Kahana (_Heb._) = he ministered (priests’ offices or other business)
vi. 109.
Kahbah = whore, i. 12.
—— = our whore (_i.e._ hired woman), vi. 46.
Káhin, usual plurals of, are Kahanah and Kuhhán (ST.) iv. 320.
—— = a Cohen, a Jewish Priest, a soothsayer, vi. 109.
Káhinah = Divineress (fem. of Káhin), i. 279.
Káhirah = City of Mars, Cairo, iv. 35.
Kahramán (_alias_ Samarbán) (W. M. MS.) iv. 6.
Kahramánah = housekeeper (also nurse, duenna, &c. &c.) i. 199.
—— (_Arab._) = a nurse, a duenna, an Amazon guarding the Harem, iv. 78.
—— a word of many senses, vi. 89.
Ká’id; _lit._ = one who sits with a colleague (_tr._ “Captain”) i. 59.
“Káík” and “Káík-jí” the well-known Caïque of the Bosphorous, v. 236.
Káim-makám = a deputy (governor, etc.) v. 281.
Ka’ka’ = “jingle and jangle” (of horses’ tramp) vi. 131.
“Káká Siyáh” (_Pers._), _i.e._, “black brother” (a domestic negro), see
his Názi-núzí, iii. 285.
Kála al-Ráwí, etc., parenthetical formula = “The Story-teller sayeth,
etc.,” i. 347.
Kalak (_Arab._), _lit._ = agitation, disquietude (used as syn. with
Kúlanj = a true colic), iv. 177.
Kála’l-Ráwi = the reciter saith, v. 64.
—— ’l-Ráwí = quoth the reciter, vi. 227.
Kál (al-Ráwí) = “the Reciter saith” (a formula omitted here), vi. 15.
Kalamdán = reed box. iv. 322.
Kalamátu ’llah = the Koran, iv. 252.
“Kalansuwah”-cap—a distinguishing mark of the Coptic regular clergy,
iv. 34.
Kalb = stomach (sometimes “heart”) i. 26.
—— (for “Kulbat”) = a cave, a cavern (_tr._ “conduit”) iv. 214.
Kalí = potash (our “alcali”) i. 8.
Kalím = one who speaks with another, a familiar, v. 203.
Kalímu’llah = Title of Moses, on account of the Oral Law and
conversations at Mount Sinai, v. 203.
Kám Khudáí = master of his passions, iii. 269.
Káma (_Arab._) = he rose; _equiv. to_ “he began” in vulg. speech, iii.
389.
—— -Shástra = the Cupid gospel, iii. 429.
Kamar al-Ashráf = Moon of the Nobles, vi. 226.
—— al-Zamán (“Moon of the Time”), vi. 233.
Kamariyah (_der. from_ Kamar = Moon) = coloured glass windows, ii. 39
“Kamá zukira fí Dayli-h” = “Let it be, as is said, in the tail,” vi.
126.
Kamburisíyah = clotted curd, vi. 159.
Kamal (_Arab._) = Louse, vi. 99.
Kamís (χιτών, chemise, etc.) = shirt, i. 346.
Kamrah = the chief cabin (from _Gr._ καμάρα = vault), _tr._ “cuddy,” v.
24
Kanání (_plur._ of Kinnínah) = glass bottle, iii. 92.
Kanát (_Arab._) _tr._ water-leat, iv. 350.
Kandíl (Al-) al-’ajíb = the Wonderful Lamp, iii. 135.
Kanísah = a Pagan temple, a Jewish synagogue, a Christian Church, i.
198.
Kapú = a door, a house, or a Government office, vi. 179.
—— Katkhúdási = the agent which every Governor is obliged to keep at
Constantinople, vi. 180.
Kapúdán-pashá = Lord High Admiral of ancient Osmanli land, v. 402.
Kapújí = a porter. Kapújí-báshí = head porter, vi. 179.
Kár’ah, now usually called “Maslakh” = stripping room, iii. 133.
Karawán = crane or curlew (_Charadrius œdicnemus_) v. 151.
