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... manner , expresses the sound of our ee in peer , feel , and as in Shíráz above mentioned : and ú , likewise accented , denotes the sound of our oo in boot , moon , & c .; thus in Kúfah . Without accents those letters ( a , i , and u ...
... manner , expresses the sound of our ee in peer , feel , and as in Shíráz above mentioned : and ú , likewise accented , denotes the sound of our oo in boot , moon , & c .; thus in Kúfah . Without accents those letters ( a , i , and u ...
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... manner Fúshanj . * TÁLISH , " the name of a son of Japhet , the son of Noah ( on whom be the peace of God ! ) : from him the name was given to a tribe in Gilán , and from that tribe the country was called Tálishistán . The Arabs write ...
... manner Fúshanj . * TÁLISH , " the name of a son of Japhet , the son of Noah ( on whom be the peace of God ! ) : from him the name was given to a tribe in Gilán , and from that tribe the country was called Tálishistán . The Arabs write ...
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... manner of writing the Persian name of Gúnábád , " a city in the province of Khurásán . 1 8 5 امیر تیمور کورکان تبریز جذاباد جنابه 2 6 3 جرنداب سمرقند بلاد فرنك 7 جما عيل گون آباد 10 * The celebrated conqueror Taimúr , on account of some ...
... manner of writing the Persian name of Gúnábád , " a city in the province of Khurásán . 1 8 5 امیر تیمور کورکان تبریز جذاباد جنابه 2 6 3 جرنداب سمرقند بلاد فرنك 7 جما عيل گون آباد 10 * The celebrated conqueror Taimúr , on account of some ...
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... sea - port in the province of Fárs . To this rank has succeeded Abú Shahr ( ) , town situated within three or four miles . بندر ) as the bander a SEJÁVEND , ' ( the Arabic manner of writing the OF SADIK ISFAHANI . 29.
... sea - port in the province of Fárs . To this rank has succeeded Abú Shahr ( ) , town situated within three or four miles . بندر ) as the bander a SEJÁVEND , ' ( the Arabic manner of writing the OF SADIK ISFAHANI . 29.
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Oriental Translation Fund. SEJÁVEND , ' ( the Arabic manner of writing the Persian name Segávend , ) a village in the territory of Ghaznín ; also a place in Kháf . * 3 6 SAKHA , a city in the Sâid of Egypt ; which gives a surname to the ...
Oriental Translation Fund. SEJÁVEND , ' ( the Arabic manner of writing the Persian name Segávend , ) a village in the territory of Ghaznín ; also a place in Kháf . * 3 6 SAKHA , a city in the Sâid of Egypt ; which gives a surname to the ...
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