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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎832v] (1669/1826)

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 jUi natlja-ifu-ad f The intention of the heart.
natija-i kalam, The substance of a speech. Upon the whole,
in a word. pji naiija-i lazimuU ihtrgaj, A con
clusion drawn from undeniable premises. <u£V;j •
matlub-i sahlh wa nutija-i sarlh, The real intention and
evident consequence.
p ^LsT 4srcj natljah-bakhsh, Fulfilling the desire, causing to
succeed.
nallf, (A camel) whose hair has been pulled or fallen
off (so as to require to be anointed with pitch),
p natll, Fraud, imposture.
a nass (from nassd), Divulging, publishing. Anoint
ing, bedaubing, dressing (a wound). Sweating, exsuding. A
wall moist and sweating. ^cissun nassun, Bad (speech).
a lli nasa, What is said of one (commendatory or otherwise).
a d-'liJ niseis, Whatever one is anointed with. Nussas, Slan
derers of the absent.
Pjlii nisar. Money which is thrown amongst the people at
marriages or on other festive occasions, (in comp.) Scattering,
strewing. dur-nisar, Scattering pearls, i. e. eloquent.
yJbsT yjd jb\y>- jawdhir-nisar-i tahkik shudan, To strow
the gems of certainty and truth, i. e. to relate any thing true.
AjlD nisur (from jd>), Scattering, dispersing. Using many
words, being diffusive in speech. Having a numerous offspring.
Offering, exhibiting, presenting. A scattering, dispersion. A
sacrifice, p Ai3 nisar shudan, To be killed. A Nusdr, Any
thing dispersed or strown about.
a sjd) nusarat, Any thing scattered. Crumbs falling from a
table.
T nisdr-chtn, One who catches or gathers the money
thrown amongst the people at marriages and other festivities.
PjjJojlli nisdridan, To scatter (money and the like).
A Jli) nisul, Money or other things which are scattered.
A<LibJ nusdlat, Earth taken out of a well.
A nisj, Timid, cowardly, worthless. Nusuj, The buttocks.
a jdi nasr (fromy^)? Dispersing, scattering. Employing many
words, being diffusive in speech. Having a numerous offspring.
Rejecting. Drawing off (a coat). Blowing with violence any
thing disagreeable out of the nostrils j sneezing (as cattle,
ortte being applied to men). An oration, a prose-composition.
JSusir, Talkative. Nusar, Any thing falling or scattered.
A iyJ nasrat, A sneeze, sternutation. The division or space
between the mustachoes, under the nose ; that part in a lion. A
large coat of mail easily put on. an' nasrat, Two small
stars in the nose of the Lion; the eighth mansion of the moon.
a Jli nasi (from Jij), Throwing earth (out of a well), clean-
ing (it). Taking arrows (from a quiver), or provision (from a
bag), emptying (them). Throwing off or putting on (a coat of
mail). Putting minced or sliced meat (into a pot). Voiding
dung (a solid-hoofed animal). Nasal, A ditch, a furrow from
which the earth is dug.
a <LbJ naslat, A large coat of mail. The division or space
between the mustaches under the nose. Remains. 1 at flesh.
A nasm (from y-i)? Talking indecently.
a yJ nasw (from jii), Divulging. Scattering. Destroying.
a nasur, A woman who bears many children. (Asheep)
sneezing. (A sheep) which has dugs with large orifices.
AkyJ nusut, Quiet, rest, repose.
A JyJ nasal, (A woman) who puts chopt meat into a pot.
a nasls (from dd) nassa), Exuding, sweating. Being
divulged (news).
A jdj nasir (fromyJ), Sneezing (as beasts).
A J-i3 nasil, Dung. Any solid-hoofed animal.
a <LLl3 nastlat, Earth taken out of a well. Remains. Fat flesh,
p ^ naj or nuj, The inside of the mouth.
a Ur najd (from ^sT), Escaping, being liberated, set free, or
emancipated. Looking at intently. Making haste, being swift
or expeditious. Excoriating, skinning, peeling. Cutting, lop
ping. A skin, when taken off. Wood, timber; a branch of a
tree, a rod, a staff, a stick. The timbers of a camel’s saddle.
High ground, to which the water does not reach.
an' najd, an' najd, Flight! Flight! escape for your life !
a .tUr najd-a (from ysT), Escaping, being liberated, set free,
emancipated. Making haste, outstripping. An asylum, a place
of refuge. Nijd-a, (m ofysT) Doing any thing privately (with
another), telling a secret, (pi. of najw) Clouds, (pi. of
najiy) Confidants.
A<uUr najdbat (from c—osT), Being generous, liberal, high-
minded. Generosity, nobleness.
A if be* naj-at, An earnest look, especially of importunity.
a s\sf?najdt (from^sr'), Looking at intently. Escaping. Libe
ration, freedom, salvation, escape, flight. A swift-going camel.
Aviditjq envy. High ground to which the water does not reach.
Ground from whose trees bows and wands are cut. The branch
of a tree. A mushroom, a fungus. p^tXi C^Ur najdt shudan, To
escape, to get to a place of safety. To obtain freedom. d-'U^
najdt kardan^o set at liberty, to save, to rescue.
a cL.'Ur najjds, An examiner, an inquisitor.
A n(l jah (from )> Happening fortunately. Shaking
a bucket in a well that it may become filled with water. Good
success, p najdh sdkhtan, To gain a victory.
kte-XsfT najdhat, Patience.
A nujdkh, The sound of coughing.
a iUUr najjdkhat, (A woman) who sweats, and wipes away
moisture. Sonum genitalibus edens in congressu (mulier).
ajUc”’ nijdid, A sword-belt. (pi. of Sss? najd) High grounds.
Carpets, mats, floor-cloths, cushions, or any thing similar.
c\sfrtalldi^u nijdidr, One whothinksexaltedly, who meditatesgreat

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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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