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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎815v] (1635/1826)

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 wuklun) The herb melilot.
A mukin, Certain of any thing. One who supposes.
a inazckut. Restricted to a certain definite time.
a mazokud) (fem. tnazckudat) Kindled.
a muwkuz, Beaten, battered. At the point of death.
a ijyiyo mazokuzaty (A sheep) killed with a club.
a mawkySy (fem.<Lj»j^ mazckusat) Scabby (camel).
a mazzkus. One whose neck is broken.
a mazckuty Broken and thrown on the ground, prostrated.
a mazcku^y Sharpened (sword or knife) on a whetstone,
keen, acute. (A hoof) worn or hurt on the stones. Occurring.
a L—ijiyo mazckufy Left or bequeathed for pious uses, conse
crated to God. Delayed, deferred, postponed, put off, suspend
ed, relinquished. Established, determined, fixed, supported. Be
longing or restricted to, dependent upon. Quiescent (having no
vowel). A legacy, a bequest.
A fjiye mawku/n, Extremely grieved, very sad.
k&jjtyo mazckunaty (A girl) kept at home.
A mazoku\ (pi. of md-ik) Foolish, brainless, stupid.
Mazokij/y One who is feared. Muwakka'y One who is very much
dreaded ; one whom every body shuns. Bold, strenuous,
r muky The sting of an insect. A sheep.
a mazskab also mazvkiby An army, forces, a large de
tachment, either of horse or foot; a choice body of troops ; life
guards ; a large cavalcade, riding especially on camels.
mazckibj/an-i scihry Certain angels which are said to have at
tended Muhammad in his ascent to heaven on the night called
02, laylatu'l miyruj. \Mukiby (A camel) bred for the
saddle, keeping close to a body of horsemen. (A bird) prepar
ing to fly ; also fluttering the wings when descending or lighting
on any place. Who puts (any one) in a passion.
A muzoakkity Ripening (dates).
a teyc mu-akkady Confirmed, corroborated. Redoubled. Ef
ficacious, powerful, strong. ^t^omu-akkud shudanyTo
be confirmed. a^a£^ mu-ukkadariy Confirmatively, repeatedly,
to the utmost. Mu-akkid (also d&yo muzcakkid)y One who con
firms, strengthens, binds close, connects. Who redoubles or reite
rates. Confirmatory.
p mukadahy Absolute. (Burhdn-i kuti^.)
a <j£yc mu-kily One who gives or offers any thing to eat. One
who slanders, and ruins another’s reputation. Mu-akkily Eating,
pasturing; fed. One who gives victuals or a livelihood.
a ^y< muzmikkal, Appointed guardian,commissary,superin-
tendant. A vicegerent, a substitute, a deputy. The demon sup
posed to guard the treasure buried in the earth. Muzoakkil,
One who appoints a lieutenant, a deputy, a substitute, a factor, or
agent; one who delegates power.
A maz °kin (and tezy< mazokinat), A bird’s nest upon a
mountain, or in a wall.
JnUjZyc maze kits y Anxiousy vexed.
a mazekuly Committed (to another).
A f£y< mazekuniy Very unhappy, tortured in mind, melancholy.
a Jly* mazel (from Jy-c), Being rich (especially in flocks).
Giving away one’s property. JSluly A spider.
p mul, Patience, expectation, delay. Retreat; repentance.
One who tarries or remains behind. A thief, a robber. A gal
lant, a paramour. A bastard. A wink, a signal with the eye.
a ^ tnawld, A slave. Mazeld or mullay A judge, the magis
trate of a large city. A lord, a master; and sometimes Omnipo
tence. JJU mazeld asfal, The inferior mawla or the client.
^Jx.\ y>y* mazeld a^la', The superior mawla or the patron,
mazeldndfuldriy My lord judge (such-a-one). This title
b)L<j mazcldndy is given to judges and prefects even by the king,
p muldmdly A tedious delay.
a tJ^y* mazold-iy Judgeship, lordship.
A mu-allib, An instigator, an exciter. One who raises
animosities, or carries on hostilities. A furious driver. Assem
bled or driven together (camels). A quick goer. One who
returns. Raining incessantly.
a<*JLc maze-alaty A refuge, an asylum. Mu-ulut (from
Being fat and thick.
a S\y<mazelid (from jJj), Procreating; getting children (as a
man), bringing them forth (as a woman). Nativity, birth. A
native country. An infant; a creature. Mulidy (A woman) in
labour, bringing forth. Muzeallady Procreated, begotten. Not
sufficiently examined, uncertain (proof). A foreigner; not true
Arabian (man, saying, or writing). Muzeallidy (A woman) who
brings forth, (or a man) who begets children.
A muzcalladaty (fem. of muzcallad) Born amongst
Arabians. (Any thing) recently made or invented. Inventions
of poets. Muzealliduty A midwife.
Vj±y< mdlishy Expectation, delay.
a ^yo miila^y Wishful, desirous, fond of, dedicated or addict
ed to, greedy. Muzealla^y Shining, splendid. (A horse or
bull) marked with oblong white and black spots; hence, a lan
guage composed of various tongues, as the Turkish interlarded
with Arabic and Persian.
a mulighy Who causes to lap.
a mu-lif or mulify One w ho renders familiar, accustoms,
uses, or associates. Familiarized. One w ho makes a thousand.
Mu-ullafy Composed, published (book). Mu-ullify One who com
pletes the number of 1000. Become 1000, made up that number.
One who joins two things together. One who collects together.
A compiler, a composer, author, editor. mu-allifu'l
asly An original author.
a mu-allufdty Compositions, writings.
A L^y* mu-allily One who sharpens or gives a point.
mu-limy mulimy or tuu-ulliniy Painful, afflictive, dolorific,
sad. Mu-lam or mu-allaniy Afflicted, distressed.
p te^^yc mulanjahy An insect which destroys corn, the weevil.

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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)
Arrangement

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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