Sístán (Persian) _Arab._ Sijistán, i. 56.
Sitt al-Miláh = Lady or princess of the Fair (ones) ii. 155.
“Sitt-há” (_Arab._), _tr._ “Mistress” (Mauritanians prefers “Sídah” and
Arabian Arabs “Kabírah”) = the first lady, _Madame Mère_, v. 364.
Siwán (_Arab._) pl. Siwáwín = pavilion, iv. 113.
Skin of wild ass produce the famous shagreen, iii. 282.
Slave become a King (no shame to Moslems) i. 348.
Slaves fond of talking over their sale, ii. 94.
——, when useless, made to “walk a plank” or tossed into the sea, v.
405.
Sleep at mid-forenoon (and afternoon) considered unwholesome by
Easterns, iv. 324.
“—— with both feet in one stocking” (Irish saying for “Have a care of
thyself”) v. 442.
Sleeping postures, iii. 183.
—— with drawn sword between man and maid, iii. 116.
“Smell the air” = a walk, a “constitutional,” iii. 397.
“Smoke of camel’s dung” to drive off Evil Spirits, iv. 78.
Smoking and coffee, v. 236.
Sneezes (ceremony when a Moslem), iv. 95.
“Snsál” for “Salsál” = _lit._ chain (_tr._ “borders”) vi. 235.
Soghd Samarkand = plain of Samarkand, iii. 436.
“Solaced himself by gazing upon the trees and waters,” a feeling well
known to the traveller, v. 390.
Soldiers serving on feudal tenure, i. 256.
Solomon’s Judgment, Moslem version of, iv. 236.
“Some one to back us,” i. 135.
“Son of a minute, The,” _i.e._, which would take effect in the shortest
time, iii. 171.
“Son of the Road” = a mere passer-by, a stranger, ii. 235.
Son (youngest of three) generally Fortune’s favourite in folk-lore,
iii. 453.
Sons = Men, a characteristic Arab. idiom, i. 2.
—— of Adam = his Moslem neighbours, ii. 30.
—— of the Path = Travellers, nomads, wild Arabs, ii. 213.
Soudans, Two, iv. 305.
Soul of Prince who had perished (seeking to release) iii. 298.
“Spare not blows to thy child,” a barbarous sentiment of Biblical
inspiration, vi. 9.
“—— the rod and spoil the child,” vi. 9.
“Spoiling for a fight,” ii. 199.
Spreading (the mats, mattresses, rugs, etc., of well-to-do Eastern
lodging) v. 233.
“Squeezed my ribs,” a bear-like attack, common amongst lower orders of
Egypt and Syria, ii. 47.
Standards and colours, an unfailing accompaniment of the Jinn army, iv.
89
“Stick wherewith he tapped and drew lines in absent fashion on the
ground,” v. 10.
Stirrup, The Arab, iii. 478.
Stomach has two mouths, œsophagic above and pyloric below, v. 52.
Stone tied in kerchief or rag, weapon for fighting, v. 350.
Story of the First Lunatic (variants) iv. 49.
Story-telling, servile work, v. 34.
St. Paul, called by the Christians in Syria “Shuhrúr al-Kanísah,” the
Blackbird of the Church (on account of his eloquence) (ST.) v. 151.
Stranger invites a guest during pilgrimage-time, i. 195.
“Striking palm upon palm,” _i.e._, in sign of despair, iv. 252.
—— the nape = “boxing ears” (Moslem equiv.) vi. 35.
“Subaudi” = “that hath not been pierced” (a virgin) v. 223.
Subjects (men who pay taxes) i. 256.
Subjects (Persian) both women and men are virtually King’s slaves, iii.
533.
Subú’ (_Arab._) for Yaum al-Subú’ = Septena-festival on the seventh day
after a birth, marriage, or return from pilgrimage, iv. 122.
Sufrah = the cloth (_tr._ “table cloth”) iv. 69.
—— of leather = circular leather which acts as provision bag and
tablecloth, iv. 162.
—— umm jalájil (_Arab._) _lit._ = an eating cloth with little bells,
iv. 169.
Sugar (Europe-made white) avoided by Moslems as unlawful, v. 352.
—— (Sukkar), v. 352.
Suicide, Hindus adepts in, iii. 166.
—— rare in Moslem lands, i. 325.
Sujjádah = _lit._ a praying carpet (_tr._ “rug”) iv. 52; v. 225.
