'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [834v] (1673/1826)
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 naliS) A one-year old wild she-ass. Nuhs, The bot
tom of a mountain.
A nahz (or <Uia^ nahzat) (from Laying bare or
stripping (the flesh off a bone). Urging, pressing, being im
portunate. Making sharp or thin (the head of a spear). Flesh,
especially of the thighs.
a kac -1 nahtj A sob, a secret crying. The hard breathing of
an overloaded horse. The hem, or sound made by a washer or
fuller when beating cloths with a beetle. Chiding, checking. A
repulse given to one who asks.
a Zlzszr nahtat, A disease in the breast, to which horses and
camels are subject.
A [izssr nuhofa, (pi. of iLac'’ naluf) Thin, lean.
jjcA Jasr 1 na/m/tf, (fut. yanhalu) He bestowed (a gift).
a Jsar nahl (from (J-asT*), Attributing, imputing (to one, the
verses or sayings of another). Bees. Nuhl (from Pre
senting (a gift). Granting(to a woman her marriage-gift, por
tion, or settlement) especially voluntarily.
a nuhlan, A present, a gift, a donative.
\ nahlat, One bee. Nihlat, An appointment of a mar
riage-portion. A gift. A law-suit. Nth lutein. Of one’s own
accord, voluntarily.
A nahla', (pi. of nuhil and nahll) Lean (ca
mels). Nuhla*, A gift, a marriage-portion.
a nahm (from j*^)* Coughing, spitting. Groaning, sob
bing. Growling (as a leopard). Nahum (equivalent to
na^am), \ es. Nihamm,\Y\io groans, sobs, or sighs very much.
a nahnu, \V e. nahnu nafsunu, We, ourselves.
a nahnahut (from Q)> Making a noise in the throat
by coughing. Grumbling (the belly). Repulsing wdth contempt.
nuhzs (from y^), Going towards (another); seeking,
aiming at, hitting (him). A way, path, tract. A mode, manner.
on’ nahic, Grammar, syntax, etymology, inflection, declen
sion. Literal speech, according to the rules of grammar. Nah-
tco, As, like, about, towards, near. ys& kanahtsa, Agreeable to.
a mthwa, Tremor, yawning.
AjjssTnuhur, (pi. o? jssr nahr) Throats, sticking-places in
animals, (metaphorically) Boundaries, frontiers,approaches. Be
ginnings of days, months, or new-moons.
♦ __
a nahus, Bad, ill, unfortunate.
•• • — •
nuhusat (from ^ser), Being unfortunate, unlucky
(the day). A bad presage, an unhappy accident, a misfortune.
p duruzo-i nuhusat, A scorbutic medicine.
a ijCjs^nahus, A young wild ass. An ass having no colt and
without milk. A she-camel too fat to conceive. Nuhus (from
i^sr), Being very fat. Paying (another) what is due.
A ^=sr nuhuz (from ^^ssr), Being extenuated. (pl.of^asT
nuhz) The bases of mountains.
A nuhul (from Being emaciated, lean.
a nahwd > , (pi. of nuhl) Those who incline, or who
tend towards. Nuhzcly, Pertaining to grammar ; a grammarian.
a nihy, nahy, ovnaha', (pi. nuhiy) A leather bottle
in which they put up butter ; an earthen vessel for holding milk.
An arrow with abroad head. A species of soft moist dates. Nuhl,
Reclining on the side. Nahly, (Camels) leaning to one side.
a nahtb (from l-^sT) Weeping excessively, crying
aloud, howling, shrieking.
a 'Lssr nahyat, (in comp, with al kawdri^)
nahyatu'l kuzedri^, One whom misfortune threatens.
a nalilt, Nature. A comb. A flux, a looseness in the
belly. (A camel) having the edges of his hoofs worn. A stran
ger who mixes amongst other people. Vile, contemptible.
a nahitat, Nature. A looseness in the belly.
a nahlh (from nahha), Rumbling (as the belly).
a nahlzat, Nature. A way, mode, manner, habit, cus
tom. A kind of flap fastened round the lower part of a tent. A
long tract of country, not less than a mile.
A nahls, Scarce, disastrous (year).
a nahls, A camel fat and not conceiving.
a nahlz, (fern, nahlzat) Firm-fleshed, plump
(th igh). Emaciated, lean, destitute of flesh.
a nahlt (from ka^), Sobbing, crying secretly. The
hard breathing of an overloaded horse.
a nahif, Lean, meagre, weak, slender, r
nahlf kardan, To make lean, to extenuate.
a nahif 1, Leanness.
a ^yssr nahll, Lean (camel).
A nahlm (from j^’)? Lowing. Howling (as a panther).
A voice, a sound in the breast or throat.
p ^A carpet beautiful on both sides; having a long
pile. A small carpet with a short pile. One rope-yarn of an
untwisted rope, of which they make carpets. A small thread of
silk or linen. A raw thread of yarn of any sort. A rank of sol
diers and the like. A little, few. Name of an evil spirit in Ma-
zandaran. A ploughshare. Nukh, Following one step by step.
a ^ nakhkh (from ^ nakhkha), Travelling with great ex
pedition. Driving with violence. Making (a camel) to lie
down by crying ikh ikh. The camels which are made to
kneel before the officer appointed to collect the tithes of cattle
for religious uses. An oblong carpet. Nm/cM'/j, Marrow.
p^ksT nakhdrah, Fasting.
A i —r~}.j'^'nakhdr!b, (pi. of Fissures in stones.
a ^.ksT nakhds, A thong sewed betwixt two pieces of leather.
A ikh as, A bit of wood with a hole in the middle inserted into an
axle-hole which has been worn too wide. Nakhkhds, One who
sells captives; also cattle taken as plunder. A driver. An ap
praiser of cattle.
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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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