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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [892v] (1791/1826)
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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lahul (or p Jjfclto -&j zahr-i halahul)^ Mortal poison or venom.
ijJzhlb jl> zu halahilin^ A species of Arabian medicine. Hulahil^
Abundant and limpid water.
p^Lfelk halahalaf Easy.
AdJjblfc (jJ zu) halahilatin, A sort of Arabian medicine.
a halb (from c— Stripping’ (a horse’s tail) of the
long hairs. Hulb, (pi. of halab) Hairs of horses, bristles
of hogs or similar animals. Ilalab, Roughness, hairiness.
a Ulto halba, (fern, of ahlab) Hairy. The podex and
the hairs around it. ULfc hulbat-i halba, A calamitous ac
cident, a great misfortune.
k hilbajat, Thick milk. Gross, foolish, stammering,
gluttonous; a man in whom every thing bad is centered.
a halbut or hulbat, The severity of winter. Hulbat, Hard
times, adverse fortune. One horse-hair.
A hulabij, Thick milk.
a halbas (and halbasls), One with whom you
can converse or be familiar (is not in the house).
a halbasls (or -w.Jj's halbaslsat), A small quantity,
the least part (is not for you). Clothes or ornaments (she has
none). These words are only used negatively.
a j-Afc hilba^, Greedy, gluttonous. Hulabi^, A corpulent
man. Cowardly, rascally. Unclean, impure.
a hilbaws, Foolish, stupid,
p hulbah, Stature, posture, figure.
A hallut, One shower. A lamp. <LL <dj!> hallat ballat,
Somewhat, any thing (is not to be found). Hallat or hillat, The
beginning (of a month).
A hilt, Bark of a tree.
a Sluijb haltat, A crowd, a body of men standing or digging,
p haltak, Snow.
a halta', A species of plant.
a \il& halsa and hilsa, A noisy crowd.
a alilto halsa-at and hilsa-at, Languor, feebleness.
A hulsat, A crowd of clamorous people.
a halsa’, Languor, feebleness. Halsa’ also hilsa , 1 A
crowd of noisy persons.
A halj (from ^' & ), Telling incredible stories. A kind of
thorny tree. Hulj, Confused dreams which cannot be interpreted.
A hiljab, A large kettle, a cauldron.
A^db> hildim, A garment made of bits of cloth sewed toge
ther. A coarse woollen cloth.
p hildan, To dismiss, to abandon. (Castellus.)
p wb haldah, A kind of corn.
A hals (from ^-b), Extenuating, emaciating (as disease).
Being extenuated. Being distracted in mind. Leanness, mea
greness. A consumption. Hulus, (People) recovering from
sickness, feeble.
p^lb halsh, Name of a bird which feeds on carrion.
A rfbab haltat, Doubtful news.
A hiltazes, A small fly.
A £_b hala<^ (from £-b), Being extremely impatient, or das
tardly. Great impatience ; shameful cowardice. Avarice, //a-
/it, Very impatient. Hula^, Greedy (wolf). I I ill a A kid.
a <ub hula^at, Impatient. Soon hungry.
a i»b*b hilghaff, One who totters, who shakes the body.
a |*Ub hilkdm (or <uUb hilkdmat), Tall, corpulent, of a large
size. A lion.
A ^-Jib hillaks, Excessive (hunger). Very corpulent (man).
A t—iiib hilkuff, A thick broad foot.
a ^iib hilkim, Old (woman). Strong, robust, tall, big. Large
mouthed, big-jawed. Hilkamm, A glutton. The head of a.tribe.
a bbb halk (from Lli^b), Ruining, leading to destruction.
Halk also hulk, (from <Jbb), Perishing, dying. Falling down,
dropping off. Destruction, ruin, perdition ; shipwreck, ubb
halkun muhlikun, Death, destruction. Halak, Ruined,
lost. A steep place, a precipice ; a valley between two moun
tains. (pi. ofit^b halak at),Y ears of destructive scarcity. U^£b
Lbb> halakta huluka, You are entirely ruined.
p ubb halak or hilak, The hiccup. Ilulak, A kind of sling
for casting stones at an enemy.
a l£b halkd, Destruction, ruin. l£b ,4£b halakut-i haiku,
A fatal calamity, great destruction.
^ ^jl^b halkdn, Confounded, confused, tired, wearied.
A d£b halakat, Destruction, ruin. A year of great scarcity.
A ^j£b halakun or hilakun, Barren ground.
A halka’, (pi. of hulik), Ruined, perished.
a Jb halal (from (Jjfc halla), Being timid, cowardly. The
beginning of rain. Spiders’ webs; and the brain of an elephant
(as being supposed poisonous).
p hulul, The juice of buckthorn.
a dibb halullnat, Voices of people at play.
A j*b halim, I.ean, withered.
a j*b halumma (also j*b halumma laka), Come on ! ap
proach! draw near! ,*b halumma kazd, Tell me, shew me,
or grant me that. (This w’ord is used by some tribes for all
numbers; others use the dual and plur. as in other nouns).
j*b^ ildma ahalumma (or 'i Id ahalummahu), For what
should I come ! I will not give that. (This they say in answer to
laka halumma Hu' kazd, Come thou to this; or
|*b halumma kazd, Give or grant me that).
a £^b halma^, Prone to weeping.
l> ^•'♦b halamui, A kind of wild beet-root,
r lLS Lb halhdk, Snow. Sour clotted milk, strained and dried
in the sun for winter-use. - r
Pj^Aib halandur (and Job halanduz), Trefoil,
p Jobjs halanand, Idle, good for nothing,
p^-k hulu, A kind of peach. A swing.
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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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- '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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