hard ground, with a narrow mouth and full
of water. A watering-cistern or trough. Munakkar^ One whose
eyes are sunk in the sockets.
A munkirat, Squalid, nasty in the body.
a 6jSC~< munkarid, Fixed, stable, settled in one place.
A munkariz, Cut, notched. Finished, extinct (as a fa
mily). Consumed, elapsed (as time).
A munkari^ One who casts lots. A chooser. Chosen.
A munkiz, One who drinks pure water called Jm nakiz.
Who kills (an enemy) or causes him to be killed. Possessed of
cattle afflicted with the distemperjlft) nukdz. One who acquires
(especially by births) the worst species of sheep called Jii) nakaz.
A jfr-Ju-e munkasimj Divided into parts, as a book into chapters.
A minkash. Pincers, tweezers. Munakkash, Painted,
embroidered. Munakkish,Whoscrapes(a bone) or peels(a sore).
A minkashat, A pencil, a painter’s brush.
AjLjUx munkashir. Peeled, skinned, barked. Round.
A munkashi^j Scattered, dispelled (clouds by the wind).
A <Laiu^e mankasat, Detriment, loss, defect, deficiency.
A munkasif. Broken. Impelled, driven forward (by
a torrent). Who goes off, retires, passes by, or flees away.
A u Laiix< munkasil) Cut.
A rnunkasitn, Broken to pieces, separated.
A munkuzZ) (A hawk) darting upon his prey. (Cavalry)
charging (an enemy). (A wall) which is falling down, or
threatening ruin. Setting (star).
A munkazib) Cut, separated. (A star) passing, leav
ing its place. Rude, undisciplined, unbroke (she-camel).
A munkazi^ One who retires far (from friends).
A tnunkazif, Moved (as sand from its place).
A munkazi) Finished, completed. Elapsed, passed.
A munakkut) Marked with points or vowels ; dotted.
a -c munkata^ A place where (any thing) finishes or
breaks off. The extremity (of a sand-hill or valley).
munkata^unbihi^ Unable to prosecute a journey from the weak
ness of one’s beast or from any other cause. Munkati^ Broken
(rope). Abrupt, broken off, separated, disjoined, finished, ter
minated, extinct, perishing, exterminated. Distinct.
a manka^ The sea, the bed of the ocean. Any place
where water collects, remains, or stagnates. As much water as
is sufficient for a draught. Minka^, A vessel in which medicines
are macerated or soaked. minkaui'l buram, A place
where a pot or cauldron is laid up. Munka^j Pickled, preserved
(fruits). Good, wholesome, cool (water) quenching thirst. Cool
ing butter-milk. Steeped (thing). Strong (poison). A wine-mea
sure of about eighteen gallons. Any thing superfluous (when a
woman is obliged to sew her work over again, not being proper
ly done at first). Munku^ A small kettle in which milk and
dates are dressed for children.
a mankautt, Steeped, soaked. Cooling, re fresh ing( whey).
Minka^aty A stone vessel in which children’s food is dressed.
a munka^ir, Eradicated, pulled up by the roots and fall
ing down (a tree). Levelled with the ground.
A munka^it, One whose hair is very curly. Close, at
tentive to business.
A l —£*£.<-0 munkaaf) Moved from its place (anything). Tum
bling down (as a wall).
a i_a.iu.-e viankaf, Any thing unequal, roughnesses remaining
in planed wood. Munkaf, (A man) having prominent (bones).
Munktf, Who splits or pares (an apple), and takesout (the core).
Who holds out a bone to take out (the marrow). ( Locusts) filling
(a valley) with eggs.
a munkajishy (A spider) moving or bending his legs
in a circular form.
A munkqfi^y Prohibited, forbidden, hindered.
A munkafily (A gate) bolted or locked.
A ^JJu^e mankaly A boot or a shoe worn or mended. A way
through a mountain. Munkaly Double-soled. (A sheep) going
from meadow to meadow. Narrated, told, alleged. (A camel)
drinking twice. Munakkil, (A blow) which breaks (a bone) and
produces an exfoliation.
A lax* munkaliiy A deputy, an ambassador.
a munkalaby Inversion. A place of turning. A place
of returning, issue, upshot. Munkaliby Turned, changed, con
verted, perverted, inverted, averted. Struck, hurt, touched (in
the heart); deprived of the pith (a palm-tree), p ‘ , °-
munkalib shudan. To be turned, changed.
a Munkalibdty A name given to the cities of the plain
which were overthrown in the time of Lot, viz. Suduniy
Sabghaty Ghumurahy Rurnddaty and Sa^tlnt.
A mankalaty A day’s journey, or the space travelled. A
way through mountains. A sort of game. Munakkilaty (A
wound) fracturing the skull, and producing an exfoliation.
A munkali^yTorn up, removed from its place,extracted,
p munkulahy A chafing-dish. (Burhdn-i kuti^.)
a munkamih, (A camel) raising the head and refusing
to drink.
a munkamisy Dipt (in water). Setting (star).
a munkami^y Subdued, tamed, subjected. One who
enters a house privately.
a mankuby Bored, perforated, hollowed, dug.
a djAAsc mankudy Ready money.
Ajy^e mankuzy (fern. mankuzat) (Sheep) troubled
with the distemper jlaj nukdz.
A mankushy Carved, painted, embroidered.
a<LS)j&Asc mankushaty (A wound in the head) requiring that
parts of the bone should be taken out.
a munkuSy Damaged, defective.
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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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