'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [869r] (1744/1826)
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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z£azr and zcazar, (pi. of Sjjj tvazral and zcazarat) Pieces
of meat without bones.
A ifjJj toaz^iiff Clitoris mulieris. Gians penis. L>
ga ibna shammati'l zcazrati, 0 thou son of a whore ! IVaz-
rat or zcazaraf, A piece of meat without bones. IVazirat, Stink
ing (female). JFazirat (or kasirutu'l wat/rr/G,Thick-
lipped (woman).
A al zcnzratani, (dual) The two lips.
a Toazfan, One who makes haste.
a zcazfat. Clitoris.
a<L!Jj icazalat, Active (servant). Nimble, active, brisk. A
woman ; an old servant maid ; one with small hips.
A vsazam (from f«ij), Having the rope <uJ. wazamat
broken (a bucket). The rope which runs between the ears or
handles of a leathern bucket. Excrescences, warts in the uterus
of a camel, which prevent her breeding. Penis cum testiculis.
A LcJj zouzmu, Barren (woman).
a zcaza/nat, The fat tripe, the intestines. The rope which
runs between the ears or handles of a leathern bucket.
a zoazt/, A vestige, a mark.
A icazyat, Pain, disease. A defect. Little water. Cold
weather. X) Jj <0 U mu bihi zcazyat^ He is faultless.
A zvazilut) (pi. zvuzil) A piece of polished silver. A
slice of fat from a camel’s bunch or sheep’s tail. A looking-glass.
An active and talkative maid-servant with small hips.
a zoazlmat, An offering, especially of cattle sacrificed at
the temple of Mecca; the cattle so offered.
Pjj tear, A hoard on which boys are taught to write. Heat,
(for J\ j zca «gar), And if. (for^ ba? ) The breast, chest. When
added to nouns, it implies possession: as peshalizour. An
artificer, one possessing art. jy\>~ janzoar, Having life, a living
creature, an animal, a beast. rahwar, Possessing the road,
i. e. a traveller, sakhunzoar^ Having words, a speaker.
hunarzear^ Clever, skilful.
a zcarr (and i ty zsarrat) ) The hip-bone. The produce of
a fruitful season. A ditch.
p zearu (for Uyl «>*«)? Him, to him.
a a?ar«-«,What is behind; also, what is before. A son’s son;
grandchildren, posterity. The latter part. After, behind, beyond.
Besides, except. x\j» ^ min zoard or zcardi, Behind, on the
hinder part. Vo md zaardu'n' nahar, The country be
yond the river, i. e. Transoxania, Tartary, or Turin beyond the
Oxus. p U>. dar zcard-iparda-i khafd, Behind the
curtain of secresy. zsard-i zahr-i ahbdb.
Behind the backs of friends.
A wirds (from ‘•^y)? Receiving by inheritance.
h'&jj thirds at (from Receiving by inheritance. Heri
tage, hereditary right.
a j]yy zeirdd, (pi. of Jyj zoard), Roses. IVarrdd, A gardener.
JVurrddj (pi. of Ji^y zedrid), Those who water cattle.
P ‘^J (°p zcard zud) ) Behind or beyond
the river, Transoxania.
Pj]yy zeurdj (or jlyy zeurdz), A large hog. A boar,
p Jb-Jyy zzardstdd or roar istdd^ One’s lot or portion from pro
vidence. An allowance of meat and clothins 1 .
p j^,jl^!yy zz>ar istddaii) To rise up or stand upon the feet.
A wardshin, (pi. of zeurashdn) Wood-pigeons.
a H>iVa£ (from i?yy), Gathering together scattered camels,
in order to be numbered by the tithing-man. Separating those
which are in a body. Concealing one’s camels in another’s herd,
or in another field, that the tithe-gatherer may not see them. (pi.
of zourtat)) Precipices, places of danger.
a ^jyy ward^ (also zoard^it) (from £jy), Being timid,
terrified. Being cautious, especially in doubtful points, afraid of
doing any thing unlawful or sinful. Being moderate, pious, mo
dest, temperate, continent. Being weak, small, slender,
p i|yy zoardgh) The glow, light, and flame of a fire.
A zzarrdf, Verdant, of a bright green.
A oil? (from ,Jjj), Being leafy. The surface of the
ground verdant with herbage. JVirdk^ The season when trees
are green. Stamped money. JVarrdk, A
writer
The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping.
. A monied man.
A< ^ll? wirdkat. The art of writing books.
A ttardkl, (pl.of iLj zoarkd) She-wolves. Hen-pigeons.
A voirdk, A cushion placed on the fore part of a camel’s
saddle and doubled under. The fore part of a camel-saddle on
which the rider rests his foot when tired; the cloth spread over it.
p j^yy zzardm, Any deficiency of weight or measure for which
a deduction is made. Light and easy. Name of a city in Persia.
p jbljlyy wardndbdd) A fabulous monster, supposed to live in
the mountain of Ahiraman. It is described as a kind of flying
hydra. (Perhaps the name should be zcayrandbad.
Living in the desert). (See dhiraman.)
p jr'-'lu zoardmbar^ On the other side, on that side.
A< *^Ll? wuruniyat, The buttocks, hips.
a b|yy zoardyd, The creatures of God.
p A^’y lj]jj zcard-i past o buland, The invisible world.
A zcarb, The den of a wild beast; the mouth of the hole
of a field-mouse or a scorpion. The membrane between the ribs
or the fingers. An interpolation. A member, a joint. The but
tocks, the hips. fVirb, Industry, skill, ingenuity, art, cunning.
Warab (from c_^y), Being corrupt, and degenerated (stock).
JVarib, Corrupt. Loose or low-hanging (cloud).
A jy zcarbat, A member.
r zoar-band. The poitrel of a horse.
p ‘ ) ^yJjy zcar-pdshnah (also zcar-poshah), A woman’s
mantle or veil.
wart or roar/, Naked. IVarat (for yj* zcar to or J^ty
zca agar to) If thou.
p Vijj zvartd) (in ancient Persian) A rose.
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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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:845v, 845ar:845av, 846r:909v, back-i
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