"قاموس، فارسي، عربي، إنجليزي، مع أطروحة عن لغات أمم المشرق وآدابها وعاداتها" [و‎‎٦‎٠‎٠] (١٨٢٦/١٢٠٤)

setting 1 of the sun, like statues on their pedestals, exposed in that
sultry climate to all the influence of his scorching- rays; some
clench their fists till the nails, piercing their palms, appear
through the back ; some load themselves with chains; some
gash themselves with knives; some hold their arms constantly
perpendicularly; whilst others twist their heads till they look di
rectly backward. Every invention, in a word, of perverted in
genuity is exhausted in distorting and deforming nature; some
of the most elevated enthusiasts striking off even their own
heads, on great solemnities, as a sacrifice to the Ganges, which
they worship : if the nerves of the self-devoted victim are power
ful enough to dismember it completely, he unquestionably goes
to heaven; if not, his former sanctity is questioned, and his future
happiness remains a doubt. The fakirs and dervishes in Ara
bia and Persia wear coarse woollen garments. Broken or pained
in the back. The channel through which the water flows from
the well into the canal or cistern at which the cattle drink. Con
tiguous wells communicating with one another; any plain in which
they are dug. Ditches prepared for planting palm-trees. Un
leavened bread, jJj fakir kardan, To impoverish.
f a ^ r(in ) Land bestowed upon Muhammadan fakirs
or mendicants as a provision.
r faktranah, Poorly, in the manner of a poor man.
A fakir at (or fakir ah) ^ A poor woman.
A Poverty.
\ fakls) Broken (egg).
A ‘k^fuklh, A Muhammadan lawyer, a theologian, or priest
(in Spanish, with the article, alfaqui).
A fakk (from fakka)^ Unloosing, unravelling, un
buttoning. Breaking open a seal. Liberating, manumitting (a
servant). Releasing (a pawn or pledge). Putting (medicine)
into a child’s mouth. Being aged, decrepit; weak-jawed, open-
mouthed (old man). The upper and under jaw. i *
fakk-i asfal, The lower jaw. fakk-i ada\ The upper
jaw. r fakk-i rahn kardan, To redeem a pledge.
p ftkur. Lame, cripple. Confused, disturbed; afflicted,
distracted. dil-Jikdr, Afflicted at heart.
A CJ'&ifakdk or Jikdk (from fakku), Manumitting (a
slave or servant). Redeeming (a pledge). A pawn, a pledge.
Fikdk, (pi. of cl/li fdkk) Fools. Fikuk or fukdk, Any thing
which redeems a pledge. , j
A 4£>l£i fakdhat (from <^i), Being cheerful,joyous, jocose, fes
tive, sociable, sprightly. Fukdhat, A jest.
a iXi fakkat (fi •om fakka), Being relaxed or disjointed. '
Being slip-shouldered (man). Being foolish. Folly, stupidity. !
Languor. alfakkat, A star behind Pisces and Sagittarius.
A^o fakr or fikr (from Jf*)-, Thinking. Thought, reflexion,
consideration, opinion, deliberation, counsel, advice. Care, soli
citude. p^Jye^i Jfi fikrfarmudan. To consider. To spy, or to
perceive. ^ hi fikr, Inconsiderate, thoughtless.
A ipfikrat (or ^pfkra'), Any thing which is the subject
of reflexion, or worthy of consideration. Thought.
v fkrmand, Thoughtful. Sorrowful.
vpfakz or fakaz, A hole to let out smoke, a chimney.
A f a k%_ (from ^Xi), Looking to the ground.
A L^S^fakak (from (— £ifakka), Being disjointed, dislocated,
relaxed. Being slip-shouldered (man).
K&iifakakat, (pi. of C/li fdkk) Fools.
p P s fkan, One who throws away.
A fuknat, Repentance, penitence,
p fkandan, To throw away. To lay aside.
Vj~: txSjfkandah-sar ,Contemplative. Ashamed, confounded.
P fkandah-sarin, Sitting four-square.
fakur, W ho recollects much, or considers attentively.
A V— fpfukuk (from lP fakka), Separating, severing (two
things). Releasing (a pledge). The jaw.
p iijfakah, Stupid, silly. Fikah, Dexterous in business, me
diation, or negociation. Fikah aho fkkah, A vessel in the form
of a ship, used by the dervishes when travelling. Fukah, One
who prepares tables for an entertainment.
A fakih, Jovial, gay, lively, merry, boisterous.
A jPfkkir, Very thoughtful,
\ fakayf, Why then? So much the more (or less);
the stronger the argument is.
A ^Pfakih, One who cannot speak out, or relate distinctly.
fgdr (or (J^jfgdl), Lame, crippled, wounded, galled.
Afflicted,confused, distracted, jlfj pdil-figdr, Heart-afflicting.
p ti&faganah, (fgdnah, fakdnah or <u\xi fagdmah),
An abortion, a castling.
p S^sfgid, The head man of a village.
p p f gar, A red paint for the face,
p ulioo fagak, The cramp.
p uXJjfgandan (for afgandan), To throw aside,
p Ji/tf/, A species of water-lily; also its root. The wood of
the quince-tree.
A Ji fall, A crack or notch on a sword-blade. (An army, a
cohort, or single man) put to flight. Fill, (Ground) without
rain and without produce. Destitute (of every thing good), b
Ji ydfulu (for b yd fuldn), O so and so !
A 'hi fal-a (from hi), Spoiling, destroying.
A Isfalu (from Ji), Weaning. Drawing out, striking (with
a sword on the head). Undertaking a journey. Recovering
one’s senses, becoming wise after being foolish, (pi. of Sli faldt)
Deserts. Fuld, (in comp, as) b ydfuld, O so and so!
A itifuldi, An extensive desert without water.
v Cifhi faldt. The warp of a web.
A CiSkiflat, (m of CuJi), Coming upon unawares. Fuldt,
(pi. of ijiful and hi fuld) Such and such persons.
A faldtaj, A preparation of plums dried, the juice of
grapes, nuts and almonds, put up in the form of balls or sausages.
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