Karb, one of whose meanings is “to inflate the stomach,” iv. 182.
Kárdán (Persian) = Business-knower, i. 94.
Kárishín = chasing, being in hot pursuit of (ST.) v. 405.
Karít (✓ Kart) = complete, speaking of a year, etc. (ST.) iv. 337.
Kariyah = a village (derivation) i. 83.
Karkabah (_Arab._), Clerical error for Karkarah = driving; rumbling of
wind in bowels, iv. 182.
Karm (✓), originally means cutting a slip of skin from the camel’s nose
by way of mark, v. 266.
Karmán = Karmania, vulg. and fancifully derived from Kirmán. Pers. =
worms, i. 59.
Kart = complement, or here, “remainder,” (ST.) iv. 337.
Karúr = a crore, iii. 129.
Karz (_Arab._) = moneys lent in interest without fixed term of payment,
as _opp._ to “Dayn,” vi. 29.
Kasalah = a shock of corn, assemblage of sheaves, v. 53.
—— may be cler. error for “Kasabah” = stalk, haulm, straw, v. 53.
Kas’at (=a wooden platter or bowl) Mafrúkah, _tr._ “hand-robbed flour,”
v. 349.
Kasf = houghed, i. 155.
Kashákish (_Arab._), from the quadril. ✓ Kashkasha = he gathered fuel
(_here tr._ “fuel sticks”) iii. 67.
Kash’am, a term having various sigs., iv. 183.
Káshán (Well of), proverbial for its depth, vi. 127.
“Kashmar,” a word not to be found in dictionary, iv. 25.
Kasht = skinning (a camel) ✓ of Mikshat (_Arab._), iv. 100.
Kashshara = grinned a ghastly smile (also laughing so as to shew the
teeth), v. 461.
Kásid = messenger, ii. 37.
Kasím (an unusual word), _tr._ “tax tribute,” vi. 18.
Kasír (the Little one) iii. 390.
Kásituna (Al-) = The Swervers, i. 52.
Kasr = abbreviation, i. 295.
Katá = sand-grouse, v. 151.
“Kata’ al-arba’,” or cutting off the four members, equiv. to our
“quartering,” v. 96.
Kata’a Judúr-há (for “hú”) _tr._ “backbone,” v. 353.
—— (Dr. Steingass refers pronoun in “Judúr-há” _tr._ “Rabakah,” taking
the “roots of the neck,” _tr._ = spine) v. 353.
Katá grouse, vi. 65.
(Kataba) Zayjata-há = marriage-writ, vi. 259.
Katáif (_pl._) = Katífah-cakes, a kind of pancake, vi. 45.
Kátil-ki = Allah strike thee dead, vi. 55.
Katalú-ní = they killed me, vi. 185.
Kattán = linen, flax (_tr._ “linen web”) iv. 104.
Kattu from “Katta” = he cut (in breadth, as opposed to Kadda = he cut
lengthwise) iii. 52.
Kauk (Káka, yakúku) to chuck, iv. 203.
Kauk = an aquatic bird with a long neck, iv. 203.
Kaunayn (_Arab._) = the two entities, this world and other world (_tr._
here “Two Beings”) vi. 249.
Kauri (or “Cowrie,” _Cypræa moneta_), iii. 348.
Kaus al-Bunduk (or Bundúk) (_Arab._) = a pellet-bow (_Ital._ arcobugio,
_Eng._ arquebuse), vi. 53.
Kawá’ib Al- = High-breasted (also P. N. of the river) v. 176.
Kawá’ib Al- (A P.N. of word unknown to author); _lit._ meaning “of
high-breasted virgins,” v. 129.
Kawání al- (_pl._ of Kanát) = the spears (_tr._ here “punishment”),
also read “al-Ghawání” (ST.) vi. 147.
Kawárijí (_Arab._) = one who uses the paddle, a rower (_tr._ “boatman”)
iii. 18.
Kawík (_Arab._) = magpie, iv. 203.
Kawwárah, _tr._ “Sherd” (not found in dictionary) iv. 179.
