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1. Ahmadiyya, n.1 View full entry 1836
...(The name of) an Islamic dervish order based in Egypt....
2. alim, n. View full entry 1836
...A scholar recognized as an expert in Islamic law and theology....
3. darbuka, n. View full entry 1836
...A goblet-shaped, single-headed hand drum of a type originating in the Middle East and North Africa....
4. halawi, n. View full entry 1836
...A kind of sweetmeat; = halva, hulwa...
5. izar, n. View full entry 1836
...The outer garment of Muslim women, a long cotton mantle covering the whole person. ...
6. jinnee, n. View full entry 1841
...The sing. of jinn...
7. litham, n. View full entry 1839
...A veil of cloth wound round the head leaving only the eyes uncovered and worn by the men of the Tuareg people of the central Sahara desert....
8. Mamur, n. View full entry 1836
...In Egypt: an official governing a district....
9. mandarah, n. View full entry 1836
...In the Middle East: a room for receiving visitors; (later also) a guest house....
10. marid, n. View full entry 1839
...In Arabian stories and Muslim mythology: a very powerful wicked genie....
11. mawlid, n. View full entry 1836
...The birthday of a prophet or saint, esp. that of Muhammad....
12. nabk, n. View full entry 1836
...Either of two thorny shrubs or small trees of the genus Ziziphus (family Rhamnaceae) that are native to the Middle East and North Africa, Z. lotus...
13. riqq, n. View full entry 1836
...A musical instrument similar to a tambourine, used principally in Arab countries....
14. shadoof, n. View full entry 1836
...A contrivance used in the East for raising water for irrigation purposes, consisting of a rod or pole working upon a pivot, at one end of which is fastened a bucket and...
15. Subhanallah, int. View full entry 1839
...Among Muslims: ‘(all) praise be to God’. Also used as a general expression of praise, gratitude, or relief. Cf. Alhamdulillah, mashallah...
16. taboot, n.2 View full entry 1836
...A form of water-wheel used in Egypt....
17. tumbak | tumbaki, n. View full entry 1836
...In Turkey: a coarse kind of tobacco imported from Iran; Shiraz tobacco (Shiraz1b)....
18. wakf | waqf, n. View full entry 1836
...In Islamic countries, the custom of giving a piece of land, etc., to a religious institution, so that the revenue can be used for pious or charitable purposes; also, the property given...
19. zarf | zurf, n. View full entry 1836
...A cup-shaped holder for a hot coffee-cup, used in the Levant, usually of metal and of ornamental design....
20. zawiya, n. View full entry 1836
...In North Africa, a Muslim religious community or its mosque, usually containing the shrine of a holy person....