Sukkar from _Pers._ “Shakkar” (whence Lat. Saccharum) the generic term,
v. 352.
Sullam (_pl._ “Salálim”) popularly used for a flight of steps (_tr.
here_ souterrain-stairs) iii. 75.
Sultan, amongst Arabs may denote any dignity from a Shaykh to a Sultan,
vi. 226.
“—— and his Sons etc.,” same as Scott’s “Story of the Three Princes,
etc.,” iv. 44.
—— of Al-Yaman and his three Sons (_ver._ taken from Zotenberg’s
“Chronique de Tabari”), iv. 3.
—— of the Jánn preceded by sweepers;
always appears in the form of “second sight” called by Egyptians “Darb
al-Mandal,” iv. 45.
Sultanate for Women Custom of Al-Islam, a strong precedent against
queenly rule, i. 350.
Sulúk (_Arab._) a sufistical expression, the road to salvation (_tr._
“paths”), iii. 185.
Summák = a plant with acid flavour, dried, pounded, and peppered with
meat, vi. 160.
Sun fare backwards = “to eclipse the sun,” vi. 107.
Sunnah = the practice, etc., of the Prophet, v. 193.
—— and Farz = The practice (of the Prophet) and the Holy Law (Koranic)
ii. 10.
Supernatural agency makes the most satisfactory version of tale, v.
118.
Supper comes first because the day begins at sundown, iv. 120.
—— (“dinner after midnight”). See Shah’s diary (ST.) iv. 244.
Surah = Koranic chapter; here possibly clerical error for Súrah sort
(of food), ii. 173.
Suráyyát (_lit._ the Pleiades) and Sham’ádin, a would-be plural
(Arabic) of the Persian “Sham’adán” = candlestick, chandelier, iii.
109.
Surúr = joy, contentment, v. 200.
Súsah (_Arab._) = weevil, moth, worm, iv. 23.
Súsan = the lily (in Heb.) ii. 116.
Su’ubán (_Arab._) = cockatrice (_tr._ “Basilisk”) v. 427.
“Suwán” (_Arab._) lit. = rock syenite, hard stone, flint (_tr._ “mace”)
iv. 24.
Suwaydá al-Kalb (the black one of the heart) = original sin (synonymous
with “Habbat al-Kalb” = the grain in the heart), both metaphorically
used for “original sin.” (ST.) vi. 247.
“Suwayd” and “Suwaydá,” diminutives of “Aswad” = black. (ST.) vi. 247.
Suwaydá, _lit._ “a small and blackish woman,” vi. 247.
Swooper of the Jinn, ii. 202.
Symmetromania, Arab., iv. 67.
Syria, city of (“the stubbornest of places and the feeblest of races”)
v. 41.
“Syrian and three women of Cairo” (Variants) v. 273.
Ta’-ám = Millet seed (_tr._ “grain”) i. 5.
Taannafú = making “long noses,” i. 300.
Ta’arkalak, (_Arab._) = waylay thee, vi. 7.
Taawíl = the commentary or explanation of Moslem Holy Writ, v. 43.
Ta’ayyun = influence (especially by the “’Ayn” (evil) Eye) _tr._
“fascinate,” v. 166.
Táb = “tip-cat,” ii. 54.
Tábah = gag, vi. 184.
Tabaristán (adj. Tabari), whereas Tabaráni = native of Tiberias, i. 94.
Tabariyyah = Gennesaret (Chinnereth, Cinneroth) where, according to
some Moslems, _the_ Solomon was buried, vi. 101.
Tabíb Al- = the scientific practitioner (in pop. parlance) v. 326.
Tabshálím, (a word which appears to be a corruption bearing a
resemblance to “Dabshalim,” meaning “a mighty king”) vi. 23.
Ta’dilú = Swerve (also “Ye do injustice”) i. 52.
Táf (Al-) a suburb of Baghdah, ii. 71.
Tafazzal (_Arab._) a useful word employed in invitations, equiv. to
“Have the kindness” iv. 84;
Tafazzalú, iv. 233.
Taffaytu-hu = extinguish (_tr._ “put it out”) iii. 84.
Tafl (_Arab._) = a kind of clay, iii. 348.
Tafrik wa’l-jam’a = division and union, i. 222.
Tá-Há = the Koranic chapter No. XX. revealed at Meccah, v. 180.
——, whose first 14–16 verses are said to have converted the hard-headed
Omar, vi. 157.
