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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎811v] (1627/1826)

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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L-^e
Oyc
A maioalid, (pi. of mulid) (W omen) bringing forth,
(pi. of SL* milad) Nativities.
\ ^jA\ycmuT£uliS) A deceiver.
AdLJV^c mu-alasat, (m of Being perfidious, unfaithful.
a mu-dlafat, (in of Being accustomed.
A muvbdlun, (pi. of muwall) Helpers.
a mazcafi, (pl.of maxda') Lords, princes. Judges.
Great, wise, learned judges. Mu-
xcdn^ An assistant, a defender.
K*\}\yc muwdliyan. In a continued series.
a maxoulid, (pi. of mulid) (Women) in travail,
(pi. of mavolud) Sons. xnaxoiilid-i saldsuh (or
mazcand-isihgdnah,The three kingdoms of nature,
animal, vegetable, and mineral.
a maicdlihy (pi. of iL^c milah) Camels very fond of their
young.
A mu-amm. Approaching near. Consenting, agreeable.
A muzcama-aty (m of Uj) Consenting, agreeing to.
xU] *mu-dmmaty (m of ammo) Being near, approaching. |
A mu-amir. One who consults, asks counsel.
a mu-umarat, (in of j<\) Consulting, advising.
a maudmiy, (pi. of mamma' or il<^o) Deserts.
A mazcdmiSy (pi. of L~<j<) Immodest (women).
a s\)\ya muzxdndty (in of (Jj) Doing (any thing) with equal
torpor and fatigue.
a <ksr\ye muzvdnahaly (m of Consenting (to another).
a mu-dnisy Familiar, intimate, accustomed to.
\ mu-dnasaty (m of ir-i^) Cultivating an intimacy,
keeping company, conversing, living under the same roof with.
Custom, familiarity,society, intimacy, companionship, fellowship.
A mazudni^y (pi. of ^suman^) Impediments, obstacles,
prohibitions. Guards, keepers.
A <J^o mazsdniy (pi. of »j7/j«) Ports, havens. Muzednly
Torpid, sluggish.
A mazBuhiby (pi. of mawhabat) Ditches, (pi. of
k+ikyo mawhibat) Gifts.
AdLfc^o muzBuhabuty (m of Contending in liberality.
a mazodhaty Beauty of the countenance.
A muwdhasaty (m of Going very quick. Tell
ing a secret to another.
A muzcdhiSy (pi. of ^jaStyo mazzhas) Low-lying places.
A muzvdhakaty (in of JJbj) Contending in walking. Ex
tending the neck in travelling (a camel).
A mazzdhiby (pi. of t-^y-o) Things presented.
\h\yo mawdyat (from grd), Compassionating, condoling.
A -AjIj.c mazsDU-idy (pi. of mu-yid) Great events; mishaps,
(pi. of i'jJU md-idat) Tables, especially covered with meats.
a mu-ayasaty (m of Driving to desperation.
a mu-abdty Shamefbl, disgraceful things.
v mu-bdfy A hair-ribbon. (Hunter.)
p mubid, mazcbid, or mubad, A worshipper of the sun, one
of the magi, parsls, or guebres; especially one of their priests
A doctor, philosopher, any man of great wisdom, whose sayings
are quoted. One who administers justice; a judge, especially
of the Jews. A vazTr, a counsellor of state.
A Joj.c mu-abbady Eternal, perpetual.
A mubaz (and ^Xyc mubazdn), A priest of the magi.
A y mu-abbar. Made fruitful. Mu-abbir, One who fructifies
the female palm-tree by sprinkling over it the male flowers.
v ^jiyo mubarijy (in the dialect of Shiraz) Berberis.
A mu-abbishy A collector, a mixer. One who hears or
pronounces any confused speech.
A mu-abbity (God) humbling (any one).
A (Jjyc mazabak (from J^Jj), Perishing. Mazcbik, A dangerous
or fatal place. The valley of Gehenna, where they sacrificed
children to Moloch. An interstice, interval, whatever sepa
rates two things, or proves destructive.
A mazcbily A staff. A bundle of faggots. Mizsbal, A staff.
mu-abbaly Rich in camels. Mu-abbily One who pro
cures camels (by birth or otherwise). One who fattens. A
mourner bewailing (one dead).
p y^yo mu ba mu. Hair by hair. Innumerable.
a mu-ubbiriy A traducer, a censurer, calumniator. Who
follows another’s steps. An observer. One who praises and
w’eeps over (the dead). One who bleeds an animal, in order to
dress and eat the blood (a practice in Arabia in scarce times).
A X*yyc mazcbu-aty (A land) much afflicted with the pestilence.
A ‘Llyyo mazcbulaty (Land) watered by a shower.
a ijyc mu-abbihy One who recalls to memory. One who re
verences, honours, magnifies.
A ^yo mubiy A little water.
A ^.y 6 mu-abbiy W ho calls (any one) father.
A mu-biyaty (A country) afflicted with the plague.
A LX)yo mazcty Death, p To brave death.
A mazotdy (in construction for ^'yc mazcta') The dead.
A mu-tdby One who returns or comes.
p mu-ldb (orjlj^c), A rope-maker, particularly of hair.
a di\jy« mazclddy (corr. of mu^ldd. Quantity. (Hunter.)
a ^j\jyo mutdny A deadly distemper. Mawaldriy Dead stock
(as houses, or lands). Uncultivated land. Jiiyc mazstdnu'l
fu-ddy (fern. mazDtdnatu'l fu-dd) Stupid and foolish.
A mu-attaby Crooked, bent, distorted, wry (in the back
or eye). Mu-athby Cloathed with the garment called db.
A mu-tubisuty A bottle filled with milk.
A j' 6 mu-tabizy Injured in the tendon of the thigh, and
having the leg contracted.
x)a*jyQ Viu-tul Level. Quiet. Troubled in mind. Moved.

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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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