'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [827r] (1658/1826)
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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1551
nasir, A defender, an assistant. (God) the giver of
victory. A canal; any channel through which water runs, that
especially made by a torrent.
a Nasarat, Nazareth in Galilee.
A nasify Pure, clear (colour), as £_*sl3 ndsi^ abyaz
(or ndsiiu'l baydz)^ Pure white, snowy.
a nusif, A domestic servant.
a lsus\j ndsifat, A channel, or the middle part through which
water runs; also a stone in mid-stream.
p l> ndsawdb) Not right, bad. Unwholesome, j
harzah wa nd sazsdb^ Vain and false (words).
p nasur. An old wound. A callosity.
a ndsiyat (or ndsiyah^JYhe forehead; the forelocks.
nasiyah-ildrdn-ipdk^S.ngeh. Holy men,saints.
A^li ndzZ) Possible, practicable, feasible. Easily accom
plished (any business). Silver money.
a ndzib, Far distant, wide (plain).
a ndzij, Ripe (fruit). Well-dressed (meat).
A ndzih, (A camel) which draws or carries water.
A^U ndzir^ Florid, vivid, splendid. Water-moss or lentils.
akhzaru ndzir, Beautifully verdant.
A t-jLit) ndzify One who breaks wind much.
A nuzil, A warrior, a champion.
A natiby A strainer, a colander.
A ndtih, (A ram) which buts with the horns. Meeting
in full career (two birds or beasts). Adversity. arCndtih,
The two horns of the ram, i. e. The two bright stars in the head
of Aries. laysa lahu ndtihun zca Id khd-
bitun.) He has neither sheep nor camel : i. e. he has no property.
a .Jo\i ndtir, The keeper of a vineyard or palm-garden. The
servant at a bath.
A ndtis } An examiner, a searcher, an observer.
A cjjJsl3 ndtif, A kind of confection, especially one white and
hard, made of the root ^usluj, boiled long with new wine,
sugar, and other ingredients.
A ndtikj Speaking; a speaker. Perspicuous (book). Ra
tional (animal). Live stock. The hypochondria or the waist.
j+z ghayr-i nditik, Dumb, irrational, hay-
wdn-i ndtiky A rational animal, man. hay-
zodn-i ghayr-i ndtik. An irrational animal, a beast.
a ndtikat) The faculty of speech. A&LU tuU-i nd-
tikat, A speaking parrot.
p JLli ndtily A weight of seven pounds, also one of two and a
half drachms.
a ndlilj A wine-measure, also whatever overflows it. One
draught of wine, water, or milk. l« tnd zafartu bi
ndtil, I have obtained nothing,
p c—'ikli nd talab, Uncalled.
Aj ndtur, The keeper of a vineyard.
p ndturi, A watch set over sown fields. (Burhan).
A Ja\j ndzir, One who sees, observes, inspects. A superinten-
dant, inspector, observer, supervisor, guardian, spectator, keeper,
purveyor, commissary. An officer employed in a judicial court
superior to all peons, or bailiffs; a sheriff. J&\j ndzir-i
&Myu/a/,Superintendant of household expenses. Jc\) ndizir
shudan, To look, to behold, to observe. ndzir-i dar
sardy, A servant of the royal household posted at the gate of the
palace to take an account of servants absent from their posts.
a xjc\j ndizirat, The eye. Sight, vision.
A ndzirah, The eye, sight, vision. Reading, studying.
v xjeti ndzirah-kh?dni) Reading (in opposition to re
peating by heart).
a ,*lsl3 ndzintj A composer, arranger, adjuster. A governor,
administrator. The chief officer of a province in whose hands
the protection of the country and the execution of the laws are
intrusted. A poet. (A fish or a lizard) marked with the lines
nizdmdn. (A hen) full of eggs, ndzim-i
ashlar, A composer of verses, a poet.
a ndzurat. Who is looked at or revered above all others.
nd<£bat) Swift (she-camel).
A 'Lg£\) nd^ijat) White (she-camel), one especially which they
ride when hunting wild bullocks. Plain, level (ground).
A nd^iSj Sleepy, drowsy, lethargic, p nd-Js
shudan, To fall asleep.
a iatli nd^it f One who eats ungracefully, who swallows one
half of a mouthful, and lets the other drop on his plate. One who
travels to a great distance. Name of a district in Arabia Felix,
of a mountain near Sanaa, and of a castle.
a <Ucl5 ndtifat, A loose, pendulous, flagging ear.
a nd^ikdniy Two stars in Orion.
A Jtli ndtdl) One who wears shoes or slippers; one who has
many of them. Hard, solid (hoof). The onager or wild ass.
A nddni) Soft, easy, convenient, gentle, tender, delicate.
Soft (silk). Easy (temper), cheerful, lively (countenance).
a<Uj:15 nd^imatj A garden, a meadow.
Ajjz\j nduir, A vein spirting out blood, not to be stopt. The
sail of a mill. A water-mill.
A ij ycli nd^urat) A mill, especially that which is turned by
weight of water, by the wind, or by cattle, for raising water
from a well or river, (so named from the sound it makes). A
water-bucket or pitcher. The nose, also the division of the nostrils.
A IrycU ndsMZ) One who produces a priapism called li*. 1 na^z.
a One who announces the death of another. The
news of any person’s death.
a<L^I) nddyat, (pi. of ndiJi) Those who bring intelli
gence of a person’s death,
p clj ndigh, The elm-tree.
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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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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.
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- 'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:845v, 845ar:845av, 846r:909v, back-i
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- Richardson, Sir John, 9th Baronet
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