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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎863v] (1733/1826)

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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p \* bayQ wu shikaftan. To act as broker Often a local commercial agent in the Gulf who regularly performed duties of intelligence gathering and political representation. ,
p wdshkardahf Made, formed, prepared, ready. Quick,
light, active, brisk.
p zoush-gunah) Inverse, upside down.
A zsdshil, High (mountain), whence water flows. One
who receives a small portion, poor.
p H ashing Name of a river and town. ^
a wdshimat, A female painter of the body and hands.
of the watchmen.
p <*wdj washah. Darkness covering the fields towards break of
day. (for bashah), A sparrow-hawk or merlin.
A zeds hi, A whisperer, slanderer, an informer. (A man)
having a numerous offspring. A weaver.
a zedsib, (fern. zedsibat) Eternal (punishment).
zedsiban, Perpetually, continually, always.
aLJj zedsibat, Extensive (desert).
a zedsif, A praiser. A describer.
A zads/fdn, (Pers. pi. of A zedsif) Describers.
a zodisil, One who joins, meets, arrives. Arrived, met.
Joined, connected, coupled. What is collected (of the public
revenue), p zedsil kardan, To cause, arrive, to join.
a zodsildt, The total collected under every description.
a zodsil bdkl, Collections and balances.
A aLLslj zsdsilat, A woman who adds her own or other false
hair to another’s head.
a ^ 5 *^ zzdsi, Contiguous, uninterrupted. An executor.
zedzih, Evident, manifest, clear, apparent, undoubted.
al wdzih, The morning-star. hujjat-i zod-
zihah, An evident proof, an undeniable argument.
a zedzihdt, Evidences, things incontrovertible.
k zsdziliat, Clear, evident (thing). The front teeth
which appear in laughing.
a zcdzifr One who puls, places, or establishes. An inven
tor, a founder. (A woman) without a veil. One who conceives
a little before menstruation, zeazi^l kdnun (also
toas/'^wV ndmus), A legislator.
a zedzi^ut, A bad woman. (Camels) feeding on the
shrub zu^at.
a )e\j zea-t, A battle, a combat. Perturbation, agitation.
a zsoa-tat, xV deep place (of water). High ground.
A zedlid, Firm, solid, steady.
A^ zadti-at, Beggars, mendicants.
a zedgd, (A cloud) portending rain, (ahorse) promising
speed, (a day) promising heat or cold.
A W d-^idat, (Ground) promising a good crop,
p zod^idi, An appointed time. (Castellus.)
a ^\j wd<ar, Rough and difficult (place).
A ia^j zed^izy A preacher, monitor, admonisher, adviser.
a zed^iyut, (A woman) retaining any thing by memory.
Clamorous (woman). Attentive (ear).
A wdghir, Enraged, fretting.
p wdghil, Victuals ready dressed.
zodghil, One who goes to a drinking-party uninvited,
p < j'j zodf, A nightingale. A singer.
a zedfid, An approacher, a comer. An ambassador. (A
camel) preceding the troop.
a wqfidani (or al zodjiddni). The cheeks, or
their prominent parts. C—>lc ghdba zodjiddhu, He grew
old or decrepit.
A zedfidun, (pi. of zodfid) The chief men of a city;
rulers, officers, peers.
a ji\j zsdjir, Abundant, plentiful, copious; much, many; rich,
opulent, wealthy. Ample, large (garment). Long (bearded),
ji'yll al zsdfir, A species of verse whose caesura is mu-
fd^ilatun six times repeated, zzdjiran, Sufficiently, enough.
a ijsSj zedfirat, (fern.) Rich. al zvdjiraty A large fat
ram’s tail. A long ear. A long slice of fat. The world. This life.
p 1} wdfardkhtan. To sell, resell; to sell again.
A Jilj zoujil, Full-grown, full-sized (reed).
A zedijih, The head man of a church.
zadfi, Sincere, honourable, faithful to promises or en
gagements. Complete, perfect, entire, full (weight), just (mea
sure). Plentiful, copious, numerous, many. It is also equivalent
tojJ zd or sahib. ul waft, An Arabian drachm.
A <Li^ zodjiyat, (fern, of zodfi) Full, perfect. al
zedjiyat, Full weight or measure. c-ilL!! altdf-i zadjiyah,
Many favours. Sjy* suratu'l wd/iyat, The first chapter
of the Kur’an.
p zodk, A fabulous tree whose fruit resembles various ani
mals which make a noise. A frogf. The croakinor of a fro^.
o o o
A kind of bird.
A ^*1? zodkih, Hard (hoof or nail).
A zodkiz, One who throws prostrate.
a Jf dkisat, Name of a station on the road to Mecca.
a zedki^, tailing; befalling, happening, arriving, occur-
ring, appearing, intervening. Necessary. Transitive (verb),
i JU- jJdj zodki t hdil, 1 he state of the case, the thing as it hap
pened. p s/iMt/£M, To happen.
kat dan, To happen, a ghayr-i zvdikit, \ neuter verb.
^ l 'wakif^, Very true, very right, certainly.
an nasru Izodki^, The falling vulture, i.e. the constellation
, of the Lyre. Uilj zedki^dn, In tact, really, happening thus.
I a zssdki^dt, Accidents. Occurrences. Intelligence.
A<ui!j zedki^U, An accident, a misfortune. A battle, encoun-
i ter, conflict. Death. Occurrence, news, intelligence. Strong,
sbenuous, brave (man). A dream, a vision. al zedki^at,
The day of judgment, p ^ ^ w^dki^ah shudan, To die.

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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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