“Kayasirah” (Cæsars) _opp._ to Akásirah, (kisras) ii. 263.
Kayf, favourite word in Egypt and Syria, i. 58.
—— a tranquil enjoyment, iv. 196.
—— = joy, the pleasure of living, vi. 174.
Kaylúlah = Siesta, iv. 324.
Kayrawán = Curlew, ii. 93.
Kazafa (_Arab._) = threw up, vomited, vi. 135.
Kazánát (_pl._ of “Kázán”) = crucibles (opp. to Kawálib = moulds) v.
108.
Kázánát Al- (_pl._ of Kázán) = chauldrons (_Turk._ “Kazghán”) (ST.) v.
25.
Kazázah = vulg. a (flask of) glass, iv. 179.
Kazdír, may here allude to the canisters used by small shopkeepers
(_tr._ “tin”) iv. 338.
Kázi, ex-officio guardian of the orphans and their property liable to
punishment in case of Fraud, ii. 10.
Kází al-Askar = the great legal authority of a country (_tr._ “Kazi of
the Army”) v. 310.
Kázi bade ancient dame precede him (on reaching door), lest he happen
to meet an unveiled woman upon the upper stairs, vi. 58.
Kazzák = Cossacks, bandits, etc. (_here tr._ “pirates”) iii. 288.
Kbb (possibly “Kubb” for “Kubbah”) = a vault, a cupola, v. 376.
Kerchief, throwing the, iv. 264.
Keyhole (Eastern) cannot be spied through, the holes being in the bolt,
vi. 54.
Khabata = “He (the camel) pawed the ground” (_tr._ “beateth the bough”)
vi. 28.
Khálata-há al-Khajal wa ’l-Hayá = shame and abasement mixed with her,
_i.e._, “suffused or overwhelmed her” (ST.) v. 399.
Khálat-kí insánun (_Arab._) _tr._ “(some man) has mixed with thee”;
meaning also “to lie with,” v. 398.
—— (Dr.Steingass also explains and translates), v. 376.
Khalbas (suggests Khalbús) = a buffoon i. 266.
Khalífah (Caliph) = a deputy, a successor, (derivation) i. 4.
—— (never written “Khalíf”) = a viceregent or vicar, v. 64.
Khalíj (Al-) The Canal (Grand Canal of Cairo) ii. 286.
Khalíyáh = beehive and empty, iv. 222.
Khallí-ná nak’ud (_Arab._) = let us sit together (a thoroughly modern
expression) (ST.) v. 475.
“Khamr al-’ukár” (=choice wine) v. 137.
Khams Ghaffár = “five pardoners” (Steingass reads Khamr. (=wine) ’ukár
another name for wine, as in “Al-Khamr al-’ukár” = choice wine) v.
137.
Khanádik = ditches or trenches (for Fanádik, “khans”) i. 288.
Kharrat (in text) = tripping and stumbling (in her haste), v. 253.
—— (also may be meant for “Kharajat” = “she went out”) (_St._) v. 253.
Khátá = Cathay = China, v. 27.
Khatíb = a preacher (not Kátíb = a writer), vi. 240.
Khatíbah (_more usually_ “Khutbah”) = the Friday sermon preached by the
Khatíb, iii. 492.
Khatt Hajar, a province, vi. 230.
Khaufu (Al-) maksúm = cowardice is equally divided, iv. 245.
Khawábi (_Arab._) (_pl._ of Khábiyah) = large jars usually of pottery,
iii. 11.
Khawátín (_pl._ of Khátún) = a matron, a lady, i. 122.
“Khayr” (_Arab._) = “’Tis well,” a word of good omen, vi. 58.
—— al-Nassáj (the Weaver) i. 344.
—— Kathír = This is right good (also “abundant kindness”), ii. 275.
Khayyál = sturdy horseman, i. 320.
“—— kabr-hu maftúh” (proverb) i. 320.
Khazíb-dye, v. 200.
Khaznah = the Treasury = 1,000 kis or purses, each 500 piastres,
£5,000, iv. 74, 180.
—— (Khazínah) or 10,000 Kís each = £5, v. 236.
