'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [906r] (1818/1826)
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 ‘-r'V. (noun of unity ija yalabut) The skin of the
back of a wild beast, of which they make shields, helmets, and
other armour for the body, without iron. A shield or any de
fensive armour made of leather, stuffed with honey and sand.
Any thing- of great bulk or weight. Good iron, steel.
p yalbuh, A coat of mail of iron rings.
p yilchi) An ambassador, an envoy.
r IaL ynldit, The longest night of winter. Any thing lono-
and dark. °
p > yaldak) Milk and water.
p ynlgharan, Dressed food carried on a journey.
p yalghazah, The rind of a poppy.
p ^''yalfchi, A shepherd, a pastor.
A yalak, \\ hite, clear.
A yulakat, \\ hite-coloured glossy-haired (goat).
p yttluky A sort of crown worn by kings.
p y a ^ (ln i ^ machine used in fortified places for throwing
stones and dirt.
p ijb 1 cilal, Name of a place.
A Jlj yalal, Shortness of the fore-teeth, especially bent in
wardly; inequality of the teeth in shape and situation.
v jXf yalum, Isinglass, glue.
p '^.yalma, A thing of great bulk, but light.
p y alma li Lightning dazzling the eyes. A kind of va
pour. £_*1 j ^ akzab min yalma^ More deceitful than
the vapour C-jL-j sarab.
± ^Ak yalma^iy, Bold, hot. A liar.
Ap d u ^. yaimak) A Tartar garment quilted with cotton, which
opens at the side from the arm-pits to the lower extremity; a
kind of four-square cloak or mantle. *
p <UL yalmah, A coat of mail made with rings of iron. A
kind of garment.
p lA!J yalmah-rish, A large and long beard.
p yulwjaj (fryalanjuj, and yalanjuji),
The wood of aloes.
p ‘V.ljV. yalwayah, A swallow. A woodcock.
pl ^t! yaluk, Corpulent, strong, robust. Yaluk (ulCJJj
yaliihk, and yalulang), An athletic man, a warrior, a
hero, a champion.
p yahcah (or yalzoi), A woodcock ; a rail.
p 4r! yalah, A widow. Dispersion, scattering.
yalah-dar, A scout, a plunderer.
p^-j Yalah pasham, Name of a mountain near Kazwin,
where may be seen many petrified animals.
p ^Jj t yali dmadan, To descend.
p UJ yali-zan or yalli-zan, A musician, a singer.
p yalyalah, Corpulent, strong, robust. A hero.
p ylkim. Glue, isinglass. (Castellus.)
a ^yamm, (heb. □») The ocean, the mighty deep, a sea with
no shore in sight. A great river. ^ ^ saldtin-iyamm
or yam-karum, Princes liberal as the sea. p ^
shah-i karim-iyam-shiyam, A sovereign bountiful as the ocean.
p I amuk, .Name of an ancient king.
A yamdm, A turtle-dove, a wood-pigeon, also a domestic
pigeon. Intention, purpose, design.
a A single pigeon. Intention, design. Name
of a lady celebrated for fine eyes and an acute sight. Name of
a large district in Arabia very fruitful in palm-trees, and which
comprehends Najd, Tihamah, Bahrayn, and Oman.
A yamdmi, Before me. Yamdmiy, Belonging to the
province of Yamamah.
p yamdn, Light, splendour.
A yamanin, Belonging to Yaman.
K yamdnuna (for yamdniyuna), (pi. of
yamdniy) Natives of Yaman or Arabia Felix.
A (JUj yamdniy, (fern. £JUj yamdniyat) A native or any
thing belonging to Yaman.
A<)1 ^W yamdniyat, A kind of Yaman beet or spinage. A
species of red barley.
Pjys*t % yamkhur, A horse or dog-flea.
kjys+i yamkhur or yumkhur, Tall (man). Long (neck).
p ^j^.yam radah (or yamru), The mandrake.
p ^j+l.yamrud, A man of a delicate constitution. The tender
shoot of a tree ; an offset. Name of a place.
yamsii, Gunpowder.
p yamshan, The Egyptian lote-fruit.
p Yamak, Name of a city and country. Name of the
kings ofjyij Yafur.
A yumkinu, It is possible; possibly, perhaps.
v Yum gun, Name of a town in Badakhshan.
A yanm (from ^), Placing (a dead body) in a tomb bn
the right side. Death. Yumn, Felicity, prosperity. A token
foi good. I aman (from j^j-aj), Approaching one on the right
side. The right hand or side. A country on the right hand.
The south country. Arabia Felix.
a ^ZAJyamnat (from Being at the right side. The right
hand or side. Any thing stretched or held out in the right hand.
yamnatun min ta^dm, Victuals presented with the
right hand. yamnatan, On, or towards the right hand.
1 umnat, Happiness, prosperity. A kind of Arabian striped cloth.
A yumna' , (pi. yumnaydf) The right hand. Ya~
rnaniy, Belonging to Arabia Felix ; a kind of flowered or painted
stuff made in that country, used as covers for beds or footstools.
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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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