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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎840r] (1684/1826)

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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Kjf-J nusur, (pi. of^ nasr) Eagles. Vultures. Pieces of
flesh hard and dry.
a nusus (from nassa')^ Becoming dry. Becoming
thirsty (the kata bird). Being dishevelled (hair).
a nusu^ (from j_««J), Being bare (the gums). Being
loose (the teeth). Travelling, (pi. of nisuit) Twisted
thongs with which they bind camels’ pack-saddles.
a t— nasuf) (A camel) tearing up grass by the roots. (A
horse) moving the feet near the ground when running. (A
horse) raising his knees near to the bridle (when going to leap).
Bong and difficult (ascent of a mountain). A T wsi//(from u-i-J),
Biting. The mark of a bite.
a (Jj-—’ nusul (for (J—.'), Changing (the feathers), moulting.
Dropping off. Falling off (as garments).
a nasulat, (A woman) distinguished by a numerous off-
spring. (v\n animal) kept for breeding.
A niszzlt/) Womanly, female.
nasaha, Veiny. (Hunter.)
r nas-hunitan, (in ancient Persian) To cook.
A nasi/ (from Hurting the nerve of the thigh called
Lj nasa. Forgetting. Neglecting, omitting. Milk mixed with
water. N/sy (from Forgetting. Neglecting, omitting.
A thing forgotten or unworthy to be remembered. A men-
struous cloth thrown away. Any thing thrown away or dropt as
useless. Nast f Pained in the nerve Lj nasa. Nasty, One who
is not numbered with others, as despised or unworthy. Forget
ful. Intercalary days of a lunar year.
a nasi-a(from L-j), Delaying,deferring,procrastinating.
Thin, watery milk. (A woman) supposed to he pregnant from
the stoppage of the menses. An embolism of a month, or rather
the throwing back of one, as Muharram into Safar.
A Lj nasya, (A woman) pained in the nerve Lj nasa.
A jjLJ nasyan, Forgetful. Nisyan (from Forgetting.
Forgetfulness. Oblivion. Lethargy. 1.—Lj nisyan mansi-
yan, By forgetfulness and neglect.
p ^LJ nisyan, Opposition, contradiction.
a ^^wJ nasib (from ■....'>), Celebrating (a mistress) in
verse. Related to another. Hindi in rank or birth.
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a iJJ nasi-at (or <LJ nasi-ah), A purchase or sale on credit,
p aLJ nasi-atan ishtira kardan, To buy on credit.
a<L~J nusayyut (<\'ux\. of nisxcat) Little women.
a nastj, Woven. Incomparable, sole, unique. A weaver.
A<Gsn.^J nasijat, A web, any thing woven. Opposite (as one
wind to another).
p J'.-J nastkh, A kind of silken stuff embroidered with gold.
Weak in mind, foolish. Pleased with one’s self.
P nasldan, To put, to place, to leave,
p nasirant, A place w here the sun shines not. A window.
a nasis, The last breath. Great diligence, excessive
labourer study, a vigorous effort. Extreme hunger. Nature,
innate disposition, natural form. Two veins in the brain, jj-’
<^c balagha minim nastsuhu, He is almost dead.
A --J nasisat, Detraction, slander, private malicious whis
pering. The moisture of a burning billet exuding at the extre
mity not in the fire.
A j--»J nasigh, Perspiration, sweat.
A J-J nasif, A secret, any thing spoken in a whisper. The
mark of a bite of an ass. A place on the sides of a camel desti
tute of hair. A mark on the skin. A line on the face or hands.
A nasifat, A kind of blackish pumice-stone with which
they rub the feet. Black burnt stones.
j nasik, Joined in order.
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A L> *~J nasik, Gold and silver.
a nasikat, A sacrifice, a victim. A thick segment or
ingot of gold or silver.
a > nasil, Melted honey separated from the wax. Fea
thers or hairs falling 1 from animals.
^ iL-j nas7/«, Veined. Of good breed. (Hunter).
p ^Lj nastlah or nusilah, A string or troop of horses.
A nasim (from j*«J), Breathing gently (wind or odours).
A gentle gale, a zephyr, a breeze, a fragrant air. The breath.
Perspiration. ,*--J nasim-i sahar, The morning-breeze.
nasim-i ^ambar-shamim, A gentle gale sweet
as ambergris.
p jj^-J nasiman, (in ancient Persian) Prayer, worship.
p <L*J nasiyah, Delay, adjournment, respite, credit.
a nasi-a, Delayed, deferred. nasi-a, A
month which the Pagan Arabians kept holy instead of another;
as^Lc? Safar for Muharram, in order that three months,
during which they were prohibited from fighting, might not fol
low one another. (In old times they lived almost entirely on
plunder, and a tedious peace was distressing.)
nash, Shade, a shady place. Nash, Alike, resembling,
equal. Phlebotomy. A wild pine-tree.
A nashsh (from nashsha), Driving gently. Mixing.
A weight of twenty dirhams, dirhems, or drachmas.
A nash-a (from U>), Growing, increasing; growing up,
being educated (amongst others). Rising (as a cloud). A stone
in the bottom of a w atering-trough. A high cloud, or one begin-
ning to gather. A young camel, (pi. of Youths.
a \JLinashd (from Perceiving, or snuffing up (an agreea
ble smell). Understanding, receiving (intelligence). Being
overcome with wine. The perception of an agreeable smell. A
head-ache or crop-sickness (from over-drinking), (pi. of SlL
nashut), Dry trees, (for nashdstaj), Starch.
t t £. ^
A uJ (from l£J), Growing, increasing; growing up
(amongst others). Being borne upward (a cloud). A tender
plant just appearing (above ground). A cloud borne aloft, and
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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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