Khaznat al-Siláh (_Arab._) = the ship’s armoury, v. 403.
Khil’ah = robe of honour, consists of many articles, such as a horse,
sword, etc., iv. 235; v. 410.
Khila’h dakk al-Matrakah, _tr._ “whereon plates of gold were hammered”
(an especial kind of brocade) vi. 81.
Khimár (_Arab._) = head-veil (a covering for the back of the head), v.
255.
Khizr = the Green Prophet, v. 301.
Khorasan (including our Afghanistan) in a chronic state of rebellion in
Al-Rashid’s reign, ii. 167.
Khubz mutabbak = platter-bread, i. 3.
—— Samíz = firsts bread, i. 261.
Khudá, _mod. Pers._ form of Old Khudáí = Sovereign-King, iii. 269.
Khudadad (derivation), iii. 269.
“—— and his brothers,” position of, compared with Galland, iii. 303.
—— relative position of, iii. 269.
Khutbah = sermon, i. 350.
Khurtúm = the trunk of an elephant, iii. 19.
Khuwáj = hunger, iii. 61.
“Khwájá” for “Khwájah,” iii. 61.
Khwájah = merchant and gentleman, iii. 61.
—— is also a honorific title given by Khorásánis to their notables,
iii. 61.
—— and Khawáját (_Pers._) = merchants (_Arab._), i. 332.
—— (spelt elsewhere “Khwájá”), iv. 50;
corresponds with our “good man,” iv. 62.
—— Hasan al-Habbál = Master Hasan the Ropemaker, iii. 341.
Kíb (_pl._ “Kiyáb” and “Akyáb”) = a small thick mat used to produce
shade (ST.) v. 215.
Kidnapping (by Dervishes) iv. 153.
Kidr = a cooking pot, i. 48.
Kikán (_pl._ of Kík) _tr._ “raven,” vi. 147.
Kimcobs = velvets with gold embroidery, iii. 140.
King’s Eye = Royal favour, i. 61.
King consummates his marriage in presence of his virgin sister-in-law,
ii. 268.
—— Kulayb (“little dog”) al Wá’il, ii. 263.
—— Nabhán, ii. 192.
—— of the Kingdoms (_i.e._ of the worlds visible and invisible), ii. 6.
—— of Bashan, iii. 19.
—— in Persia speaks of himself in third person, and swears by his own
head, etc., iii. 531.
“King’s Command is upon the head and the eyes” = must be obeyed, iii.
164.
Kinnab = hemp, vi. 62.
Kinship, Terms of, iii. 373.
Kintár = a quintal, 98 to 99 lbs. avoir. (in round numbers, a cwt.) vi.
29.
Kiosque, traced through the _Turk._ Kúshk (_pron._ Kyúshk) to the
_Pers._ “Kushk” = an upper chamber, iv. 151.
—— or belvedere (used to avoid confusion between Kiosque and window)
iii. 140.
Kirámát = miracles, iii. 181.
Kírát (Carat), most often one twenty-fourth of the dinar, iii. 91.
Kirm Al- (_Arab._ and _Pers._) = a worm, vi. 5.
Kirsh (_pron._ “Girsh”) the Egyptian piastre = one-fifth of a shilling,
iv. 72; 281.
—— (_Arab._), pop. “Girsh” = a dollar, iv., 281.
—— = piastre, v. 226.
—— (_Arab._) = piastre, vi. 175.
Kis = purse = 500 piastres = £5, iv. 74.
Kís = usually the _Giberne_ or pellet-bag (here the “bow-cover”) vi.
53.
Kishk = ground wheat, eaten with sheep’s milk soured, etc., vi. 160.
Kisra = Kutrú (Bresl.) Kassera (Chavis and Cazotte) i. 60.
Kisrá = Chosroës, i. 97.
“Kisrat al-yábisah ’ala ’l-Rík, etc.” = a slice of dry bread on the
spittle, for it absorbs ... phlegm on the mouth of the stomach (ST.)
v. 51.
“Kissing him upon the mouth,” i. 153.