“Tahlíl” = making word or deed canonically lawful, v. 43.
Tahrím = rendering any action “harám” or unlawful, v. 43.
Tahzib—reforming morals, amending conduct, etc., ii. 240.
Tai = Man of the tribe of Tay, i. 180.
Taí Al- (relative adjective of irregular formation) v. 46.
Tail, lashing his (lion’s) symptom of rage distinguishing felines from
canines, iv. 161.
Tá’il al-Wasf = “Drawer out of Descriptions,” v. 185.
Tajní = _lit._ thou pluckest (the fruit of good deeds) vi. 104.
Tajrís, rendered by a circumlocution “Bell,” v. 337.
Ták (or Tákah) = a little wall-niche, iii. 351.
Takbír and Tahlíl, _i.e._, Crying the war cry, “Alláho Akbar” = “God is
most Great,” and “Lá iláha illa ’llah” the refrain of Unity, v. 403.
Takhsa-u, _tr._ “baffled,” a curious word of venerable age (ST.) v. 44.
Takht Raml = table of sand, geomantic table, v. 153.
Takhtrawán = mule-litter, vi. 181.
Ta’kil (_Arab._) tying up a camel’s foreleg above the knee, iv. 23.
Tákiyah = litter, i. 99.
—— = calotte or skull-cap, iv. 120.
Takrit, a town in Mesopotamia celebrated for its velvets, etc. (ST.)
iv. 337.
Takrúri = a Moslem negroid from Central and Western North Africa, iv.
298.
Takwà (form gen. used for “Ittikà”) = fearing God, vi. 96.
Talákan báinan = a triple divorce before witnesses, ii. 148.
Talámizah = disciples (sing. Talmíz) i. 251.
Tale of the Simpleton Husband i. 239. (W. M. Version) v. 116.
Tales were told before the peep of day, i. 359.
Tamanná (_Arab._) = “She saluted the king by kissing her finger tips
and raising them to her brow,” iii. 108.
Tamásil = (the Pavilion of) Pictures (generally carved images), i. 29.
Tambúr der. from “Tabl” = a drum (hence modern “Tambour”) iv. 209.
Tá-mera (Coptic) = the Land of the Nile Flood, vi. 12.
Tamím (_Arab._) pl. of Tamímat = spells, charms, amulets, “Thummim,”
iv. 332.
Tamkín = gravity, assurance (_tr._ “Self-possession”) ii. 8.
Tamtar Aysh? (_Arab._) _i.e._, Ayyu Shayyin “What do the skies rain!”
iv. 207.
Tannúr = large earthern jar (_tr._ “oven-jar”) i. 208.
—— = oven, (misprint for “Kubúr” = Tombs) i. 265.
Tanzíl = coming down, revelation of the Koran, v. 43.
Tarábulus-town (also Atrábulus) arabisations of Tripolis, iv. 169.
Tarajjama, frequently used in this MS. (ST.) iv. 242.
—— = he deprecated, v. 12.
“Tarajjum,” taking refuge from Satan the Stoned (Rajím) vi. 190.
Tarammá al-Mahramah (throwing the handkerchief) used in the old forms
of choosing a mate, iv. 31.
Tarbíyatí = yearling, i. 348.
Tarfah = Tamarisk, ii. 252.
Tari (_Arab._) _lit._ = wet (_tr._ “soothing”) iv. 71.
Tarjumán = a dragoman (_tr._ “Truchman”) ii. 185; vi. 89.
Tarjumánah (_fem._ of “Tarjumán” = a dragoman) = _lit._ an
“interpreter” woman, vi. 89.
Tarkah = “A gin,” a snare, i. 16.
Tartara (_Arab._) _tr._ “perked up” (prob. an emphatic reduplication of
Tarra = “sprouting, pushing forward”) v. 443.
Tasawwuf (mystic fraternity of) v. 426.
Tasht = “basin” (the consonantic outline being the same as of
“tashshat”) = she was raining, sprinkling (ST.) a possible pun, v.
147.
Tasill sallata’l-Munkatí’ín = _lit._ “raining on the drouth-hardened
earth of the cut-off” (_tr._ “Watering the dry ground”) i. 345.
Tastaghís (_Arab._) = _lit._ crying out “Wa Ghausáh!”—“Ho to my aid”
(_tr._ “Help! Help!”) v. 157.
Tatadakhkhal ’alay-h = “sue his protection,” vi. 134.
