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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎814r] (1632/1826)

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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p Qjjjy 0 ^ kulam-i na mazozun, Ill-chosen words, disa
greeable speech.
A £j»jyo ma&zunat, A silver coin current in Morocco of the
value of twenty-four fulus.
p muzah) A boot, either the outer part or the lining. A
stocking. Muzah or ma&zah, A kind of sweetmeat, Xjy<
muzah nihddan, To give over travelling, to stay at home. X\ya
Jy ?nuzah zoa gil f A difficult business.
Xjj-*: muzah-bdlln, Soft lining in the heel of a shoe,
pjjj muzah-doZ) A boot-maker.
xjyc muzah-gir^ A horse that bites his rider,
p tnuzah-ndltn, Large boots; a kind of clogs worn
to keep the feet of boots clean.
a uS)** mu-zt (or muz't) A maker of the canals called
\j\ izd. One who benefits, enriches, or multiplies a hundred fold.
One who repays. Timid, fearful. Mu-azzl, A maker of the
canals called \j\ izd.
p j ycmbj, A pond or tank. Mvj^ Grief, sorrow,
p mujdri) A narcissus; hence, a beautiful eye, looking
languishingly and amorously, and having a mole at the side.
p xj^e mojah) A pond or tank. Mujah, Sorrow, grief, afflic
tion. Name of a sweetmeat 0 *' f ^ *
A rnaies, A shaving of the hair. Mas, A graving-tool,
a pen-knife. A razor. Mazeus, A whisperer, a tale-bearer.
p Ljy.< musd, A companion. An easy, good, or agreeable work.
Monthly pay. (Castellus.)
a musd-i, Judaism (the religion of Moses).
a u —musib (or mu-assab), Woolly, fleecy (ram),
p x^j^y-c mu-tuturdah also mustardah, One whose head is
shaved, A calender monk, a shaveling. Bald.
a Musij, Name of a town in Tihamah.
p mosakh, The threads worn by the Brahmans.
A musikh or muioassikh, One who dirties or soils (a gar
ment. Muzeassakh, Dirtied.
a musid, One who sets (a dog) at game.
a mu-assir, One who ties or squeezes close.
A mu-assas, Founded, built. Mu-assis, One who lays
a foundation. One who corroborates or strengthens. A founder.
a tnusat, The middle of a house.
a musa^, Rich, wealthy.
a mu-sif, One who makes melancholy, one who afflicts.
One who provokes to anger, who irritates.
p’jlius^o musikdr^^&SLAy? tnusikdanov musiktddn'),
A musician. Music. urbub-i Ttiusikav , Musicians.
a &Liyo musikatp Fruitful (palm-tree), loaded with fruit.
g tnusikl, (Mowcrixri) Music, urbdb-i
alm-i musikl), Skilled in music, excellent musicians.
A J~s^e mu-assal, Pointed, sharp (spear).
A mazesim, A time, a season. A place of meeting. The
season when the pilgrims assemble at Mecca; the place marked
out for their meeting ; the people who assemble them ; the fairs
then and there held, r mazesim-i bahdri, The season
of spring. ^ ,^»yo mazcsim-i gul, The season of roses.
a rnusiu, (fem. musinal) (A well) which causes
(any one) to faint with its noxious vapours.
musanh, Tobacco of Tartary (which is black).
A muzcasieis, One who speaks or mutters to himself.
a mazesum, Marked, signed, impressed (as a camel)
with a hot iron. Named, called, waizsdmun bi'l
khayr, Marked with excellence, having good signs.
kbcysyc mazesumat, (Ground) watered by spring-rains, or
which produces spring-herbage.
\dJ)yiyo mazosunat, Idle, sluggish (woman).
a musazciy, Mosaic, belonging to Moses,
p dw.-y.-o musah or mazcsah, A bee. A wasp.
a musa\ (heb. nt^O) Moses. A razor,
kitdb-i musd' , The books of Moses, the Pentateuch.
a mu-si, A consoler, a comforter. One who prescribes
patience. One who preserves a remainder.
p musij ah (and ij&ytyo musichuh), Wood-pigeons,
ring-doves. A certain insect. Pipes made of unequahreeds.
pjliuw»^c musikdr (or Jliu-jj-c musikdt), Pipes made of un
equal reeds. Pandean pipes. Name of a bird whose bill is
perforated with holes through which it emits a musical sound.
o musiki, (Movcrixri) Music.
kj~y< mazesh (from Gleaning (a vine).
p (jlyo mush, A mouse. A chaffinch. fl jLyc mush-i
dashti, (^H ,^£yc mush-i sahrd-i orj^,^ye mush-i kur),
A field-mouse, a mole (especially one with a red back, a white
belly, a long tail, white at the extremity, with short fore feet. It
leaps rather than runs. The Arabians hunt and eat it. (Cas-
tellus.) Mosh, Grief, sorrow, cry, lamentation.
a mushdn, A kind of sweet fresh date.
a l—'- iy-c mu-ashshab, (A man) of a mixed race. Mu-ash-
shib, An irritator, an exciter of discord and animosity,
p j_£jLw£j~c mush-bdzi, A sort of firework.
A ^~*y«muwashshah 9 Clad with any thing, especially obliquely,
as a scarf from the shoulder to the opposite side. Ornamented.
(Verses) arranged so that the initials of each line being put to
gether form some word or verse.
A Cij}\j£?*yc mushahdt, A sort of odes. ,
(j^y° mush-kJi’dr, An eagle that lives upon field-mice.
mush darbandi, A plant growing in Darband
which the natives bruise and form into little bougies, and use as
an eye-salve. It is also good for the gout and swellings.
a jJ*y: mu-asshar, Notched, teethed like a saw. Thinned.
y*y> ju^al-i mu-ashsharu'l ^azudayn, A beetle

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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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