—— the hand, the action of a servant or slave ii. 81.
Kitáb = book, written bond, ii. 27.
Kit’ah humrah = a small quantity of red brickdust to which wonderful
medicinal powers are ascribed (ST.) vi. 125.
Knife and salt placed on the stomach (_Ar._ Kalb) to repel evil
spirits, i. 26.
“Kohl’d her eyes,” v. 292.
Kohl-powder, v. 292.
Koran quoted—i. 25, 51, 52, 100, 134, 148, 353; ii. 215, 175, 270, 271,
197, 177, 106, 101; iv. 201, 242, 252, 254; v. 44, 47, 48, 49, 50,
56, 58, 180, 460; vi. 100, 104, 156, 157.
Kubbah = a dome-shaped tent (_tr._ “Pavilion”) i. 99.
—— (square building with cupola) i. 119.
—— = vault, cupola, iv. 290.
“Kubbat al-’Asáfír” = the Dome of the Birds, vi. 181.
Kubúr = tombs, i. 295.
Kuhná, Syriac singular, according to dictionaries (ST.) iv. 320.
——, Al- (_Arab._), _pl._ of Káhin = diviner, priest (_tr._ “Cohens”)
iv. 320.
“Kúl,” vulg. for “Kul” = “tell me”; a constant form in this MS., vi. 5.
Kuláh meant for “Kuláh” a Dervish’s cap (ST.) v. 108.
Kúlanj (_Arab._) = a true colic, iv. 177.
“Kullu Shayyin lí mu’as’as” = all to me is excitement, vi. 174.
Kumájah = First bread (_i.e._, Bread unleavened and baked in ashes) i.
8.
Kumri = turtle-dove, v. 151.
Kunafání = a baker of kunáfah = a vermicelli cake often eaten at
breakfast, iv. 127.
Kunaym Madúd = Kingdom of Dineroux, i. 55.
Kunná nu’tíhu li-ahad = we should have given him to someone (Dr.
Steingass also explains) vi. 73.
Kunyah (_Arab._), the pop. mispronunciation of “Kinyah” = “bye-name”
(gen. taken from favourite son, etc.) vi. 83.
Kurbáj (_Arab._) = Cravache (“Scourge”) iv. 214.
“Kurbán-at básham” = May I become thy Corban or Sacrifice (formula used
in addressing the Shah) iii. 530.
Kursí = Throne, i. 10.
Kursí (_Arab._), here = a square wooden seat without back, used for
sitting cross-legged (_tr._ “chair”) iv. 52.
Kursí stool = the stool upon which the Síníyah, or tray of tinned
copper, is placed, iv. 170.
Kurúd = apes (occurring as a rhyme twice in three couplets) v. 190.
Kurúsh (_Arab._), _pl._ of Kirsh, the Egyptian piastre = one-fifth of a
shilling, iv. 72.
Kút = food not to be confounded with “Kuwwat” = force, iv. 225.
—— al-Kulúb, iv. 225.
Kutb (Al-) al-Ghauth (_Arab._) = _lit._ “The pole-star of invocation
for help” (_tr._“Prince of the Hallows”) the highest degree of
sanctity in the mystic fraternity of Tasawwuf, v. 426.
Kuthayyir = “the dwarf,” i. 41.
—— ’Azzah (contemporary of Jamíl), i. 41.
Kuwárah = that which is cut off from the side of a thing, iv. 179.
Kuwayyis (dim. of Kaus), much used in Egypt as an adj. for “pretty,”
etc., iv. 350.
La’ab al-Andáb (_Arab._) = javelin-play, iii. 154.
Lá af’al (“I will do naught of the kind”) more commonly Má af’al, i.
296.
La’alla = peradventure (used to express expectation of possible
occurrence) ii. 20.
Lá baas = “No matter” or “All right,” (_tr._ “No harm be upon you”) i.
160.
—— Haula = there is no Majesty, etc., v. 359.
“—— Haul of Allah is upon thee,” _i.e._, it is a time when men should
cry for thy case, v. 359.
