Skip to item: of 1,826
Information about this record Back to top
Open in Universal viewer
Open in Mirador IIIF viewer

'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎887r] (1780/1826)

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. .

Transcription

This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.

Apply page layout

1673
Id*
p L ^y i > har chand, How much soever, although, whensoever,
p har chand kih^ Notwithstanding 1 , although,
p J[i ^ jb har chih budd bud. Let what will happen,
r har hdl) Howsoever.
*A haruda, (Put. yahridu) He tore.
A hard (from Tearing (a reputation or a garment).
Boiling (meat) to a jelly. Being able to accomplish (any thing)
or to make (it) answer. Dyeing of a yellow colour. Ilird, A
man of the meanest sort. A she-ostrich. Hurd) Saffron. Cer
tain dyeing roots. A kind of bole or red clay,
p harad, Turmeric.
a ^ hirdd) A species of plant.
a <)j hardabut, A leap, spring, or run. Hirdabbat) An old
woman. (A man) with a swollen body and a timid mind.
a twijjyb hirdishut) (An old woman, she-camel, or sheep) worn
out with age.
r har dal) A small black plum. A small black grain
growing amongst corn, darnel.
p >br Jj har dil Beloved by every one, popular,
p har da/U) Every moment.
p ^har dam khiydli) Whimsical, capricious.
pjJ har dd) Both. har do ^iilaiU) Both worlds, the
present life and eternity.
p LijiijJt) IJardud) Name of an island in the Indian sea.
p AjOpb Harduni) The river Jordan.
A hurdly. Dyed with the hard roots. A reed.
a ij JjA hurdtyat) A single reed.
p J* har degt chamchah, A sponger, one who
hangs on others for a maintenance. (Hunter.)
a jjlb hirar) (pi. of bj* hirrat) She-cats.
k'ijJb hirarat) (pi. of j* hirr) He-cats.
p bjjjytt har rdzah) Daily, quotidian.
p \yb hat'Z) Vain, futile, idle. A place where water stagnates.
a jjSb harz, A violent blow or squeeze with the hand.
p Jb harzajah) A dish made of the fat intestines of cattle.
v LU\jjjSb harzazodt) Trifles, falsehoods.
a harzukd 1 ) A prison.
p bjjib harzah) Vain, futile, frivolous, absurd, nonsensical. Tri
fles, bagatelles.
p bjjib harzah-khuy (also harzah-kh dr)) A
prating" fellow. harzuh-khdydn-i na-
ntimat-shi^dir s The idle talkers accustomed to slander, detractors,
p bjjib harzah-dardy, A prater, a babbler.
Pjl£ bjjib harzah-kdr 9 A trifler.
p bj jib harzah-gard) A gossip.
p bj jib harzah-gdy ) A foolish prating fellow, an idle talker.
^SU. ^\jjb b i jib harzah- gdy dn-i ^dlajn) I he babblers of the times,
p K'J** 1 harzah-maldy) Do not talk nonsense. *
p &ljjib harzJd, Aid, help, assistance.
jib harjafdak) A kind of herb. Castor.
v ^j~jib harS) The wooden roof of a house. HirS) Beestings in
the udder.
A (j~jib bars (from (j-yib)) Thumping, bruising violently. A
contusion, a severe blow. Voracity, gluttony. Worn (garment).
A cat. HariS) Strong, voracious (lion).
a t~Sjlb harisat) (Land) fruitful in the tree hards,
Py-jib har sd) Every side.
p jizk-ki <Lj jib har sih dokhtar) Three stars in the Great Bear,
r jib har sih naw^. The three kingdoms of nature ;
animal, vegetable, and mineral. (Burhdn-i kdtic^.)
*v ^jib harashtt) (fut. yahrusha) (Fortune) oppressed,
p u^-jib hirsh) Poison, llarash) Beestings.
A ^jib harish) Foolish, stupid, indolent.
a k+J^jib hirshabbat) An old woman.
a isJiijib hirshaffat) An old woman. A cloth in which they re
ceive rain-water, which they squeeze into a leather bag or bottle
(in very dry seasons).
AfV hirshamm, A soft stone. A mountain of light soil,
easily dug.
a <k+J*jib hirshammat) Hard ground. A sheep abounding in milk.
A ^Jbjib hirshin, Wide-mouthed,
p (Ltijib harshah) Ivy; convolvulus.
a ^j£jib haras (from ^s^), Being corroded with the scab. I he
scab. Worms.
p j^ har surat. Every appearance.
A i^jdjib haraZ) The scab corroding the body from extreme heat.
A Isjib hart (from bjib). Detracting, slandering, tearing (repu
tation) to pieces. Being careless (in speech). Hart or hirt, Lean
meat, loose, flaccid. Hirt) An old she-camel or sheep. Meagre.
A rich man. Hirat } (pi. of hirt and hirtat) Old sheep.
a JlS^b hirtdl) Long, tall.
A i^Ojib hirtat) Foolish, timid. An old sheep.
vjJiSjib har tarZ) Every manner.
v ^J^bjib hartamdn) Oats. Pease. (Burhdn-i kdti^.)
a /wrat, Small lice. Celerity, speed. A quick flux, a rapid
stream. A tremulous, hasty step. Jlan’c, Flowing fast (blood)*
(A man) prone to weeping.
a isyib har^at and harauit) A small louse. Hargett and ha-
ri<Mt) Libidinous (woman). Harauit) A kind of animalcule dif
ferent from a louse.
A i—Jjib harf (from t__i^fc>), Praising immoderately (from sur
prise or ignorance). Producing an early crop (a palm-tree).
A jijib hirk) Old or worn cloth or garment.
a JJLfc harkil or hirkil) Heraclius. A sieve, a searce.
pjl£ jib har kdr, Every business.
p bj^jib harkdrah) A cauldron, a kettle, a brass urn, a pot, or
bucket: a bucket for drawing water. An attendant upon menot
10 D

About this item

Content

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).

Extent and format
1 volume (908 folios)
Arrangement

The dictionary is arranged alphabetically, according to the Arabic and Persian alphabets.

Physical characteristics

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.

Written in
English, Arabic and Persian in Latin and Arabic script
View the complete information for this record

Use and share this item

Share this item
Cite this item in your research

'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎887r] (1780/1826), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/5/397, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100085185911.0x0000b5> [accessed 12 March 2025]

Link to this item
Embed this item

Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.

<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100085185911.0x0000b5">'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [&lrm;887r] (1780/1826)</a>
<a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100085185911.0x0000b5">
	<img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x000218/IOR_R_15_5_397_1780.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" />
</a>
IIIF details

This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x000218/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images

Use and reuse
Download this image