Tauhán al-Husán, _tr._ “lost in the waste,” v. 409.
Tawáf = Circuiting (an act of worship) iii. 298.
Tawánís (instead of “Tawánis,” _pl._ of Taunas), _tr._ “cordage” (ST.)
v. 133.
Tayhál (_pl._ “Tawáhil”) for the usual “Tihál” = spleen (ST.) v. 53.
Taylasán-hood, iv. 34.
Tays = myriads of, vi. 187.
Tayyibah = the good, sweet or lawful, v. 43.
Tazaghzagha, _gen._ = he spoke hesitatingly, he scoffed (_tr._ “waxed
wroth”) v. 106.
“Tazaghghara fí-hi” (rendered pop.) “he pitched into him” (ST.) v. 106.
Tazarghít (error for “Zaghrítah”) = the cry of joy, v. 429.
—— (numerous forms of) (ST.) v. 430.
“Ten camel loads” about a ton, at the smallest computation of 200 lbs.
to each beast, v. 395.
Ter-il-bas (Tayr Táús?), a kind of peacock, made to determine elections
by alighting on the head of a candidate, v. 26, 27. (Old
Translation.)
Teshurah = a gift offered with the object of being admitted to the
presence, iii. 100.
Thag, _equiv._ to our English “Thug,” iii. 374.
—— = simply a “cheat,” but may also mean a robber, assassin, etc.
(_tr._ “Bandits”) iii. 374.
Thaghr al-Khánakán = The narrows of the (Dervishes’) convent, ii. 74.
Thakálah (_Arab._) = heaviness, dulness, stupidity (_tr._ “horseplay”)
v. 457.
Thaníyyat al-’Ukáb = the Vulture’s Pass, vi. 181.
“That a standard be borne over his head,” i. 161.
Thayyib (_Arab._) = a woman who has known man but once, iv. 333.
“The Astrologers lied,” i. 122.
Theatre (shifting) iii. 429.
The babe to the blanket, and the adultress to the stone, i. 271.
“The chick is unsatisfied till, etc.” a translation which presupposes
the reading “Farkhah lá atammat” and would require “hattà” or “ilà”
to express “till” (ST.) iv. 302.
“The green stick is of the trees of Paradise,” vi. 9.
“The hoard hath gone from me, and I have waxed feeble,” _i.e._, his
strength was in the gold, iv. 347.
“Them” for “her” (often occurrence of) v. 178.
“There is not a present (Teshurah) to bring to the man of God,” iii.
100.
“The reed-pen wrote what ’twas bidden write” = “Destiny so willed it,”
vi. 51.
“There is no harm to thee, and boon of health befal thee,” auspicious
formula, vi. 174.
The sumptuary laws compelling Jews to wear yellow turbands, i. 286.
The sand appeared in the sunlight like unto ropes (author and Steingass
explain) vi. 32.
“The world was turned topsy-turvy,” _i.e._, there was a great movement
and confusion, iv. 262.
Thieves with hands lopped off, ii. 44.
“Thine is ours and on thee shall be whatso is on us” = we will assume
thy debts and responsibilities, ii. 247.
Thirst takes precedence of hunger, iii. 320.
This girl is a fat piece of meat (_i.e._, “There are good pickings to
be had out of this job”) ii. 17.
This matter is not far to us = “is not beyond our reach,” v. 311.
“This night” for “last night,” vi. 128.
Thiyáb ’Amúdiyah = striped clothes, ii. 79.
Those noble steps = thine auspicious visits, ii. 82.
Thou comest to bring us victory = “thou comest to our succour,” ii.
201.
Thought reading, iii. 539.
“Thou hast been absent overlong,” a kindly phrase pop. addressed to the
returning traveller, v. 444.
“Thou hast done justice” (’adalta), also means “Thou hast swerved from
right.” “Thou hast wrought equitably” also = “Thou hast
transgressed,” i. 51.
Three Sisters and their Mother, Defects in the Story of, iv. 165
“Three things lack permanency, Wealth without trading, Learning without
disputation, Government without justice,” (Sa’di in the Gulistan)
iii. 6.
Throwing the kerchief (tarammá al Mahramah) used in the old form of
choosing a mate, iv. 31. See iv. 264.
“Thummim” _der. from_ “Tôm” = completeness, iv. 332.
Thursday = pay day for the boys in Egypt, iv. 98.
Thrust his finger up his fundament (a diabolical way of clapping hands
in applause) ii. 89.
