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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎618r] (1240/1826)

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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sas, (in of ^ kassa) Retaliating, making equal, giving (rea
sons) equally powerful. The law of retaliation. Revenge, re
tribution, reproof, correction, (pi. of ^ kass) Breasts. °(pl. of
Lzi kass at), Particles of plaster, (pi. of kussat), Forelocks.
aUsLij kisasa, The law of retaliation.
A (LtfLoi kusasat, Nail-parings; hair cuttings. A trifle of money.
a kisa t , (pi. of kas t at) Dishes, plates, saucers.
A XcLai kasa^at (from Growing slowly (a boy).
Aj^Li: kusukis, (pi. kasakis and CjLajLaii kusa-
kisiit), Thick and short (man). Large (camel).
a <JLa3 kassal, Sharp (sword).
a iJLai kusdlat, Remains of corn after sifting or winnowing.
A kasdhu, Towards him.
a l»Lai kasdyd, (pi. of <Uoa kasiyat) She-camels kept apart
and exempted from labour. Camels of the worst kind. Excel
lent remains, comforts of affluence.
a kasd-ib, (pi. of A^ai kasibat) Curled locks of hair.
A kasa-id, (pi. of i\^sLS kusidat) Poems, elegies.
A fjLai kasd-im, (pi. of kasimat) Sandy places pro
ducing the plants called lac One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees ghazd.
a kusb, An intestine. A fiddlestring made of gut. The
hypochondria, hasab (from t-^-aJ), Cutting up a sheep (a but
cher). Interrupting (a camel) when drinking. Leaving off
drinking before his thirst is quenched (a camel); also refusing
to drink (though having eaten enough). Accusing, blaming,
censuring, reproaching. Disgracing. A reed, a pen, or any
thing similarly hollow (as a bone, or a tube of silver). The
wind-pipe. Tubes, water-pipes, canals. A fine linen cloth
made in Egypt. A citadel. IsMl kasabu'l bathd, Waters
flowing to the fountains of wells. IjJ < .wr.i kasab baxsd, Cala
mus aromaticus. kasabu'l habib, The friendly
pen. Sugar-cane. kasabu'z* zarirah, The worm
seed-plant. kasabu's'sukkar, Ksug&x-cane. p, ~clS
kasab-i sih ddmani, A torn garment. The sea. A
kasab misri, l ine linen of Egypt. The rays of the sun.
Lightning.
p kasab, Gold or silver wire. Dry grass chopped small.
The covering of a woman’s head, especially of the brow. A
town, a large village. A reed.
a l«ajj kasbd, A reed. A reed-bed.
a dLaii kasabat (or kasabah), A town. A large village.
The cartilage or bridge of the nose. The middle division (of
a water-bottle). The covering of a woman’s head,
r kasbak, A snail. (Burhdn-i kdti^.)
a kasbalat (from J-«ai q), Eating all (the food).
kasbur, Coriander.
a kasabiy, One piece of the cloth kasab.
a <Loi kassat, Plaster. Li-J kassat-i bayzd, White cloth.
Kissat, A thing, affair, business, condition, accident. A history,
tale, fable, apologue. Kussat, Forelocks.
*a kasada, (fut. Jwaiu yaksidu) He tended towards.
a ^^05 kasd (from <3uai'), Intending, proposing to one’s self,
aspiring to. Breaking, splitting (wood). Giving one’s attention
to making verses. Being in a middle state, neither corpulent
nor slender; neither prodigal nor sparing, neither swift nor
slow. Being near to any thing. Keeping the right middle
path. Acting justly. Aiming at one with an intention to kill.
Intention, design, resolution, determination, scope, view, machi
nation, conspiracy} project, purpose, deliberation, pretension,
attempt, endeavour, desire, wish, will. A part, side. A road,
way. kasd-i musammam, A fixed resolution, firm
intention. Kasad, A species of thorn. A soft twig of the same.
Kasid, Broken (spear). Jvisad, (pi. of iiX&s kisdat) Fragments.
a \xas kasdan, (A^u utn kasdin, or Juaib bi kisdin), De
liberately, expressly, intentionally, on purpose.
A kisdat, A fragment.
kasara, (fut.ywaiu yaksuru) (Evening) came on.
kasr (from^ oj), Approaching, beginning (the evening),
becoming dark. Diminishing, abbreviating, abridging, contract
ing. Cutting the hair, shaving. Restraining any thing within
certain bounds. Beating, washing clothes (as fullers or bleach
ers). Confining, imprisoning. Throwing down her eyes (a
woman), looking only at her husband. Dropping or drawing
aside her veil. Shortening the ceremony of prayer by perform-
ing only tw r o instead of four inclinations. Evening, twilight.
A citadel. A palace, an elegant villa, v kasr-i
duwdzdah dart, The eighth heaven, i. e. of the zodiac, a
kasr-i raj'i^-i saltanat, The sublime palace, prin
cipality, or kingdom, p ^li kasr-i shdhi, A royal pa
lace. a kasr-i kaysar, The palace of Caesar.
kasr-i icujud, The palace of existence, i. e. this world. clZ-oJ
kasruka an taf^ala zdka, ^ our great point is to
do that, hasar, A disease which makes the neck stiff or crooked.
Whatever remains of corn after sifting or winnowing, (pi. of
iy-oJ kasarat) Necks or roots of them. Kisar (from j^), Be
ing short. Brevity.
a kasr a, (fern, of aksar) Having a pain in the neck.
Short, shorter. Kusard, (pi. of^-^oi kastr) Short.
a \j*os kasr an, In the evening.
A kasarat, The bride’s bed-chamber. The neck or the
root of it (in man or beast). The rump of birds. A bit or splin
ter of iron or of wood. Slothfulness, torpor. Kusratan, In the
nearest degree of consanguinitv.
a kasr a', A kind of viper. Kisru' or kisrly, What re»
mains of corn after winnowing or sifting. Kusra', A short rib.
a kasas (from kassa), Following, tracing the foot
steps of another. Explaining, narrating. Shaving, cutting short.

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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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