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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎907v] (1821/1826)

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 yahdtk'allahj God direct you ! (said in answer
to one who congratulates another when sneezing).
A yrl yuhr and yahar, A large place. When one importunes
another greatly.
v j& yuhr, Desire, eagerness,
r Sjz: yuhrahj Desirous.
a «— yahfuf,Timid, pusillanimous. Bold, intrepid. Foolish,
stupid. Desert, uncultivated (ground).
a yahkuk f A foolish man.
a yahantf Insanity, madness.
yaJimfij (fern, of +$}\ ayhurri) Foolish, stupid. Dumb.
Bold, brave (man). A smooth flint-stone. A steep or inacces
sible mountain. Land; the continent. A desert through which
there is no path. A severe season.
A yuhudy Jews. shurbuH yahud, Drinking
clandestinely (as the Jews are obliged to do their wine).
a Yahuddy Judah the fourth son of Jacob.
r yahudanah, Judaical. A strip of yellow cloth which
the Jews are obliged to wear in some Muhammadan countries.
A ^rr^&yuhudiy) (fern. AJJ^yahudtyat) Hebrew. Judaical.
A Jew. p yahudi shudan, To play the Jew, to be
avaricious, to cheat. al yahudi, A kind of sea-fish.
T ^i^^yadudiyan, (Pers. pi. of kJ^iyahudt) Jews.
T H E
A Yahudiyut or Yahudlyah, Judea. Judaism.
a Yahudls, Judith.
A yahuzly, Judaical.
v&Qyuhah, A kestrel-hawk.
A \&.y a hy(~h Used by a shepherd in calling to his companion
at a distance, or to his camels.
p \£>^r&.y a Yidun, To ruin, corrupt, destroy, demolish, erase.
A yahyarf, Hard (stone). A hard stone, one especially
w hich fills the hand. The gum of a tree called ^ talk, as be
ing hard. Any thing ludicrous or trifling. The vapour called
sarah. A lie. Contention, litigation, dispute. The co-
locynth or wild gourd. Venom, poison. Name of an animal re
sembling a rat, but larger.
K ^j^ > ..y a ^y arra 'A hard stone. Plenty of water. A fool
ish, trifling thing. A kind of plant.
x *&i!.y u hyahat (fronxU# Q),Callingto camels alt b\jyah yah.
A U~ i. y a -i s i Despondent, despairing, desperate.
A y^y^y Name of a district in Arabia Felix, danger-
ous to travel through on account of movinor sands.
T yaytik (or 'Lj yayld), Summer-quarters.
A y a y nu y The time betw'een the first dawn and sun-rise.
Name of a place in Arabia Felix, and of a district near Madina ;
also of a valley, a river, and a fountain.
i N D.
LONDON:
PRINTED BY J. L. COX, GREAT QUEEN STREET,
uncoln’s-inn FIELDS.

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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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