“Thy commands, O my mother, be upon my head,” iii. 89.
“Thy Highness,” a form of addressing royalty common in Austria, iii.
108.
“Thy rose-hued cheek showeth writ newwrit,” _i.e._, the growing beard
and whisker is compared with black letters on a white ground, v.
148.
Tigris, The (Hid-dekel) iv. 151.
Time, division of, in China and Japan, v. 90.
Tín (_Arab._) = clay, mud (used with Tob forming walls of Egypt and
Assyria) vi. 24.
“Tirrea Bede” (Night 655) note concerning, v. 119.
’Tis more acceptable to me than a red camel, ii. 248.
Tisht (a basin for the ewer), _tr._ “tray,” v. 428.
Tither, unable to do evil, i. 245.
TKhDH (=takhuz-hu, according to author); may be either 2nd or 8th form
of “ahad” in the sense that “thou comest to an agreement (Ittihád)
with him,” v. 189.
TMT, _i.e._, Tammat = She (the tale) is finished, vi. 38.
Tobáni = unbaked brick, i. 34.
Tobbas = “Successors” or the Himyaritic kings, ii. 263.
Tobe = the Anglo-Oriental form of “Thaub” = in Arabia a loose robe like
a night-gown, vi. 139.
“To-day wine, and to-morrow business,” ii. 177.
“To eat skite” = to talk or act foolishly, vi. 70.
Toilette, carrying a portable, iv. 303.
Tohfah = A gift, i. 16.
—— = a choice gift, ii. 79.
Tohfat al-Humaká = Choice Gift of the Fools, ii. 73.
—— al-Kulúb = Choice Gift of the Hearts, ii. 73.
Tohfat al-Sudúr = Choice Gift of the Breasts (_i.e._, of the hearts)
ii. 84–133.
Tomb of the Moslem, iv. 293.
Torture endured through Eastern obstinacy, i. 293.
Towáb Al- (_Arab. pl._ of _Per._ and _Turk._ “Top”) = cannon, vi. 186.
Trafír = trumpets, iii. 137.
“Treasure-trove,” the possession of exposing the owner to torture, iii.
105.
True believer imitates sayings and doings of the Apostle, ii. 173.
Tú bará Thag hai = thou art a precious rascal, iii. 374.
Tuhà = cooked meat, vi. 187.
Tuhál or Tihál (_Arab._) in text “Tayhál,” _tr._ “spleen,” v. 53.
Turayyih (_mod. form for_ “turawwih”) (ST.) iv. 301.
Turcoman blood (steed of) iii. 297.
Turkish Tales by Petis de la Croix, iv. 13.
Turkumániyah = Turcomanish (_tr._ “dragomanish”) ii. 191.
Turquoise stone, held as a talisman in the East, iii. 270.
Turtúr = the Badawi’s bonnet, v. 255.
“Tutmájíyah” for “Tútmáj” = vermicelli, vi. 160.
Tutty, in low Lat. “Tutia” prob. from _Pers._ “Tutiyah” = protoxide of
zinc, v. 352.
Tuzáribí may mean “Dost thou play the part of” (ST.) vi. 57.
Twelvemonths, _i.e._, a long time, i. 319.
“Uaddíki,” Taadiyah (iid. of Adá, he assisted) = sending, forwarding
(_tr._ “Carry”) ii. 77.
’Ubb (_Arab._) = bulge between breast and outer robe (_tr._ “breast
pocket”) iii. 317.
’Úd = primarily “wood”; then a “lute” (_tr._ here “fuel”) ii. 178.
’Úd Khayrázan = wood of the rattan, iv. 317.
’Udúl (_pl._ of Adil) = men of good repute (_tr._ “notables”) ii. 25.
Ukiyyah (or Wukiyyah) = ounce = 571·5 to 576 grains, vi. 163.
“Uktuli’s-siráj,” the Persian “Chirághrá bi-kush” = kill the lamp, iii.
84.
Umm Kash’am, a slang name for death, iv. 183.
Ummálí (_Arab._); _gen._ Ummál, an affirmation (_tr._ “True indeed”)
iv. 193.
’Ummár = the Jinn (_tr._ “Haunters”) ii. 102.
Ummu ’Amrin = mother of ’Amru (slang term for “hyæna”) iv. 183.
Under my ribs = In my heart’s core, i. 339.
Unsa-k (_Arab._), an expression used when drinking one’s health (_tr._
“Thy favour”) (ST.) v. 458.
