Jihad
Islamic holy war.
Kausia
Macedonian helmet, as used by the soldiers of
Alexander the Great.
Kebabji
Kebab shop or restaurant.
Keffiyeh
Arab headscarf. Particularly associated with
Palestinians.
Khan
Merchants' lodging house. Same as a
caravanserai, han
or
rabat.
Kibitka
Nomad's tent.
Kibbutznik
Someone who works on a Kibbutz settlement
in Israel.
Kilim
Turkish rug.
Kufic
Arabic calligraphy used for monumental
purposes.
Kumbet
Turkish tomb tower. Same as a
gunbad.
Kuna
Long-tailed man's shirt. Top half of a
charwal
chemise.
Lathi
Wooden truncheon.
Magi
Zoroastrian class of priests.
Mali
Indian or Pakistani gardener.
Medresse
Islamic college.
Mescat
Small kiosk-mosque usually raised on legs.
Common in Seljuk caravanserai.
Mihrab
Prayer niche indicating direction of Mecca.
Muezzin
Prayer leader. In old days used to wail from
minarets five times a day. An endangered species since the advent of the cassette recorder.
Muhajir
Indian Muslim refugee in Pakistan since 1948.
Mujahedin
Muslim freedom fighter, especially in
Afghanistan.
Mullah
Muslim priest or holy man.
Muqarna
Stalactite-style decoration over mosque or
medresse
doorway.
Nargile
Water-pipe. Same as a
hookhah
or hubble
bubble.
Pasutgium
The 'months of the passage' or trading season
during the time of the Crusader Kingdom.
Patau
An all-purpose Afghan blanket.
Queue
Chinese pigtail.
Rabat
Merchants' lodging house. Same as a
caravanserai, han
or
khan.
Sadhu
Hindu holy man.
Shin
Gujar animist ceremony.
Shuravi
The Soviets (in Dari).
Tact
iii
Imperial Chinese district governor.
Terzi
Tailor.
Theme
Byzantine province.
Tonga
Horse trap.
Tsepale
Tibetan delicacy of dough and fried yak's
meat.
Yuri
Mongol tent.
Yuruk
Turcoman nomad.
'/aid/ a
Women's pan of the house; the harem.
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Chapter One, pp. 1 -26
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