La-hu Diráah (for Diráyah = prudence) fí tabírí’l-mulúk = _tr._ “Also
he had control,” v. 465.
“Lá iláha illa ’llah,” the refrain of Unity, v. 403.
“—— khuzitat Ayday al-Firák,” meaning, “May Separation never ornament
herself in sign of gladness at the prospect of our parting,” v. 200.
—— tafzah-ní = Do not rend _my_ reputation. (ST.) iv. 295.
Laban = milk soured (_tr._ “Curd”) ii. 54.
Laban, pop. word for milk artificially soured, v. 352.
—— halíb (a trivial form) = sweet milk, v. 352.
La’bat Shawáribu-hu = _lit._ “his mustachios played” (_tr._ “curled”)
v. 273.
Labbah (_Arab._), usually part of the throat where ornaments are hung
or camels stabbed (_tr._ “necklace”) iv. 68.
Labbayka = here am I (_tr._ “Here I stand”) iv. 317.
“Laffa ’l-isnayn bi-zulúmati-h” = _tr._ winding his trunk around them
(latter word = Khurtúm the trunk of an elephant) iii. 19.
Laght (also _pron._ Laghat), a synonym of “Jalabah” = clamour, tumult.
(ST.) iv. 342.
Lahd, Luhd = tomb-niche, i. 292.
Lájawardí, _tr._ “lapis lazuli,” iii. 444.
Lajlaja = tied (his tongue was) ii. 186.
Lakasha = be conversed with, v. 285.
—— one of the words called “Zidd,” _i.e._, with opposite meanings, v.
285.
Lakh (Anglicised “lac”) = 100,000, iii. 357.
Laklaka-há (_Arab._), an onomatopœia, v. 265.
“Lam yakthir Khayrak”; this phrase (_pron._ “Kattir Khayrak”) is the
Egypt. and Moslem. equiv. for our “thank you,” v. 60.
“—— yanúb al-Wáhidu min-hum nisf haffán,” _tr._ “each took his turn
thereat and drank without drinking his full,” v. 11.
—— Dr. Steingass explains and translates, “And none took his turn
without sipping a few laps.” v. 11.
La-nakhsifanna = I would assuredly, ii. 23.
Lane, quoted, i. 3, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17, 21, 29. 31, 34, 146, 290; ii.
246; iii. 38, 119, 334, 492; iv. 19, 29, 34, 43, 45, 55, 56, 122,
209, 243, 257, 293, 296; v. 28, 86, 90, 97, 226, 265, 291, 351, 363,
426; vi. 46, 53, 74, 178.
Last march (to the next world) ii. 202.
Lauh = tablet (of the heart) iii. 386.
“Lawá’a-hu,” a clerical error for “láwa’a-hu.” (ST.) iv. 306.
Lawwaha (_Arab._) = _lit._ pointing out, making clear (_tr._ “bobbed”)
iv. 190.
“—— -hu,” a conjectured reading for “lawá’a-hu.” (ST.) iv. 306.
Laysa fi ’l-diyári dayyár = “nor is there a wight in the site” (a
favourite jingle) ii. 275.
Learned men exorcising some possible “Evil Spirit” or “the Eye,” a
superstition begun with the ancient Egyptians, iv. 60.
Learn from thyself what is thy Lord (Sufi language) = in Gr. γνῶθι
σεαυτόν, and corresponding with our “looking up through nature to
nature’s God,” v. 276.
Leather from Al-Táif, ii. 242.
Legal defects (which justify returning a slave to the slave-dealer) ii.
141.
Lens, origin of, and its applied use in telescopes and microscopes,
iii. 432.
“Letters of Mutalammis” (“Uriah’s letters”) are a _lieu commun_ in the
East, vi. 94.
Lex talionis (the essence of Moslem and all criminal jurisprudence) i.
100.
Liallá (_i.e._, li, an, lá) = lest, i. 140.
Libás (_Arab._) = clothes in general (_tr._ “habit”) vi. 103.
Libwah = lioness, i. 152.
Lieutenant of the bench, ii. 24.
