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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. Abaddon, n. View full entry c1350
...Apollyon, the destroyer; (a name for) the Devil. ...
3. abaya, n. View full entry 1810
...A long, loose-fitting overgarment, typically made of wool, traditionally worn in some Arab countries; = aba...
4. Abba, n.1 View full entry OE
...An invocation to God as father. Chiefly in Abba, father....
5. 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 ...
6. 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....
7. 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...
8. Abib, n. View full entry 1531
...In the ancient Hebrew calendar: the first month of the ecclesiastical year and the seventh of the civil year, corresponding to the latter part of March and the early part of April....
9. abjad, n. View full entry 1793
...A system of notation in which each of the 28 letters of the Arabic alphabet is assigned a numerical value. Now chiefly hist....
10. abnet, n. View full entry 1602
...Jewish Hist. A girdle made of fine linen, used esp. by Jewish priests....
11. achar, n. View full entry 1598
...In South Asian cookery: a type of pickle or relish made from fruit or vegetables preserved in spiced oil or vinegar....
12. acker, n.2 View full entry 1937
...A piastre. hist. in later use....
13. Adar, n. View full entry a1382
...In the Jewish calendar: the sixth month of the civil and twelfth of the religious year, consisting of 29 days and usually coinciding with parts of February and March; (also) an intercalary...
14. Adeni, n. and adj. View full entry 1950
...A native or inhabitant of Aden....
15. adhan, n. View full entry 1794
...The call to prayer intoned or proclaimed by the muezzin from the minaret or roof of a mosque at prescribed times of the day....
16. Adonai, n. View full entry OE
...A name of God, esp. in the Old Testament and Hebrew Scriptures. Now chiefly in Jewish use. Also as ...
17. 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....
18. Afghani, n. and adj. View full entry 1826
...The Eastern Iranian language spoken by the Afghan people; = Pashto...
19. 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....
20. afion, n. View full entry 1542
...Opium, esp. in a raw liquid form....
