'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [870v] (1747/1826)
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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1G40
fJJ
thing given. If ark, zcirk, or zcarik, The hip, or haunch-bone,
i he buttocks, the haunches. The knotty part of a branch. tVirk,
I he side of a bow. A bow made of the knotty part of the branch.
Jl urk and xcuruky (pi. of zairak) Clothes spread over the
fore part of camels’ saddles and doubled under. IVarak (from
^■yt n g' on the side, having the hip .touching the ground.
Reclining on the hip. The hip-bone.
p *■— zcarak, A species of thorn used for heating ovens. JVu-
rik y An eagle. A dove.
F & ar ku i A falcon. A kind of pigeon.
a \£jj zcarka, (fern, of azcrak') Large-hipped (woman).
V J^J 3 ' v:ar kui '> Busy, occupied. Every kind of fruit not pro
duced from a tree, as melons, cucumbers, gourds, and the like.
F izurkak) A rapacious bird of the kite-species, with
black eyes encircled with yellow, a dark green beak, a dusky
brown belly, and brown feet; it feeds on mice.
zcarkaluj, A broken finger.
uarkata, (in ancient Persian) A bone.
p Kar bar dan (for bar kardan), To extol, exalt,
raise high. I o pull up, tear out, or extirpate. To throw away.
To prop, to support. To burn, to set fire to.
r near kardah, Kindled, set on fire.
p tzurlcak) A falcon which feeds on carrion.
p XjZjj IVarkohy Name of a city in Irak.
A wifka' or xcurka\ Root, origin, stock.
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p 0^5 icarga, A black grain growing amongst corn.
p J^y war gar, Fruits produced twice a year.
p rcargdh i A kind o r hawk. A ditch, pool, or marsh. A
stove in a bath.
p wargashtan, To overthrow. To be ruined.
P >*C'J & ar gv t Speak thou.
p tear gosh (or wtirgoshl), An ear-ring having
a long drop. The lobe or pendulous part of the ear.
p ^ zcargah, A beam, a joist, a rafter.
a Jjj zearal, (pi. zcirldn) An animal of the lizard-specie
" | lh a broad head » a rou S h sVm, of a reddish yellow, swift of foo
with envenomed teeth and a sting-tail.
p ^ 5 *^ Jyy waral-muhl, A water-newt, an eft, an asker.
p war am (for * tea agar man), And if I (do it).
A rear am (from ^), Swelling, becoming inflated (tl
skin). Shooting, growing high (a plant). Being angry, enrage.
A tumour, an imposthume. Inflated.
JUy warmal kardun (or JUjj Karmuliaikm
To run away in terror.
warm all dun, To tuck up the skirt and sleeves <
one s garment. To run awnv.
p Barmandagi, Cholic, from indigcsiion or replelio,
p war man, (in ancient Persian) He.
r \jj* warnd or tcurnd, A youth. A turtle-dove, a blue-coloured
pigeon. Wheat. Good, fair.
f wurnds, Careless, indolent, senseless,
p j*liyy uarndm, A surname. (♦^yy To surname,
p •• warndmah. Superscription of a letter.
zcarndn, Useful, productive of advantage. A mediator.
A<U(« zeurnat, A name of the month »j Zu y l ka^dah
P ^S’J waranj, Greedy, gluttonous, avaricious.
p (^sT'y waranjan (also ^rr^vy wuranjln), A ring of gold or
silver worn by women on their w rists and ankles,
r AsTij Waranjah, Name of a famous general,
p zcarand, A spider and its w eb.
p zccrrnndac:, Sketching or doing any thing roughly. Tak
ing the measure of garments.
p war nishastan. To mount on horseback, or into a
carriage. To embark on board a ship.
p J 3 jy warnak, A celebrated palace of Bahrain king of Persia.
waning, A patch. A darning.
p warmth (for ^y^y wa agar nah), And if not, otherwise.
p j'yjy war war (and warzedrah), A royal seat or throne.
An open gallery or balcony on the top of a house.
AjUyy warwiir, A woodpecker.
A i^^lyyy wurwukiy, Dusky coloured (she-wolfor pigeon).
A ^jy wurud, (from ^y), Being present, appearing, enter
ing, descending, alighting, approaching (to drink). Attacking
(as a fever). Being of a tawny colour (a lion). Approach, en
trance, descent, arrival. A watering, (pi. of ward) Roses,
(pi. of warld), The jugular veins on each side of the neck.
A 3 w l?yy wurudat (from ^y), Being of a bay colour (a horse).
p *<yyy warwarah, The pontic mouse. A squirrel.
A ojyyy warwariy, Weak-sighted,
A wurush (from ^^yy), Taking, devouring (food). Be-
ing greedy. Going uninvited to a feast.
A tyjy u t. (^ 10rn ^yy)j Being timid, terrified, cautious, es
pecially in doubtful points, fearing to do any thing unlawful or
sinful. Being moderate, pious, modest, temperate, continent.
Being weak, small, slender.
p ^yyy witrdgh, Eructation. Darkness, obscurity. Trouble.
A ward/(from uJjj), Being long and broad (a shadow).
a Ojyy wuruk (from d^y), Lying on the side, the hip touch-
' n o ^ le giound. Reclining on the hip. Remaining, staying,
dwelling. Turning the hip when going to dismount.
a warah (from *yy), Being foolish, stupid. Being dis
tracted (with terror). Blowing violently (wind). Being corpu
lent (a woman). Folly, stupidity, madness. Insolence, rudeness.
a zoarhd, Silly, foolish (woman). Violent (wind). IVir-
ha (or 4*^ warihat), (A cloud) full of rain.
a warharhat, (fern.) Foolish, stupid.
p (*^y warham, Harsh w ords.
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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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