Lijám (Al-) w’al-Bílám = the latter being a Tábi’ or dependent word
used only for a jingle, v. 381.
Lilláhi durrak = Gifted of Allah, ii. 200.
Lion lashing flank with tail, iv. 160.
Litám = the mouth-band for man (_tr._ “Litham”) v. 139.
Lithám = the coquettish fold of transparent muslin used by women in
Stambul, ii. 172.
“Live thy head, O King, for ever and aye!” (a formula announcing death
of supposed enemy) vi. 17.
Líwán (_Arab._) = Saloon, iii. 71.
—— al-barrání (_Arab._) _lit._ = the outer bench in the “Maslakh” or
apodyterium (_tr._ “outside the calidarium”) iv. 56.
Liyah (? Liyyah) = Lign-aloes, vi. 125.
Líyúth (pl. of Layth) = Lions (used for “warriors”) i. 14.
Lodging in the Khan, vi. 95.
Long hand, or arm, means power (Arab. idiom) i. 114.
Long lock left on shaven poll, i. 233.
“Look-at-me-and-thou-shalt-know-me” (compound name) v. 276.
Love-fit distinguished by the pulse or similar obscure symptoms, vi.
174.
Love (for “sleep”) ii. 164.
“Love thy friends and hate thy foes,” the religion of nature, vi. 34.
Lovers dressing themselves up and playing the game of mutual
admiration, v. 153.
Lovers of Al-Hayfá and Yúsuf (note concerning) v. 123.
Low-caste and uneducated men rise suddenly to a high degree, vi. 194.
“Loz” (_Heb._ and “Lauz” _Arab._) = fruit of the Almond-tree =
_Amygdalus communis_, vi. 7.
“Luh” = to him for “Lí” = to me, iv. 282.
Lukmah (_Arab._) = a balled mouthful (_tr._ “morsels”) v. 264.
Lúlúah = The Pearl or Wild Heifer, ii. 95.
Lume eterno (of the Rosicrucians) = little sepulchral lamps, burned by
the Hebrews, Greeks and Romans, iii. 72.
“Luss,” is after a fashion λῃστὴς (the Greek word however includes
piracy while the Arab term is mostly applied to petty larcenists),
v. 337.
Lute, beautiful song of the, v. 152.
Ma’adabah = wake or funeral feast before death, vi. 16.
Ma’ádin (_Arab._) = Minerals (_tr._ “ingredients”) iv. 139.
Má al-Fasíkh = water of salt-fish (_tr._ “dirty brine”) (ST.) v. 292.
Maamún (Al-) al-Hákim b’Amri’llah = The Secure, the Ruler by
Commandment of Allah, ii. 281.
Maamún (Al-) Seventh Abbaside (A.H. 198–227) i. 175.
Mabásim (_pl._ of Mabsim) = a smiling mouth, ii. 162.
Madáfi al-Salámah (_Arab._) = the cannon of safe arrival, iv. 124.
“Made small their sleeves and breasts” = habited themselves in the
garments of little people, vi. 42.
Madínat al-Andalús = City of Andalús, (usually Seville) v. 402.
“Madínat al-Nabi.” City of the Prophet, and vulg. Al-Madínah _the_
City, v. 43.
Madmen in hot climates enjoy throwing off their clothes, ii. 22.
Mad’úr, here translated (even if thou hadst been) “an invited guest,”
v. 41.
—— it may also be a synonym and be rendered “as though thou wert a boor
or clown” (ST.) v. 41.
Máfrúkah (an improvement upon the Fatírah) a favourite dish with the
Badawí (ST.) v. 349.
Mafyaat, Al- (_Arab._) = _lit._ “a shady place” (_tr. here_ “mysterious
subjects”) iv. 14.
Maghárah = a cave, a souterrain, iii. 15.
Maghbún _usually_ = deceived, cajoled, v. 366.
Maghribi (vulg. Maghrabi) iv. 43.
——, the Magician (in classical Arabic “Maghribi = a dweller in the
Sunsetland”) iii. 53.
Maghrib = set of sun, v. 151.
