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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎889v] (1785/1826)

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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1678
r . >s
Easy, polite, humane. <U \j\ ana bihi hashshun bash-
shun, I am extremely glad of it; I wish it with all my heart.
hashshu’l maksiri, Easy, affable in receiving petitions
or in doing business.
a hasha. Cheerfulness. Politeness, humanity.
A hashshash, Soft (bread). Cheerful. Easy, polite,
humane. Leaky from thinness (leathern bottle).
a (LiliJi hashashat (from ^4-^ hashsha), Being light, nimble,
cheerful, brisk. Being easy, polite, humane. Cheerful (woman).
A his ham. Beneficent, liberal.
p hushpulak, A sound made with the ends of two fin
gers applied to the mouth by those who fly pigeons.
p hasht, Eight. hasht behisht, The eight
paradises. Ilisht, A hiss, whistle, or noise made with the lips.
p hashtad, Eighty. <t!Ls ,^-j pir-i hashtud sdlah,
An old man of eighty years.
p hashtadum, The eightieth,
p hasht bdgh, hasht bustdn
hasht mawa*} hasht mar^a\ and
hasht haykal-i rizwdn, The eight heavens,
p hashtdahj Eighteen.
p hashtdahdn, The wood of aloes. Mallows,
p hashtdahwn, The eighteenth,
p hashtsad. Eight hundred.
p hashtagdn (or<Jjl£LlJk hashtagunah'), Eight each ; in
eighths.
p hasht ganj. The eight treasures of
Khusraw Parvez, namely: 1. ganj-i ^(irus ; fl.
diba-i khusrarsi ;
sbkhtah;
■it. ganj-i khazra ; 7 ‘ J J> 41 ,^5 ganj-i shad-
uzzard; 8-jV g an j'i bar. (Burhan-ikdti^.)
p hasht gbshah. An octagon,
p hashtum (and hashtumi), The eighth.
tJJx^o hasht manzar^ The eight heavens. The zodiac,
with the orbits of Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the sun, Venus, Mer
cury, and the moon.
p hishtan, To dismiss, leave, let fall. To hang, to sus
pend. 1 o roll round, to involve.
p Ci-w.c j L^-wJs husht o musht) Wrestling and boxing.
F U*“^J**~*^ hashtiwish) Name of the fifth of the supplemental
days added to the Persian year.
p tzJLJz hishtah. Relinquished, let go, hanging loose, a-. *. \
faro hishtah, Loose, flowing (locks).
p hashtidanj 1 o whistle, hiss, or make any noise with
the lips. To preserve, keep (any thing).
p XSZjz hashdah, Eighteen.
AjZjz hashr, Thinness, slenderness, weakness, softness.
<-'b ganj-i bad-award; 3.
4. <— ganj-iafrasiyab ; 5. ganj-i sbk)
6. gdnj-i khazra; 7. Jt»l jU> ganj-i s
A 'ijtJz hashraty (A tree) which soon loses its leaves. Ilasha-
rat, Sauciness, petulance. Ingratitude.
p hashistan. To abandon, leave, dismiss. (Cast.)
p hash/iful, Wild carrot. ( Burhdn-i kdli^.)
a hashm (from j*^), Breaking (any thing) not solid,
(as the nose, a bone, or an egg). Milking (a camel) with the
whole hand. Hashim, Liberal, munificent. Hushuni, Soft moun
tains, easy to be dug. Milkers.
A hashmat, A mountain-goat. A disposition to falsehood,
p hashan, Care, study,
p 'g hashang, A poor helpless wretch,
py^i/iffs/iu, Marrow. Ifushu, Understanding, ready wit,
ingenuity. A fortification. (Burhun-i kuti^.)
p hushwdr f Prudent, intelligent.
A hashur, (A tree) soon losing its leaves.
A hashush, (A sheep) abounding in milk. Hushush
(from ^jLz> hashsha), Being soft (bread).
p hushumand or hashumand, Prudent, intelligent.
hashunush, The fifth day added to the Persian year.
a hashhdsh, Liberal, of an excellent disposition.
pjL^Jb hushydr, Intelligent, prudent. Cautious, abstemious,
sober. jLj hushydr-sdz, Rendering wise; restoring one
to their senses (after being intoxicated),
r hushydri, Prudence.
p hishtdan, To dismiss, let fall, leave. To hang loose.
A hushayrat, (dim. of iLiJfc hashrat) A shrub apt to lose
its leaves early, (dim. of xfLjz hasharat) A moderate degree of
petulance.
a hashish, Gentle, humane, affable. Soft (bread).
a hashilat, A horse or camel which is taken from the
owner without his consent, but returned to him when the journey
is over. Any thing pressed for the public service.
p hashilah, Domestic or sea-fowls dressed with pease,
beets, and eggs.
a hashim, Broken, bent. Dry, withered, brittle. Dry
forage, chips, stubble. Pieces of bone. Weak, flaccid, frail.
a hashimat, Dry (tree). (A place) full of dry trees.
hashimatii'l karatn, Liberal, munificent.
11 bashiwdr or hushiwdr, Intelligent, prudent.
a hass (from hassa), Squeezing or pressing with the
hand. Breaking, bruising. Treading upon.
AjLxk hussar (or al hass dr), A lion crushing his prey.
A hass dm (or al hass dm), A lion.
A husdhis, A lion. A strong man.
A hash, Flight.
Aj^ 2 i> hasr (from^*aJ>), Driving, beating off. Drawing, at
tracting. Bending (a branch). Breaking (without cracking or
bending). A fracture. Hasir also husar, ( j^i}\ al hasir also al
husar), A lion tearing his prey.

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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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