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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎906v] (1819/1826)

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 ajAJ yumum, (pi. of yamm) Shoreless seas, oceans.
(fern. yam-udat) Soft (thing) ! del,-
cate (youth) ; tender (branch).
a An oath. The righthand, side,or part. Strength,
power. Blessing, felicity, plenty. Happy. Justice. 1 e
ginning of the day. r Jj ^ V™'" kardan ’ T ° take a "
oath, to swear. bVllah kardan^o swear
by God. Ayi /L ^ yamln-i lighzo, An oath taken concerning an
incident already^, when the swearer believes that the matter
to which he thus bears testimony accords with what he swea.s,
and it should happen to be actually otherwise. ^ #*'
tntn-i munuikid, An oath concerning a matter yet to come. ^
^yaminwayamr, Right and left. The two wings ot an army.
tT. ^ .j Z u yamln tea yasdr, Ambidexter. lJ1 ^\ al V“-
Cards the right. ^ ^ < A89istanCe
came to us) from the right, or from an auspicious quarter ^
\jjui huwa andana bi'l yammi, He is with us in exce^ ent
condition or in a good situation. kirf-iyamin^ The
right hand. Yumayyan, (diminutive) A small right ham .
a yaminan, To the right hand, southward,
p kt+A) yamtnah) The stomach.
A J mjm, (an affix to form the oblique case dual of Arabic
nouns,' as) ^ bahr, A sea ; buhrayni, Of, from, by, m
two seas. Ina (used to form the oblique case in the regular
plur.) as ^Jfariluna, from ^jfarih, Glad.
in (for ^3)? Th* 3,
A yandbt^ (pb of Fountains *
a Y(imbu t , Name of a sea-port town in Hijaz.
a yambaghl, It is proper, it behoveth.
a^I yambut, A kind of Arabian or Nabathaean pulse; a
kind of fenugreek or poppy*
a yambu v A spring, a source, a fountain.
v^jyampalu, A weekly market; towns where weekly mar
kets are held. A caravan. Goods, wares.
A yantun, Thapsia, toothpick fennel.
p yanj, A contusion, blow. Compression, squeezing (juice).
p yanjudan, To divide into parts, to mince small. To
dry flesh'. To beat, to bruise, knock. To reduce to powder. 1 o
be afflicted.
p yanjah (also yanchah), A kind of play or dance
with joined hands.
P yanfidan, To cut. To be cut, broken, or dissolved.
To be angry, vexed. Io dry (flesh).
p L v A -.-ct u yanjlduh. Cut, broken. Carried.
P yankhishudan, To curry a horse.
A i ' yankhub, Pusillanimous, cowardly, timid.
p jJoj yandii) Higl 1 !) ra y s ^ ie sun *
a yanas, & hedge-hog. _
a ^ yan t . Maturity, ripeness, (pi. of j-iy. Rl P e
(fruits). yan t o r yu« t , (from ^), Coming b> matur.ty, bemg
ripe. A hind of precious wood. ran, t , A speces ol
cornelian stone ; also a red shell.
AjJuyanfir, Flying in terror, timid.
AjJvank, Rennet for curdling milk for making cheese.
pjUu, yunkali, A weekly market; towns where weekly mar-
kets are held. (Castellus.)
p ^ yankuu, A kind of herb, noli me tangere.
p yank, Disposition, manner, rule.
p ( o^. i /«ng,Nameof a yellow-coloured animal found amongst
grass and corn.
° * -u yunam, A species of vulnerary herb,
p !uy yanmah. Name of a healing plant.
p Ai* yanMah, A sycophant, who listens to the conversa
tion of others to inform against them.
a ^ yunu t , (from j-^.)- Comin S t0 lna,urit y-
A f-~J, yan<t> Rl P e ( f, ' u ' 1 )-
yunilu, A place where a weekly market is held.
p p i/t), One. Yu, A yoke.
p V yaui, The loss of any thing which cannot again be fount^
(as strayed cattle). One who loses his way. ^ V.
shudan, To be lost. \y. yavi kurdan. To lose,
p yazoushuh, Lost.
a ^yawbfM, (pi. of ^yV. Mid<lles a,ul f ° re parU
of heads.
I yandkit, (ph of cDy V. U^it) Rubies.
P e-JjJ yub, A rich carpet,
r Xjj)' yubrah, Desirous, covetous, wishful.
p ^ ybbah or yubah, Desire, wish, longing.
P yubldan, To desire, to will, to wish.
P LT-JjJ yut, A murrain amongst cattle.
p yuj, A sort of creeping animalcule.
p yujah, A drop of water or blood.
A yuh (and yuha'), The sun.
\ yazokh, The day.
r ybkhah, The height of sensual pleasures.
p y“ zak ’ yuzal ' aml ^ yuzal) ’
A little dog, a whelp,
p yudah, A unit.
A Yurddn, (heb. n"»0 The Jordan,
p yard, yurdah, and yurdi), A chamber,
a room, an apartment.
P ^ ^ yurish, An assault, an attack, a storm.
vj^yuz, A panther, a pard, a lynx (those especially used m

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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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