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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎904v] (1815/1826)

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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Aj**;' yci<jMr i Bleating much (sheep or goat). A sheep mak
ing water whilst being milked and thus spoiling the milk.
a J*xiya t uk, Name of an idol supposed to have been worship
ped in the time of Noah.
a ya t ya t , A play in which boys throw something back
wards and forwards at one another,
r yaghani) A sylvan demon.
P JUj yaghtaj (or yaghtanj), A beautiful harmless ser
pent found in gardens.
p So Yarhir, Name of one of the Chinese emperors. A ge-
J .. b ?
neral name for the Emperor of China.
p Yaghrush, Name of a king of Persia.
^ ^ yaghfuru 'lluhu It veil lokuiu^ God save me
and you (uttered in return to a congratulation when sneezing).
rlSu yughla or yaghld, (^ yughldm, also yaghla-
v:7), A frying-pan.
p A pointed arrow.
pjLo yaghluze (or yaghlavoi), An iron frying-pan.
p yaghmUj Prey 5 plunder, booty, spoil, pillage, sacking,
ravishment. Name of a city celebrated for the beauty of its in
habitants. Ujo yaghmd kardan (or Uxt yaghmd gi~
riftnn), To spoil or carry off plunder. ^ aghmd-i aw-
zcal, Name of a city in Turkistan.
Yaghmanaz, Name of the daughter of the Empeior
of China married ^o Bahrdtn-Ciur.
p yaghmdy, A plunderer, a ravisher. Plundered, spoil
ed. Spoil, plunder.
p yaghmlsd) Sorrel,
p yughtidgh, An embroidered cap.
p yaghanj, A harmless snake found in gardens,
p yaghrit, Boiled meat.
a i' s Yaghiis, Name of an old Arabian idol.
a yafd t also yaffd t ,Tz\\ (young men) about twenty years
of age. A hill.
p ynft-, A decrepit old man.
p^jb yaftuj (also Jca)" yaftarij), A large harmless black
c
snake found in vineyards,
p yafj, Spittle.
p jSU yitfir. An emperor, a great king, the emperor of China.
A ww yafa^ A hill. Tall, well-grown (youth).
a yafa^at) Tall, well-grown (youth), (pi. of j-ib y^fl
and of iUib ydfi^at) (Young men and women) approaching to
twenty years of age.
a ^ yufn, also yufun, (pi. of ^ yafin) Old men. Aged
(bulls). Yafan, A very old man. Young in years. A bullock
four years old.
a yafa^ and yufu^ High (places).
yafin, An old man. Aged (bull). Young in years.
A bullock four years old.
a U?lib yakdzd, (pi. of yakzdn) Watchful, provident.
A<Lklib yakazat (from iaib), Waking, being vigilant.
AjAib (uko bayzun) yakayakun, Pure white.
A A-g 1 yaktin, A gourd, or any similar creeping plant.
a ib-lbb yaktinat, One gourd.
A 'Szi) yakaz (from IjJb), W aking, being watchful. 1 akiz and
yakuz, Vigilant, provident, circumspect.
a yakzdn, Vigilant, provident. ^aso % fi\ abu yakzdn,
The father of vigilance, i. e. the cock.
yakazat, A night-watch, a sentry. Vigils, lucubra
tions. Watching, the being awake. A watch of the night.
A ^Jah yakza', Vigilant, circumspect (woman).
a (Juib yakuk, Cotton. The pith or the juice ol the palm-tree.
(jAi abyazu yakak, Very white.
a t&byakakat, A part of the juice or pith of a palm.
A^yb yakn and yakan (from ^ib), Knowing (any thing) for
certain. Yakan, Any thing certain. 1 akan, yakin, and yakun,
One who knows any thing certainly, sure of.
A <Lib yakanat, Who believes firmly what he hears, credulous.
\ dSyio yukukat (from yakka), Being white. V hiteness.
A ^bb yakin, Certainty, sure knowledge, the true faith, truth,
infallibility, evidence. Opinion, belief. Death, fate. p
yakin ddshtan, To be assured. yakin-i
durust,T rue belief. A two ^bb IA ana ^ald > yakin minhn, I
am certain of it. ,jbb / <- T J^ a \ , ba^z-i as-hdbi yakin,
Some learned doctors. True, certain.
A ^^-bb' yakinan, Certainly, truly.
A j^bb yakiniy, (fem.iyJso, yukiniyat) Scientific, certain,
infallible, belonging to truth or faith.
A yakiniydt, Things certain, as articles of religion,
demonstrations in geometry, truths.
v yak, One, e\ery one. Once. Custom, habit. A law
or canon. Noble. A frog. A flea. ^Siyak daf^ah, At
once, at one blow. L ^ yak zarrah, One atom, the least
part. ‘bX', yak rangdn, Of one colour. Simple, sincere,
bio bio yak yak (or yaki yaki), One by one, singly,
bio ^ sih yak, The third part, bio du sih yak kardan,
To divide into three parts.
A bio yakk (from p bio yak), (—io niin yakkin
ila' yakkin, From one to another.
A bio (ji lam) yaku, It was not, it did not exist,
p dwb bio yak asbah, Possessed of one horse. One who rides
alone. The sun.
pj^Jb^ CS^,yak anddz, A small arrow flying far. An arrow

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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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