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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎884r] (1774/1826)

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 haja^, A conceited or stubborn man.
a tLllsr 5 hajjalaty A widow.
& hijan, iNoble and excellent (woman). Good, fertile
(ground). Honourable, revered, respected (man). Excellent
white (camel). The offspring of a free man by a slave woman,
(pi. of hajmat) Excellent, high-bred (she-camels). Huj-
jari) (pi. of^^ hajij) Lines drawn by a conjurer on the ground.
A hijunat (from t jJE b ), Being born of a slave mother
from a free father. Foulness, baseness.
vhajazcar , An assembly of people. Name of a country
famous for handsomo people.
a haja-in, (pi. of ^W*) White and noble (camels).
a i—^s^hajb, A driving of cattle. Celerity. A thrashing.
a hajid (also hijdam)^ A word used in calling to a
horse. Hujjad^ (pi. of hajud) Those who pray by night.
p ifJcsr 5 hajdah (for iJalA hashtdah), Eighteen. s.Xsr 6
hajdah bazar. Eighteen thousand,
p hajdahum, The eighteenth.
hajr (fromSeparating, dividing, or cutting off.
Leaving, abandoning, deserting friends or country. Speaking
deliriously (as a sick man). Abstaining from venery during Ra
mazan or Lent. Being excellent. Praising (any thing) on ac
count of (its) excellence. Fastening one end of a rope round a
camel’s foot, and the other at the saddle-girth. Separation, dis
junction, desertion of country or friends. Absence. Mid-day,
or the more sultry time of the day which follows it.
hajra'ri’ nahdr, At mid-day. hajran, (A tree growing)
thick and long. ^ L: md lakaytuhu hajrin, I
have not met him for an entire year, or during the whole of the
week, or since his absence. Hujr (from Doting, raving,
talking nonsense. Dotage. Trifling conversation, idle garrulity.
A foolish or improper speech. Hajar, A town, a village. Name
of a tract of country in Arabia called Bahruyn ; (accord
ing to others) that part of Bahrayn which borders on Najd.
Name of the capital of Bahrayn. Ilajir, Elegant, excellent.
Hujur, (pi. of hajir) Large cisterns for watering cattle.
Aj^js^ hijrun (from yp^)? Cutting off. Departing, being
separated from, or not frequenting friends; leaving one’s country.
Separation, disjunction, remoteness, distance from friends.
a ijs* hajr at, One year. Jlijrat (also h/jrah), Depar
ture from one’scountry and friends, separation of lovers or friends.
Xjjs&\ alhijrut, The IJijrah, or the flight of Muhammad from
Mecca to Madina, w'hich, in the reign of the Khalif Omar, was
ordered to be considered as the Muhammadan era. &***>
sana-i hijruh, The year of the Hijrah. kadtmu hij-
ratin, An old man. hijratdni, r I he two flights or
emigrations, i. e. the one above-mentioned, and the other about
the same time of many Muhammadans to Ethiopia.
a hijris, A fox, or the cub of a fox ; also another animal
smaller than a fox, which prowls about in the night-time. A
bear. An ape, monkey, baboon. Worthless, avaricious. Small
(rain) freezing into hail or hoar-frost.
A hajra^ovhijrafr Foolish,stupid. Long, tall; thin, mea
gre. Long and lame. A light, swift hunting dog, a greyhound.
A hijrly, Of, or according to, the Muhammadan era.
a hajs (from Coming into mind (any thing).
Averting or driving from. Whatever one recollects or thinks of.
Instinct. A low unintelligible voice; any thing muttered.
A hajsh (from Pushing or driving gently. Bec
koning, nodding.
a ciwi-js?* hajs hat, A rising up, a going away.
* a hajaui, (fut. yahja^u) He slept.
A haj<^ (from j-p^), Satisfying (hunger). Hij<^, ha~
j/^, or huja^, Senseless. Hujja^, (pi. of hdji%) Sleepers.
A Axpk haj^at, A gentle sleep, a slumber in the beginning of
the night. Night-watches. Hij^at, A manner of sleeping.
Ilij-^at and huja^at. Senseless, foolish.
a haj^imat, Boldness, audacity.
*A <— hajifa, (fut. c-i-p^. yahjafu) He hungered.
a t—ipk hijajj', An old ostrich. Stupid, lazy, slow (man or
ostrich). Large-bellied.
A hijfdn, Thirsty.
a hijfat, A side, a part, a tract, a quarter.
A L-i-p^* hajafjaf, One who has a capacious belly.
a J-p? 5 ’ hajl (from Throwing, hurling (the cane-spear),
(pi. hajaldt), A large plain, valley, or wood between
mountains. Ilujul, Unbeaten, unused (road).
*A hajama, (fut. ^s&.. yahjimu) (Winter) set in.
A j^p? 5 hajm (from Driving in, forcing to enter. Urging
on, thrusting forward, driving away. Falling down (as a house).
Breaking down, overthrowing (a house). Exhausting (by milk
ing). Cold water poured amongst hot. Sweat, perspiration.
A vein. Hajm and hajam, A cup, a capacious bowl or goblet.
a <vKp^ hajmat, An assault, onset, attack. The rigour or se
verity of winter. The sultry heat of summer. A herd of camels
from forty to a hundred.
a ^yP^ hujun, (pi. of ^pp^ hajm and hajtnut) The sons
of free men by slave women.
a Ixp^ hujnd (and hujnd-d), Worthless men. Hujand
(and j^U-p 5 * hijndn), (pi. of ^j-p^ hajtn) Men whose fathers are
free and their mothers slaves.
a <U.pk hujnat (from ^yp~), Having a free father and a slave
mother. Turpitude, deformity. Worthless men.
p Jc^p* 51 hajand, A herb which when boiled is given to cattle.
A hajanna^, (fem. hajannauit) Long and thick.
a hijanf and hajannqf, Slow, tardy, heavy.
A yp.^ hajw (from^p*), Cursing, execrating, satirizing. Ri
diculing, railing at, laughing to scorn. Joining (letters) in syl-
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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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