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1. deloul, n. View full entry a1817
...A dromedary....
2. feddan, n. View full entry a1817
...An Egyptian measure of land, a little more than an English acre in extent....
3. ghaffir, n. View full entry 1831
...A native Egyptian policeman; a guardian, watchman....
4. habara, n. View full entry a1817
...A woman's outdoor silk garment. Also attrib....
5. Hadith, n. View full entry a1817
...The body of traditions relating to Muhammad, which now form a supplement to the Qur'an, called the Sunna....
6. Howeitat, n. and adj. View full entry 1831
...(A member of) a Bedouin tribe of northern Saudi Arabia....
7. kadish, n. View full entry a1817
...An Arabian horse that is not a thoroughbred; a cross-bred horse, a nag; a gelding....
8. keffiyeh, n. View full entry 1831
...A kerchief worn as a head-dress by the Bedouin Arabs....
9. Rwala, n. and adj. View full entry a1817
...A member of a Bedouin people inhabiting northern Arabia and the Syrian desert. Chiefly with the and pl. concord: this people collectively....
10. Sherarat, n. View full entry a1817
...(A member of) a nomadic tribe of northern Saudi Arabia. Also attrib....
11. tabl, n. View full entry 1831
...In the Middle East and North Africa: a drum; spec. a double-headed, cylindrical drum....
12. umrah, n. View full entry a1817
...A lesser pilgrimage to Mecca made separately or at the same time as the hajj, and consisting of a number of devotional rituals performed within the city....
