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1. 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 ...
2. abdest, n. View full entry 1667
...The ritual washing of parts of the body before prayer or handling the Qur'an; = woodoo Also: the water used in this washing....
3. abnet, n. View full entry 1602
...Jewish Hist. A girdle made of fine linen, used esp. by Jewish priests....
4. 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....
5. Aggadah, n. View full entry 1602
...A legend or parable that illustrates a point of the Law in the Talmud; the non-legal element of the Talmud; = Haggadah1. Cf. Halachah...
6. Al Borak, n. View full entry 1607
...(The name of) the white animal on which the prophet Muhammad performed the Night Journey; an animal resembling this....
7. alfaqui, n. View full entry 1600
...Chiefly in medieval and early modern Spain: a Muslim cleric, an expert in Islamic law....
8. Al-Hajj, n. View full entry 1609
...(A title of) a person who has undertaken the hajj; = hadjia....
9. † alkedavy, n. View full entry 1631
...In Thomas Heywood's play: a palace or royal residence (in Fez, now part of Morocco)....
10. Allah, n. View full entry 1612
...The name of God among Muslims and Arabic people in general....
11. ameer, n. View full entry 1614
...= emirObs....
12. arrack, n. View full entry 1625
...A name applied in Eastern countries to any spirituous liquor of native manufacture; especially, that distilled from the fermented sap of the coco-palm, or from rice and sugar, fermented with the coco-nut...
13. atlas, n.2 View full entry 1687
...A silk-satin manufactured in the East....
14. Bakrid, n. View full entry 1671
...In South Asia: the Islamic festival commemorating Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son upon God's commandment; = Eid-al-Adha...
15. baksheesh | bakhshish, n. View full entry 1686
...Oriental term for: A gratuity, present of money, ‘tip’....
16. Baluch | Baluchi, n. and adj. View full entry 1616
...An inhabitant or native of Baluchistan, a mountainous region comprised of parts of south-eastern Iran, western Pakistan, and south-western Afghanistan....
17. ban, n.2 View full entry 1614
...The name given to the governor or viceroy of certain military districts in Hungary, Slavonia, and Croatia, who takes the command in time of war....
18. bethel, n. View full entry a1617
...A hallowed spot; a place where God is worshipped; the pillar that marks such a place. (See Gen. xxviii. 17.)...
19. bukshi | bukshee, n. View full entry 1615
...A high official in native Indian states, properly the Paymaster-General of the army, who often acted also as Commander-in-chief; in intercourse with the natives ‘the word is still in the Anglo-Indian Army...
20. cabaan | caban, n. View full entry 1693
...A white cloth worn by Arabs over their shoulders....
