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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎197r] (398/1826)

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 bananj, A second wife among the Muhammadans, in
respect of another whom the husband had before married.
pjjliJ bun-azcar, Any thing radical, having a foundation or
basis. A sore called a felon.
p binazcand, Restraining, confining.
A bana-ik) (pi. of banikat) Gores of shifts, or any
triangular pieces of stuff, inserted into garments, in order to en-
larsre their circumference.
p LiJ bamba, A dish composed of the fruit ^ ban.
p bambar, Name of an Indian medicine.
A lIXcj bambak or burnbak, A fish which bites men through
the middle (perhaps a shark).
p bambal, A sour apple, a crab. Acidity.
a bannat, The odour of the dung of deer when they feed
on flowers. Binnat, Odour, flavour (whether good or bad).
a bint, A daughter, a girl. This word like y\ abu and
umm is frequently employed with other substantives in form
ing the rhetorical figure metonymy: as (Daughter
of the earth) Mud, clay. A rivulet, (or
The syren (daughter of the sea, or of the water). J-^!
(Daughter of the mountain) Echo. uu-OJ (Daughter
of the lips) Speech. l_-^* 1! or JyiLx!! (Daughter of
the grape) Wine. (Daughter of the eye) Tears.
^£iJ! (Daughter of reflexion) Prudence. Advice. Poetry.
j*/l! (Daughter of the vine) Wine. ‘^♦.3! or
J^*-! (Daughter of death) The fever, (Daughter
of brightness) Flame, fire. Boiling water,
p buntumah, Missletoe, missledine.
A bintly, Daughter-like, becoming a daughter.
a banj, A w oman whose husband has another wdfe. Hen
bane, a soporific herb. Binj, Root, origin, stock, family,
p ^ binj (or pinj), A coat-button.
p banjdrah, A dealer in grain w’ho supplies armies in
the field. Waste-land.
p banj-i dashtl, The thorn-apple.
plUo£\J binjak (or C^sXj punjak), Carded cotton.
A banjanjust, (p *&) Cinquefoil.
r banjldan (or panchldan), To be familiar,
friendly, to assist. To break or cut into pieces, to divide, to
bruise, to dash. To do, to make. To rise.
p bunichah, A corporate body of artificers, or mechanics.
banah, (from ^y) Falling in bits (meat). Bunuh, Gifts,
p ^ bun-i khoshah, The stalk of grapes or of corn,
p Jcj band, A band, ligament, ligature, bandage, chain, shac
kle, fetter, manacle. A knot, joint, belt, or any thing by which
bodies are joined, bound, or fastened together. A joint of the
finger, knee, or any other part. A mound, dam, dike, cause
way or any inclosure of water. A lock. An iron plate. A
tent-rope. A yoke (of oxen). The handle of a knife, the hilt
of a sword. A quantity of paper equal to ten dastah (<fc~ij).
A roll (of parchment). A poem or song, the rythm or burden of
which is often repeated. Durance, captivity. Affliction, sor
row. A pledge, a deposit. Oath, treaty, agreement. Hope,
expectation, desire. Idea. Imposture, deceit, hypocrisy. Ca
lumny, slander. A twist, a manoeuvre in wrestling. A share
of spoil. A vineyard. Quicksilver. A kite. Name of a
country, (imp. of bastan) Bind thou. ^ Jcj band
o bast (Per.) A Persian custom allowing an individual to seek asylum at a designated location. , A settlement or agreement for the payment of revenue,
&c. Military discipline, band-i angusht, The
knuckle. ^\s>-band-i jan kashidan, To be violently
in love. AiJ band shudan, To be bound, restrained, pro
hibited, prevented. band-i shimshir, A sword-belt.
jV. band-i shahr-yur, Name of a note in music. Jcj
band farmudan, To put in prison. Jcj band kar-
dan, To bind, to tie. To compose. JOJ pay-band, Fetters.
When added to some nouns it implies a maker, causer, con
triver, artificer, &c. Ax) dLs>- hllah-band, A contriver of fraud,
a deceiver, a cheat. Jjj dibujah-band, One who'makes
an exordium or preface, a beginner. ^aduw-band, A
binder of enemies, a conqueror. Jcj (jb'* miyan-band, A girder
of the loins, a belt. AiJ na^l-band, A blacksmith, a farrier.
Jcj Jii nakl-band, A composer of narrations, a w riter of his
tory or books in general.
A band, A large standard, a banner. A legion, or body
of 10,000 men. A stratagem. A pawn at chess. New wine.’
p C—jLnjj banddb, An island. A joint.
p jIaa.* bunddd, A wall. A foundation. A prop. Origin.
PjljCJ bun-ddr. Firm, solid, fundamental, certain, established.
Knowing, intelligent. Rich, possessing warehouses, granaries,
or other repositories. A forestaller, regrater, engrosser; who
ever lays up any thing in magazines, in order to enhance the
price; also a dealer in slaves or horses, who sets them off to ad
vantage, in order to sell them dearer. Name of an ancient poet,
p bandar!, A particle of similitude.
g bandafilun, (BivratpuXhov) Cinquefoil,
p jj! Jcj bandak, A kind of high mitre-like cap worn by the
dervishes, or kalandars.
p band-amir, The river Araxes. Name of an em
bankment near Shiraz.
p band-i dhanin, An iron chain,
p AcJ band-bazi, Rope-dancing,
p ijj Jcj band bdgbrt, A species of herb,
p i^jbAi.' bandbdyijah, The stalk of wheat, barley (or rather
the straw, chaff, beards, &c.). The ring of a horse-check or bit,
to which the reins are fastened. An eye or hole in a tent, into
which the pole enters.
p band-khdnah, A prison, a house of captivity,
p Ci-o-Ajj bundukht, The face, the countenance,
p JAiJ bundad (for o!aoj bunddd), A root. A foundation.
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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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