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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎808v] (1621/1826)

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. u cyj*< tkankuZf Untwisted, undone, demolished.
mankut. Spotted, dotted. A species of composition in
which all the letters have diacritical points.
a u-iyixo mankuf, (fern. mankufat) Eaten by the worm
(the trunk of a tree). Slender. Lean, thin-faced (man), pale,
infirm, weak, thin-necked (camel). Reddish (eye).
a mankul) Said, narrated, recounted. Copied. Per
sonal property of every description. Technical.
A ?nankulat, A mended, patched boot.
A munkahil, Weak, falling down.
a munkt, (fern. munkiyat') Fat, and having bones
full of marrow. Munakka\ Cleaned, purged, purified. A spe
cies of dried grapes or raisins. Munakkt, One who cleans corn.
Ajl^o municar, Wicked, base, nefarious.
A mankib. The shoulder, also that part of the arm next
to it. The corresponding part in animals. The track of any
thing. High ground. A chief, a leader, a general.
munakkalatj A date beginning to ripen.
a munkatilj Passed, elapsed, gone by.
a munkasib) Heaped up (sands). Inserted, or thrust,
as one thing into another.
a munkadir, Quick, swift, hastening. Setting (star).
One who rushes headlong (upon another).
a j^e niunkar. Denied, not acknowledged, disowned. Un
known. Ungrateful, wicked, iniquitous. Iniquity. Intelligent,
cunning (man or woman). An angel, who, together with ano
ther named nakir, is supposed to examine the spirits of the
departed in the tomb. Munkir, One who denies, rejects, dis
approves, repudiates, takes ill, or feels disobliged. One who
places no confidence in another, but disbelieves what he professes.
An ungrateful person. j^o munkir shudun, To deny a
promise, to retract one’s word, a Munakkar, Indeterminate.
a munkarat, Iniquitous, unlawful,disagreeable things.
a munkarat) A prodigious, unheard-of thing.
a munkaris. Who falls, or rushes headlong (upon one),
who precipitates himself (into any affair).
a munkarini) Honoured. Glorified.
A munakkaS) Inverse, having the head inverted. Mit-
nakkis, (A horse) not holding up his head, especially in a race j
also, one unable to follow the others.
a munkasir, Broken. Fragile, frail. Put to flight (as an
enemy). munkasiru'l hdl, In a distressed situation,
p munkasir-dilun, (pi.) Contrite, afflicted at heart.
A munkusif) Eclipsed, obscured (sun or moon).
a minkash, An examiner, an inquirer.
a munkashih, Separated, dispersed; retiring (from
water). (A horse) clapping the tail between the legs.
Akll^o munkashit, (Fear) going off, dispelled.
a munkashif, Discovered, uncovered, revealed, de-
tected, published, displayed.
mankas (from j./aXi), Departing, retiring, or de
sisting from timidity. Munkas, Reclined, leaning upon.
a munka^ Flat-nosed. One who retires.
A(— munkagf, Eclipsed (sun or moon).
A munkaff, One who departs or retires (from a place).
Munakkif, (A camel) having the glands of the head called
C-JUXJ nakafdt protuberant.
a munkajit, Averse, departing from his resolution.
Who draws himself together and wishes to take all (the money).
A tnunkajisy Twisted, distorted.
a munkaji-a. Retired, returned.
a JiXc mankal, An exemplary punishment, a chastisement.
Minkal, A bugbear, a scarecrow : an example. Munkall, One
who smiles and just shews the teeth. (Lightning) which flashes
slightly, so as to distinguish black from white.
A LU-JXi-* munkalit, Infused. Contracted.
A munkamish, Swift, hastening.
a ^ 4 X ^0 munkami) One who lurks or lies hid.
a wiX-c munkanifr Contracted. Inclined to, having an af
fection for. Near, approached (night).
p XXc mankiiy The water of life. (Castellus).
a c—'X^< mankub, Afflicted, miserable. One whose feet are
hurt by stones. Crooked or uncertain (road).
A mankuh (or mankuhat)^ A married woman, a
lawful spouse.
a mankud. Small (present).
Mankur, Name of a mountain in the desert of Kipchiik,
where there is a spring, which, though very small, yields as much
water as can be taken away.
Aj£~* mankur 9 Denied. yankurun munkurun,
Uncertain (road).
AjX^o mankuZ) Thrown, beaten, trodden upon.
a ^-Xi^e mankus, (fern. <LjX^« mankusat) Inverted, per
verted. Preposterous (birth). Head downwards, topsy turvy.
a mankuf, (fem. mankufat) (A camel) trou
bled with the tumour called u-jXi nikdf.
v munkidan. To abhor, detest, abominate, lo have
a desire for any thing seen. To murmur, to mutter, to speak
through the nose, to roar. To sound like a trumpet. To yawn.
To bend. To split.
p mang, A die, or dice. A game at dice. A gamester.
A gaming-house. Custom, habit; rule, law, regulation. Boast,
brag, vanity. Cheating, fraud, deception. A robber, a high*
wayman. Rhubarb. The henbane-plant. Herbs, grass. ^ awn*
ing, oscitation. A mode of making the limbs crack. Ming) A
water-pipe, conduit. Mung^ A black intoxicating grain. A bee*
p i— rnangak. Dice. Boasting, bragging.

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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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