24 Contributions to Persian Lexicography. [No. 1, 



I have generally collected the various forms of spelling under that 

 word which, according to the proofs quoted, appeared to be the correct 

 form. "Whenever a word appears to be doubtful, it is certainly of 

 no use to pass over it. Let people only look up carefully." 



Rashidi's dictionary is accompanied by an excellent Introduction 

 which forms the basis of the Persian Grrammar by 'Abdul-TVasi' of 

 Hansah, a book which is read in most Indian schools. The first part 

 of the preface which contains the usual praises to God and Muhammad, 

 is written in ancient Persian, and is one of the finest prefaces known 

 to me. There appears to be no *+&± to the dictionary, although 

 Rashidi says in the preface — 



&*jIA _j ^b t^U* j <5Uooilc t£lj j> c*H cUiiwc ^VlS j^j) j 

 At least the four MSS. which I have seen, do not give it, but end 

 abruptly with the last word ($&*•■> yeldq. The Khdtimah is several 

 times alluded to in the Dictionary ; thus under b| aba soup (or ibd 

 according to Sh., Mu., Ma., FJ.) he says*— 



MSS. of this dictionary are rare ; the MS. of our Society (No. 76.) 

 is in a bad condition, although with the exception of the preface, it is 

 pretty carefully copied. 



* There are some curious blunders connected with this word on the first 

 and fourth pages of Vullers' Dictionary. Vullers has on p. 1.— 



bf jus, jusculum. This form with the madd is in no other Dictionary beside 

 F., and may therefore be struck out. 2) potio, potus. Not to be found in any 

 Persian Dictionary, 3) part, admvrandi mirum. This is a blunder for b| aya. 

 And on p. 4. — 



J M ^bf (patres fauces constringentes) met. gaudium et voluptas ; 2) 



aerumna ( *? ) mundi ; 3) gaudium de inimico mortuo, B. 



First, this word is not inB., but in the Appendix of B„ and therefore doubtful. 



Secondly, the Persian Dictionaries spell the word ^bf without a madd, ^b| 

 abai, and derive it from aha soup. Ad. and Ma. give also j^jJi^bl and 

 %&i JjSZ rcli | • hence jusculum fauces contringens, and met. the surfeiting 



joys of this world. 



Thirdly, the meaning aerumna ( J> ) mundi is the blunder of some inatten- 

 tive copyist for Ub **i ni'am i dunyd, the joys of this world. 



Fourthly, the preceding word in Vullers, ^jl* ^bf aba i 'alawi, is a blun- 

 der for abai 'ulwi. 