Unth = Camel, iii. 294.
Urím (lights) and Thummim (amulets), iv. 332.
Urinal (old French name for phial in which the patient’s water is sent)
i. 285.
’Urkúb, a Jew of Yathrib, ii. 164.
’Urrah (_Arab._) = dung, v. 75.
’Urs (Al-) w’al-Tuhúr = “the wedding” (which does not drop out of the
tale) and the circumcision, ii. 90.
Usburú = be ye patient, v. 83.
Ushtur or “Unth” = camel, iii. 294.
Veil me = protect my honour, ii. 147.
Veil (raiser of) means a fitting purchaser, ii. 73.
Vellication (in cases of axilla-pile), iv. 153.
“Verily great is their craft” (Koranic quotation from “Joseph”), v.
294.
Viaticum = provision, provaunt for the way, iv. 304.
Vijáyanagara = City of Victory, iii. 422.
Violateth my private apartment, ii. 243.
Violation of the Harem (son “having” his father’s wives), very common
in Egypt, v. 441.
Virginity (how proved), iv. 121.
Visions frequent in Al-Islam, iii. 405.
Vocative particles (five in Arabic), i. 85.
Voice (mysterious), ii. 51.
Voices disembodied, iii. 515.
—— from the other world, vi. 227.
Vows of Pious Moslems, v. 234.
Wa adraka Shahrázáda’l-Sabáh = And Shahrazad _perceived_ the dawn of
day (also “was surprised by the dawn”) iv. 6.
Wa’d al-Banât, or burial of Mauúdát (living daughter) iii. 498.
“Wá Ghausáh!” = “Ho, to my aid,” v. 157.
“Wahá,” etc. (_Arab._) corresponding with Syriac “ho” = behold! i. 275.
“Wa Hakki man aulání házá ’l-Mulk” = “and by the right of (my duty
towards) Him who made me ruler over this kingdom” (ST.) iv. 307.
“—— inní la-ar’ákum wa ar’à widádakum,” etc., _tr._ “And I make much of
you and your love, etc.” (ST.) v. 172.
—— jasad-hu yuhazdimu = his body was emitting blood freely (ST.) iv.
285.
“—— Kita’h hamrah,” _tr._ “also a bit of cooked meat,” vi. 125.
—— Kulli Tárik = night traveller, magician, morning star, v. 378.
“—— Kuntu ráihah ursil warák” (the regular Fellah language) i. 29.
“—— lákin hú ajmalu etc.” = “and yet he was more beautiful than they,
etc.” (ST.) iv. 260.
“—— lá ahad tafawwaha fína” = “nor hath anyone ever spoken,” vi. 29.
“—— lá huwa ashamná min-ka talkas” (read “talkash”) ’alà Harimi-ná”
_tr._ “that thou wouldst strive to seduce our Harím” (or “that thou
hadst an itching after our Harím”) (ST.) v. 285.
“—— lásh: Murádí bas ism al-Madinah” (_Arab._) = For nothing: my only
want is the city’s name, v. 402.
“—— lau anunahá li ’l-Mushrikín, etc.,” lines which have occurred
before, v. 55.
“—— lláhi ’l-Muwaffiku ’l-Mu’ín” = God prospereth and directeth (a
formula often prefixed to a book), vi. 196.
“—— min-hum man fáha,” evidently an error of the scribe for “Man
nafá-hu,” v. 114.
—— Nikáh = conjugal intercourse, v. 153.
“—— sába’l-dár wa Zaujatu-hu mutawassín bi-há,” _tr._ “the house
prospered for the master and the dame had charge of it,” v. 420.
“Wa sába’l-dár wa Zaujatu-hu mutawassín bi-há,” Steingass explains the
plural “Mutawassin,” by supposing “Sáb al-Dár” is blunder for
“Sáhihu ’l-Dár” and translates “the master of the house and his wife
took charge of her (the nurse) during the days of suckling” (ST.) v.
420.
“—— Sawábi ’hu (Asábi ’a-hu?) fí hanaki-h’” _tr._ “his fingers in his
mouth and sucking thereat,” v. 419.
—— Talattuf Alfázak wa ma’áník alhísán = and for the pleasingness of
thy sayings and meanings so fine and fain (ST.) v. 146.
“—— yabkí ’alaykum Mabálu-h” = suffer only his crime be upon you
(Steingass reads “Wabál” for “Mabál,” and translates, “lest the
guilt of it rest upon you”) vi. 246.
