Item Summary

Dictionary of Arabic roots arranged by last letter in abwāb, then first letter in fuṣūl; explained in Persian with Arabic examples. The ms. contains bāb al-bāʾ [in part] - bāb al-waw wa-al-yāʾ [in part].

Descriptive Information

Title
[Arabic-Persian dictionary].
Call Number
Oversize Islamic Manuscripts, New Series no. 1810q
Identifier
ark:/88435/dcz316qc12d
Publisher
[18--?]
Language
Persian
Date Created
1800
Format
Manuscript
Extent
411 leaves : paper ; 276 x 149 (213 x 100) mm bound to 280 x 163 mm
Rights Statement
No Known Copyright
Notes
Ms. codex.
On front cover: Label reading "[Ara]bic Dictionary."
On wrapper: 91 Mss. Arabic Lexicon.
Physical description: 27 lines per page; written in angular nastaʻliq in black on thin, tan, glazed, laid Arabic paper. Section headings in red; entries overlined in red and written in red in the margins. Catchwords. Edges flecked with red ink. Damp staining, paper repairs, ragged edges, and insect damage. Some leaves are detached and there is occasional loss of text due to paper damage. Incomplete at beginning and end.
Incipit (first full entry): کرب بالضم اندوه که دم باز گىرد از وى
Binding Note
Full brown leather with brown paper wrapper.

Discovery Information

Subject
Arabic language—Dictionaries—Persian
Manuscripts, Persian—New Jersey—Princeton
Manuscripts, Arabic—New Jersey—Princeton
Dictionaries

Physical Characteristics

File Count
820

Institutional Information

Collection
Manuscripts of the Islamic World
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/2f397806-2e8d-4c29-a781-5d8a526bc559/manifest