'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [898v] (1803/1826)
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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p hulls or hiilas, Life, soul, spirit.
p i J hullshky A thick, dense, contemptible and wretched
fellow. One w ho habitually befouls himself.
hawlak) A blister on the hands or feet. Ruin, de
struction. A dried grape, a raisin. JJolak, A game with nuts.
r hazclnukj Terrible, dreadful, horrible, frightful,
dangerous.
a hazclul, A light, nimble, active man.
p haioll. A colt that has not been backed.
a abu'l hula\ A sphinx. A talisman or charm for
driving away spiders. The name of a poet.
a **£> hazcm, Low grounds. ^ haze mu'l majus, A
kind of jessamine.
p hum, Name of a tree resembling the tamarisk. Name
of a descendant of Farldun.
p humat, Dull, heavy, doltish, silly,
p Human, Name of the brother of PTranwTsah.
A <U»Ji hawmat, A desert, a solitude.
p L-U'k h aicn i ploughed field full of clods and stones. Hun,
The gold coin called by Europeans pagoda, current at Madras.
An affirmative particle.
A hawn (from Being light, smooth, easy. Resting,
remaining quiet. Quiet, tranquillity ; mildness, modesty, gen
tleness, tameness. ^ala' hazenika, (Do it) at your
conveniency. yams hi hazenan, He walks gently.
Hun (from Being vile, mean, base, contemptible. Con
tempt. L—d ^(izdbu'lhun, Ignominious punishment.
A hazenat or hunat (from^yJb), Being light, smooth, easy.
Mildness, modesty.
p hazoang, Bunches of grapes or fruits hung up to dry.
p^yb huzeu, Either of two women engaged by one man.
Aj^yb hu-ur (from jy>), Falling down (as a mound, wall, or
other building). Conceiving an opinion, suspecting.
A tyb huh, Pusillanimous, timid, cowardly.
A byb hizeah, Mallows.
a liyb hazehd, A very deep well. Hazchd, also huhd, Timid,
cowardly. Foolish.
a Cl>.tbbyb hazchd-at, A fool.
A<J.&y> huhat, Timid, cowardly,
p tsy>- *yb hazeah juh, Melilot.
pyb^Jb/al/iw, An owl. A dove.
a hazei/ (from Ascending. An ascent. Hazcy
and huy, A fall, the descent from a height or declivity. Hazcy,
huy, hazeiy, and huzciy (from gyb), Falling, descending from
a height. Flying downwards (as a hawk upon his prey), JI a -
zeu' (from ^y>), Loving, desiring, wishing for, hankering after.
Desire, love, inclination, will, wish (good or bad). Haieiy, Part
(of the night). A hissing, a tingling (in the ear).
p <_ 5 yb huy, Breath. A sigh. A word used in exciting at
tention. Fear, dread.
A(jby> hazeydn (from Falling, descending from a
height. Flying downwards (as a hawk upon his prey). A fall.
yH> hazelyat, Desire; any object of desire. A deep welh
Huzciy at, (Divine) essence.
p Jeyb hazeid or huzcayd, Camels’ packsaddles. Hazoid, The
territory of Samarcand. Iluzcid, A camel’s halter.
p Ijoyb huzcaydd, Clear, evident, open, manifest, conspicuous.
Pale. Clearly, publicly, ljuyb huzcaydd shudan, To ap
pear, to be evident. j^yiMjuyb huzcaydd kardan, To make
appear, to publish, to divulge, 1 Jj yb huzcaydd sakhun,
Intelligible in speech, easily understood.
p^yljeyb huzcaydd-i, Clearness, manifestation,
pcl^xyb Huzcaydak, Name of a certain heresiarch.
vj) yb huzeir, One who hopes. (Castellus.)
pJ riy 5 hazeiz (also hazeln), A large corn-sack, or one in
which they put a camel’s load.
a hazels, Thought. Any thing revolved in the mind.
A 4^y& hazeishat, A mixed crowd.
p <Oyb hoy ah, A shoulder; help, aid, assistance, protection,
p &b hah, The sound of the breath, <Ub hah kardan, To
breathe in the face of another.
A ajb hah, (Remembering any thing) verily, truly. Woe be to
you! Fy upon you ! Take care what you do! Ha! ha! ha!
Huhh (and <^Jb hahhat), (from &b hahha), Stammering, being
tongue-tied.
p ^yb hay, Ho ! hark ye ! holla ! Have a care ! softly ! touch
it not! Oh! alas! Bravo! well done ! Is, exists. Existence.
^ ^ Mya also hiya, (fern, of yb huzeu), She. She is. Hayy
(also hayyu 'bnu bayyin), The unknown son of an un
known father. Hayy, A son of Adam who left no children (an
Arabian notion), 3 /a Strange! wonderful! ah! alas!
a hi-a. Used in calling camels to water.
a Lib hayd, hayyd, and hiyd, Ho ! holla ! hark ye ! Lb Lb
! hayd hayd, Used in driving cattle.
A C^Lb hay-dit, (pi. of hay-at) External forms of things.
A hayydb (and <£jLi> hayydbat), Timid, fearful.
A S wb hay-at (from Uib), Being prepared, ready. Face, coun
tenance, aspect, exterior form. The form, figure, or aspect of the
heavens. Astronomy.
A *■— ^Lk hayy at, Clamorous.
A hiydj (from ^-k)) Being raised (dust), excited (anger).
Attacking. Withering, drying (as a plant). A battle, combat.
D* ‘ed (plant). -^L^H yazemu'l hiydj, A day of carnage.
h (t ydr , Fallen down, ruined,
p <t~:L& haydsah, A girth, a surcingle.
A 4y> hiydt, (m ofL^), Crying, being noisy. Approach.
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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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