کشف اللّغات والاصطلاحات Kashf al-lughāt wa al-iṣṭilāḥāt, undated (original text compiled 16th Cent. C.E.)
Scope and Contents
A famous Persian dictionary, chiefly for the purpose of explaining the terminology of the Sufis, by ‘Abd al-Raḥīm bin Aḥmad Sūr, of Bihar, who flourished about 950 A.H., 1543 C.E.
Written by various hands. See A Descriptive Catalogue of the Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in Edinburgh University Library by Mohammad Hukk et al. (1925) for details.
Dates
- Creation: undated (original text compiled 16th Cent. C.E.)
Language of Materials
Persian (Script: nasta'līq-shikastah)
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Full Extent
1 volume
Other Finding Aids
Hukk, Mohammed Ashraful; Ethé, Hermann; and Robertson, Edward, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in Edinburgh University Library (Hertford: Stephen Austin & Sons Ltd., 1925).
Physical Description
Title and author's name in gilt letters on the back of the binding.
Processing Information
Annotation uses legacy data from Mohammed Hukk et al. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in Edinburgh University Library.
Repository Details
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