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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎316v] (637/1826)

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 jahlr^ Loud-voiced, a clear speaker. Beautiful in the
face. Behaving with propriety, acting honourably. A year, a
part of an age. A fly corrupting meat. Unadulterated milk.
jahlz, Vestments and furniture of every kind which a
bride brings to her husband’s house. A dowry. Minced meat.
Aj^ jahlz, A light, nimble, swift horse.
A Xj&r Jahizat, Name of a certain foolish woman.
A jahtz, Abortive, not fully formed; a castling.
A jahlm, (equivalent to jahannam) Hell.
A Jahinat, Name of a large Arabian tribe,
p jay^ (in ancient Persian) Pure. Ji, 1 he city ot Ispa
han. Name of a district in the dependency of Ispahan.
A-c^ jay-a (from^U-), Arriving. Bringing,or coming with.
^ ^ hoy-tt zcajay-a, Aleat and drink, or the call to them,
A ±\p- ji-aa, (pi. of ijpr jiyawat) Repositories for kettles.
a jiya-(t) (m of *1^) Endeavouring to conquer by
coming often. Conferring together. Agreeing, coinciding.
a jiya-a, A wicker basket or a trivet for a pot or kettle.
a *U»-, jay-at (from^), Coming; bringing. Jiya-at, Arrival.
a C^Xprjiyuts (pi. of &**>- jtyat ovfiyat) Stagnant waters.
a jiyad, (pi. of J^iaroodX&nft^excellent (horses).
AjL»- jayydr, A heat in the stomach from tln^^T^-huug^rjOr
rage. Quick lime, or an unguent made with it and arsenic for
pulling out hairs by the roots.
A ./tfyj/as/i, A horse curvetting when pricked with a spur.
a jiyaz, (m of Boasting (against another).
A\s\p>-jayydzj (A man) who walks proudly.
a ^[p-jiyd^, (pi. of ^jU-ja-tj) Hungry, famished.
a ^[^jayyaf) A digger-up of dead bodies,
p Jay ajrdtn, Name of a Persian prophet.
A Ip- jay-al, (fern. jay-alat) A hyena.
A Jaydriy Name of a city in Spain.
A iXpjiydzcat or jay azeat. Any place or thing (made of lea
ther or wicker work) upon which a pot or kettle is placed.
a jiyay, (pi. of iXp jaydzeat) Cupboards for holding
pots. (pi. of dpjiyat andjTyoQ Stagnant waters.
A i£\pjaya-id, (pi. of J\y>- jazodd) Excellent horses.
a jayb (from Cutting (a shift or garment) for
the purpose of making a collar or breast. Cutting (especially a
camel’s bunch). Cleaving. Enlarging, widening. Traversing
(a country). The breast of a garment or a shirt. A sine (in
geometry). A monk’s tunic, or dervish’s habit. i jj\ / ^ r ~pjayb-i
ufk, The sky. u— nasihu'ljayb) Faithful and sincere.
t jayb or jeb f A pocket. ,L~-p- A privy purse,
p [p-jzbd (or \p- jlpd), Fuel, fire-wood.
a t~p jibat (from Answering. An answer.
vj+p jibar, Gardens. Paradises.
v p+p jay bln. Interval, space, interstice.
Vj^+pjaypur, The king’s highway. (Castellus.)
a ip jiyat and j~tyat. Stagnant water. A stinking ditch.
a Jp jaytar, A man of a short stature.
P ^jxp juytan, The stuffing of a saddle, a saddle-cloth.
a \:^tp jaysalut, A lying impure woman; a term of reproach.
A pp jtj, A word for calling camels to water.
rjcfp jtjdr (orj 2 ?p jrjor), A chameleon.
a J^pjayjal, A large stone.
P px^j'ijam, (in the dialect of GTIan) Wild sorrel.
A Jayhan, A river called by the ancients Pyramus.
pa Jayhun, The river Jayhun or Bactrus. p
ba Jayhun nishastan, To cross the Jayhun. To weep.
A Jayhunly, Belonging to the Jayhun. Name of a
river whose waters are very sweet.
A jjd, A long, slender, beautiful neck. The lower or
front part of the neck, on which jewels are suspended. A kind
of short shirt. Jayad, The length, slenderness and beauty of
the neck. Jayyld, Elegant or excellent. Arable.
a \±p jaydd, (fern, of Sp\ ajyad) Fine-necked (woman).
jlddr, The holm, or scarlet oak.
Ajjp jayzar, The wild calf. Joystfr or jlzar, Short (man).
A ij^p jayzar at, Name of a fish black-coloured and thick.
p jp jir (forDeclivity. A kind of leather.
A Jpja-ir, Corpulent (man).
a jp jayri, jayrin, or jayra, Certainly, indeed. Jayur,
Shortness, brevity, contemptible littleness.
a ^jpjtrdn (or ijpjtrat), (pi. of ji\pjd-ir) Neighbours.
a ijpjlrat, An edge or corner,
p ^^p Jiraft, Name of a city in Karmania.
A Jirun, Name of one of the gates of Damascus,
p Sjp jlrah, Bastard saffron. A daily allowance.
A jp-jiz, The border of a valley. A grave. Jizandjiyuz,
(pi. of ijp jizat) Sides, tracts.
a ijpjizat, A side, a coast. The skirt of a valley. Name
of a city in Egypt situated on the bank of the Nile,
p ^S^-Jp jzzjang, Penis succedaneus.
p \jpjtjd, (jjpjtju or jjjpjijur), A hedgehog,
p ^pp jest an, To leap. A small purse elegantly adorned,
p Something. Anything. An embryo.
a £y~p- jaysud or jtsud, A straight tree or stick.
A {J^pjaysh, An army, soldiery. An agreeable life, re
creation. Name of a place one stage from Madina. Jaysh
(or ^\JLp jay shun) (from Boiling (a pot). Raging
(as the sea). Flowing with impetuosity (as a fountain). Being
greatly moved, leaping (the heart). Jtsh, Name of a long
tufted plant, the head of which is filled with seeds.
a ^{jLp Jay shun, Name of a place famous for black apes,
p ^JLp- jaysh~gar, A general. A maker of coats of mail.
A ppjiz (or tppjizut) (from Turning away from?
declining. Jiyazz (or pip jiyizza'), A haughty air or step

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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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