Maháshim (_acc._ to Bocthor, is a _pl._ without a singular, meaning
“les pàrties de la génération”) (ST.) v. 359.
Maháshima-k = good works, merits (in a secondary sense, beard,
mustachios) _tr._ here “yard,” v. 359.
Mahazzin (for Maházim) al Zerdukkaut (for al-Zardakhán) according to
Scott “Saffron—yoke of eggs, etc.;” according to Lane “apron napkins
of thick silk” (_tr. here_ “silken napkins”) iv. 55–56.
Mahdi (Al-) Third Abbaside (A.D. 775–785) i. 165.
Máh-i-Khudáí = the sovereign moon, iii. 269.
Mahkamah, _i.e._, the Kazi’s Court-house, iv. 169.
—— (Place of Judgment) or Kazi’s Court at Cairo, mostly occupied with
matrimonial disputes, v. 363.
Mahmá = as often as = Kullu má, vi. 54.
“Mahmud the Persian and the Kurd Sharper,” a poor version of “Ali the
Persian and the Kurd Sharper,” iv. 242.
Mahr = marriage settlement, i. 283.
—— = dowry, settled by the husband upon the wife, v. 28.
Ma’húd min ghayr Wa’d, Al- (_Arab._) = “the door where the appointment
had taken place without risk threatened,” iv. 66.
Maidenhead, taking it held to be porter’s work, iv. 57. Decency compels
maidens to show unwillingness in parting with, iv. 135.
Mail-coat Davidian (Heron, “A massy cuirass of Haoudi”) vi. 242.
Majlis garm karná = to give some life to the company (_tr._ “to warm
them into talk”) iii. 535.
Majnún = “A madman,” ii. 22.
Ma’jún (_Arab._) pop. applied to an electuary of Bhang (_Cannabis
sativa_) (_tr._ “confections”) iv. 56.
Májúr Al- (_Arab._) for “Maajúr” = a vessel, an utensil, v. 291.
Makán mahjúb = a retired room, i. 11.
Makhzúm = nose pierced, i. 47.
Making a picture (or statue), which artist cannot quicken, a process
demanded on Doomsday, ii. 194.
Makrán, the well-known Baloch province West of Sind, i. 335.
Makrúh = blameable, not actually damnable, ii. 46.
Mál = wealth, i. 47.
—— = flocks and herbs (in Badawi parlance) iv. 3.
—— (in text), _tr._ “coin” (also applied to “hidden treasure” amongst
Badawin) v. 313.
—— wa Ghawál (_Arab._) = moneys and treasures, iv. 3.
“—— wa Nawál,” iv. 3.
Malay Aigla = Sandal wood (_tr._ Eaglewood) iii. 20.
Malik Shah = King (Arab.) King (Persian) i. 131.
—— (King), a title loosely applied in Arabic, ii. 191.
Malláh (Al-) = the salting ground, ii. 54.
Ma’lúmah (_Arab._) = far-famed (may also mean “made known” or
“afore-mentioned”) iv. 276.
Mameluke (like unto a), _i.e._, well-fed, sturdy, bonny, v. 472.
—— Beys (dignity forbidding them to walk even the length of a carpet)
iii. 177.
Mamrak, or small dome built over pavilions (also _Pers._ “Bádhan”) ii.
82.
—— = dome-shaped skylight, ii. 39.
Ma ’múrah (_Arab._) = haunted, v. 118.
Man metamorphosed into a woman, vi. 136.
—— of Al-kays, the (pre-Islamitic poet) v. 181.
—— with El, or God = Israel, vi. 100.
Manetho’s account of Moses, vi. 112.
“Mandíl” (kerchief) of mercy, iv. 31.
—— (kerchief) used by women “on the loose” in default of water to wipe
away results of car. cop., v. 94.
Manjaník (_Arab._) from the Greek Μάγγα νον or Μηχανὴ = a catapult, iv.
117.
Mankalah, a favourite game in Egypt, iii. 180.
Manná’ = a refuser, a forbidder, v. 185.
Mansúrah (Al-) = opinions differ as to the site of, i. 341.