'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [855r] (1716/1826)
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 & na “^ (from Lamenting, complaining, moaning.
A plaint, a moan. Rhyme, a rythmical oration; a company of
people uttering together a rythmical oration. Nawh or nuvah,
(pi. of^srli na-ihat) Female mourners. A^m/j,(iieb. 173) Noah,
r nuh) Ivy.
a navchat, Lamentation, moan, crying over the dead (as
female mourners), p jianhah /cardan, To lament (as
hired^mourners). To milk.
vy nazchahgar, One who laments, A hired mourner.
One who milks.
r nawhtdan, To weep, to lament,
p nukh, Plaint, moan, lamentation.
v te~Jd^y nazv-khustah, New risen, i. e. a youth. . .,LX>
^\=^y dd-awarun-i naw-khustah, Youthful warriors.
A i^y nazckhat (from £y3), Stopping, standing still.
p ^y3s>~y naw khati ^ulam, Early spring-grass.
v fc»^-y nuzokhanah, Good-nature, beneficence.
nawkhldan, To lament, to weep.
naw-khez, New-risen, fresh, tender.
a. £y nazcd (and ^Jy3 nazoadun) (from tiyi), Being moved,
agitated, waving, tottering, nodding (from drowsiness).
r i3yj nud, A dearly beloved son. Nazzad, The posteriors.
A a zb ad and nuzcad, Ninety, dy nawad bar, Ninety times.
A Ay na-ud, A misfortune, a disaster, a calamity.
p L^J^y naz ®ddran, (Aj\j]Ay nazoddrdnah and >J)\j\Ay nazc-
dat dm), Drink-money. Any thing given to the servant who
brings a present, or to a messenger of good news,
p A Ay nazodad, A fold.
p jAy nazodar, Any thing new and strange. Name of the son
of j^yy^c Minuchihr.
p dj^y nazodardn, Servants, apprentices,
p ii\jAy nazodarunah, Drink-money.
p Xj^y nazcdarah, A beloved offspring. Bold, warlike. Folded
up, rolled together, twisted. A particular mode of stitching. A
border sewed on a garment.
Pt3L;Jyj nudsdd, Any honourable profession or employment,
A bias to that which is useful and praiseworthy. (Buiuian).
a IjAy nawdalat (from ^Ay q), Being pendulous, hanging,
p LzJjAy naze-dazalat, An upstart.
p XAy nazcdah, Bold, warlike. The air, the atmosphere. Na-
xoadah, A grandchild. Beloved offspring.
Ajyj nazsr (fromjyJ), Being frightened, flying in horror from
any thing. The blossom (of a tree). Nur (frornyyi), Shining.
Light, the rays of light; splendor, illumination. An epithet of
G od. One who enlightens (applied as an epithet to Muhammad).
Knowledge. Truth. Quicksilver. A flower (especially white),
(pi. of Jd ndi) Fires, (pi. of j*y na-ur and J^y nazzur) Timid
(women or fawns). ,jy nur-i iluhty, Divine light. ,jy
(jUol nur-i imdn, Light of the faith, r /jy nur-i chashm,
Light of the eyes; a dearly beloved child. ,jy nur-i sd-
dah, Pure light, without any mixture of darkness. a\j'az ,jy
nur-i utzrd, The light of Jesus and Mary, p jy nur
gustardnidan, To display, to lay open. To turn to. To do good.
jy nur-i nakhustin, ,jy nur-ipastnov ,jy
nur-i mubin), An epithet of Muhammad.
a ^jy nurd, Depilatory.
p y nur ispahbud (Ay*~i\ jy nur ispahzzwd, jy
nur isfahbud, or Aysu^djy nur isfahwud), The rational soul.
p jy) nur-afshdn, Diffusing light.
p 4^y n ^ r dni, Serene, light, clear. Serenity, brightness.
nurdmyat, Light, splendour, brightness.
p j^jy nazsordzxar, A copper vessel,
p nazordhdn, A present, a donation. Good news.
P^A^Cjyj nur-bakhsh, Bestowing light.
a Xjy nawrat, A mark impressed by a hot iron. One flower.
A urat, Quick lime; also a medicine made of it and arsenic for
taking out hairs by the roots. A liniment of pitch with which they
bedaub camels for the scab. A sorceress, a female fascinator.
A ^jy nawraj, A ploughshare. An instrument (of wood or
iron) for beating out the corn. The vapour called C-JtL-c sardb.
A t&rjy nazxrujat, Whispering, tale-bearing, detraction.
r ‘■'/p nazeard, Going round, surrounding, travelling over. A
traveller. Collected, gathered. A ply, a fold, a twist. A scroll
(of paper). Any thing folded and round. The hem or any
thing sewed round the edge of a garment. Ready money. A
brute. Battle, combat, a quarrel, a law-suit. A gift, a present.
A weaver’s beam. Glory. Worthy, convenient, proper, excel
lent, approved, acceptable, agreeable. Like, resembling, equal,
of the same weight or measure, ^jy samand-i rah-
naztard, A horse that can travel well, '-jy , — L-, -; sayyuh-i
ja/xdn-nazoard, A traveller who has gone round the world.
Ajy sahra-nazoard shudan, To scour the country round.
p i^j^jy nawardan, To fold, to twist. A weaver’s beam, upon
which he rolls the cloth.
p XAjy nazcardah, A daughter’s son. A shirt, a shift. The
fore, also the back part of a vest. Any written attestation signed
by a judge. Twisted, plaited, folded, coiled. xA<A na-
w V" v J
zoarda-iptrdhan, Any kind of border sewed round a shirt.
p U^jy nazcardidan or nuzsariTtctan, To fold, to twist. To
travel, walk, wander, stray. To render nameless, to remove any
mark of distinction. To omit, to leave undone,
p XAJAjy nazoarcfidah, Folded up, twisted.
p U~jy naiSmras ') "ioung, fresh, tender, newly sprung, recent,
r <?c~ijy naw-rastah, A young tree, a shoot, a sapling,
p XA^yjy nazo-rastdah, New, fresh, germinating.
r tefjy nazcranjah, A lake, a pool. Name of a city.
~ p ^jy nur and, A translation.
v jsjy nazo-rdz, New year’s day (according to the Persian
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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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