“—— zand mujauhar fí-hi Asáwir,” etc., may mean “and a forearm (became
manifest) ornamented with jewels, on which were bracelets of red
gold” (ST.) v. 86–7.
“—— zarr-há” for “Wa dazz-há” = besprinkled her (ST.) iv. 314.
—— dazzh-á (corruption in MS.) should read “wa wazzar-há” = “and he
left her” (ST.) iv. 462.
Waddí = Carry, i. 17.
Wadí’ah = deposit (here sig. blows), i. 247.
Wafát = death (decease, departure, as opposed to Maut = death), 223.
“Wáhid min al-Tujjár,” the very vulgar style, iii. 64.
Wahsh = Lion, iii. 18.
Wahwah Al- = the hue of metal leaves, vi. 122.
Waka’h (_Arab._) = an affair (of fight) v. 403.
Wakálah = a khan or caravanserai, iv. 38.
—— = an inn (_tr._ “Caravanserai”), v. 455.
—— (Egyptian term for a Khan) ii. 153.
“——” or caravanserai, v. 273.
Wakhímah = an unhealthy land, ii. 87.
Wakíl (_Arab._) = deputy—in marriage, 333;
_lit._ = agent (_tr._ “trustee”) here corresponding with man who
gives away the bride, iv. 54.
Wakt al-Zuhá (_Arab._) = the division of
time between sunrise and midday (_tr._ “undurn hour”) iv. 69.
“Wa’l-Sultánu karaa, etc.” = “and the Sovran recited his appointed
portion of the Koran, and then sat down to convivial converse” (ST.)
iv. 244.
Walad al-Hayáh (for “Hayát”) _tr._ “Thou make him a child of life,”
_i.e._, let him be long-lived, v. 378.
Walásh (_Arab._), _i.e._ “Was lá shayya” = and nihil (_tr._ “Anaught”)
iv. 210.
Walawá’yh? = wa’l-aw’iyah (_pl._ of wi’á) = and the vessels ——
shimmered like unto silver for their cleanliness, (ST.) vi. 122.
Wálí = the Civil Governor, iii. 375.
—— at one time a Civil Governor, and in other ages a Master of Police,
vi. 67.
Walímah _prop._ = a marriage feast, iii. 15.
“Waliyah” or “Waliyáh” = and why? vi. 59.
“Walwalah” or “Wilwál” (an onomatopy), general term for the wail, vi.
17.
Warayataní ilà -turáb = thou hast given me over to the ground or
concealment (ST.) iv. 312.
Wasayah (prob. cler. error for “wa Miah”—spelt “máyah”—and a hundred
pair of pigeons) (ST.) v. 217.
Washing hands and face—a preparatory washing as a matter of cleanliness
preceding the formal Wuzú-ablution, iii. 168.
Water-closet, Eastern goes to, first thing in the morning, i. 13.
—— wedding night in. iii. 115.
Watukarribu ’l’-Abda ilayya (referring the verb to “Al-Sadakah” = the
alms) “and in bringeth the servant near to me” (ST.) iv. 335.
Waybah = the sixth of an Ardabb (Irdabb) = bushels, v. 128.
Wayha-k (before “Wayla-k”) = “Fie upon thee,” vi. 20.
Wazífah _prop._ = a task, a stipend, a salary, (_here tr._ “dutie”)
iii. 328.
Wazir expected to know everything in Oriental countries, iii. 163.
Wazíru ’l-’Arif bi-lláhi Ta’álà, Al- = The
Wazir-wise-in-Allah-Almighty, iv. 239.
“We are broken to bits (Kisf,) by our own sin,” i. 155.
Weapons and furniture, (_i.e._, headstalls, hobbles, etc.), for mare
saddled and bridled (price for slave) vi. 92.
—— taken from Easterns when embarking as passengers, ticketed and
placed in cabin, v. 403.
Wedding, description of, iii. 114.
—— -night in water-closet, iii. 115.
—— night, mothers tell their daughters what to expect, iv. 42.
Week days, vi. 13.
Well, Angels choking up a, v. 332.
——, filled in over the intruding “villain” of the piece, v. 332.
Wept and laughed alternately (nearest approach in East. tales to West.
hysterics) iv. 155.
“What hast thou left behind thee, O, Asám”? _i.e._ What didst thou see?
i. 97.
What is behind thee? = What is thy news? i. 44.