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1. abaya, n. View full entry 1810
...A long, loose-fitting overgarment, typically made of wool, traditionally worn in some Arab countries; = aba...
2. Abdul, n. View full entry 1870
...Originally: a male Turk; spec. (chiefly Austral. and N.Z.) a Turkish soldier in the First World War (191418); (also) Turkish soldiers collectively. Later...
3. Afghani, n. and adj. View full entry 1826
...The Eastern Iranian language spoken by the Afghan people; = Pashto...
4. afikoman, n. View full entry 1842
...A piece broken from the second of the three matsot (matzo) set before the leader of a Seder, and put aside to be eaten at the end of the meal....
5. Aga Khan, n. View full entry 1827
...(The title of) the spiritual leader of the Nizari sect of Ismaili Muslims. Hence: a person who resembles the Aga Khan in wealth, power, influence, etc....
6. agal, n. View full entry 1853
...A headband worn by Bedouin Arab men to keep a keffiyeh or headdress in place....
7. Ahmadiyya, n.1 View full entry 1836
...(The name of) an Islamic dervish order based in Egypt....
8. Alawi, n. and adj. View full entry 1874
...A member of a branch of the Nusayri sect based mainly in northern Syria. Cf. Alawite...
9. Alhamdulillah, n. and int. View full entry 1816
...An instance or utterance of ‘Alhamdulillah’ (see sense B.)....
10. alim, n. View full entry 1836
...A scholar recognized as an expert in Islamic law and theology....
11. aliyah, n. View full entry 1851
...The act or privilege of going up to the reading desk of a synagogue for the reading of the Torah, esp. to pronounce the blessings. Also: an action associated with this....
12. ambatch, n. View full entry 1864
...A leguminous tree or shrub, Æschynomene elaphroxylon, of tropical Africa, with very light spongy wood; also called pith-tree....
13. anderoon, n. View full entry 1840
...The apartments of a (Persian) harem; also, any inner room of a house....
14. ankh, n. View full entry 1888
...A figure resembling a cross, with a loop or ring forming a handle instead of the upper arm: used in ancient Egyptian art as a symbol of life. Also called crux...
15. ankus, n. View full entry 1886
...In India, an elephant-goad. Also attrib....
16. Ansayri, n. View full entry 1839
...= Nusayri...
17. araba, n. View full entry 1846
...A wheeled carriage used in the East....
18. argan, n. View full entry 1809
...An evergreen tree (family Sapotaceæ), found in Morocco, furnishing a very hard, heavy wood, and an oil from its seeds....
19. argel, n. View full entry 1803
...The leaves of the African asclepiadaceous plant Solenostemma argel, formerly used to adulterate senna; also, the plant itself....
20. ariel, n.2 View full entry 1832
...A species or variety of the Gazelle found in Western Asia and Africa....
