Sunday, October 11, 2009

A specimen of conformity of the European languages, particularly English, with the Oriental languages, especially the Persian

A specimen of conformity of the European languages, particularly English, with the Oriental languages, especially the Persian
Stephen Weston
The second edition, enlarged
London
1803
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Preface
45
The conformity of the Arabic and Persian with the English and other European languages

Abad abode
City, habitation, residence
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جگر
Jecur.
Heart or liver.
The Persians use jecur just as the Greeks did ἥπαρ, and the Latins jecur for either heart or liver.

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Index
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Index

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Additions and corrections
263
Second appendix
الدعا
Eddua Adieu, farewell.
The conclusion of an Arabic letter is الباقى الدعا elbaaki eddua, may all the rest be well.
Farwell.

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