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1. aba, n.1 View full entry 1792
...A loose-fitting overgarment of various forms, traditionally worn by esp. Arab men and women. Cf. abaya...
2. abaya, n. View full entry 1810
...A long, loose-fitting overgarment, typically made of wool, traditionally worn in some Arab countries; = aba...
3. abbasi, n. View full entry 1615
...A Persian silver coin (originally weighing approx. 9.33 grams) equivalent in value to two mahmudi (mahmudia) or 200 dinars, first issued by the Safavid Shah Abbas I (reigned ...
4. acker, n.2 View full entry 1937
...A piastre. hist. in later use....
5. Afghan, n. and adj. View full entry 1625
...A Pashtun, in later use esp. one from Afghanistan.More generally: a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan; a person of Afghani descent. Cf. Afghani3....
6. agal, n. View full entry 1853
...A headband worn by Bedouin Arab men to keep a keffiyeh or headdress in place....
7. alkanet, n. View full entry 1343
...A red dye obtained from the root of the plant Alkanna tinctoria (see sense 2), and used for various purposes including dyeing cloth and (now esp.) as a...
8. araba, n. View full entry 1846
...A wheeled carriage used in the East....
9. atlas, n.2 View full entry 1687
...A silk-satin manufactured in the East....
10. attar, n. View full entry 1798
...A very fragrant, volatile, essential oil obtained from the petals of the rose; fragrant essence (of roses)....
11. baft, n. View full entry 1598
...A kind of coarse and cheap (generally cotton) fabric, originally of oriental manufacture, but now made in Great Britain for export, especially to Africa....
12. birr, n.2 View full entry 1976
...The unit of currency in Ethiopia, consisting of 100 cents, which replaced the Ethiopian dollar in 1976; a note or coin of this value....
13. cabaan | caban, n. View full entry 1693
...A white cloth worn by Arabs over their shoulders....
14. camise | camiss, n. View full entry 1812
...= kameez(e...
15. caroˈteel | caroˈtel, n. View full entry 1704
...‘The commercial name for a tierce or cask, in which dried fruit and some other commodities are packed, which usually averages about 7 cwt.’ (Simmonds Dict. Trade)....
16. cichar, n. View full entry 1597
...A talent....
17. dinar, n. View full entry 1634
...A name given to various oriental coins: applied anciently to a gold coin, corresponding to the Byzantine denarius auri, or crown of gold, and to the gold mohr of later...
18. diˈrhem | dirham, n. View full entry 1788
...An Arabic measure of weight, originally two-thirds of an Attic drachma (44·4 grains troy), used with varying weight from Morocco to Ethiopia, Turkey, and Iran; in Egypt (1895) = 47·661...
19. fils, n.2 View full entry 1891
...Formerly: the local name for any of a number of small copper coins of varying value used throughout the Middle East, the Byzantine Empire, and parts of India. Subsequently: a monetary unit...
20. fingan | finjan, n. View full entry 1609
...A small porcelain coffee-cup, used in the Levant....
