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كتاب Five years in a Persian town

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واژه نامه

Aivan
A kind of portico, or roofed recess.
Anjuman
Assembly, committee.
Arkhaluq
Under-coat.
Babi
Follower of the Bab.
Bad-gir
Air-shaft.
Bagh
Enclosed cultivation.
Behai
Follower of Behaullah.
Chadar
Sheet; especially the cotton shawl worn over the head and whole body by the women.
Charvadar
Muleteer, or donkey caravan driver.
Dastur
Parsi priest.
Div
Demon.
Farrash
Literally a carpet-sweeper. Really a servant, chiefly outdoor.
Ferangi
Frank, European.
Firman
Government order.
Islam
Resignation to God. The name given by Mohammed to his religion.
Jaziya
Poll tax levied by Mohammedans on non-Mohammedan monotheists living in their country.
Jin
Genius; a being composed of fire.
Kajava
A kind of wooden pannier with a hood.
Khan
A hereditary title.
Kran
A coin worth about 4½d. (fourpence halfpenny), the tenth part of a Toman.
Kursi
Wooden stool. Especially one used over a pan of charcoal to support a quilt.
Lala
A spring candlestick with a globe.
Luti
A rough; a bad character.
Man
A weight varying in different towns. In Yezd is about 13 lbs (6 kg).
Manzil
Halting-place.
Mazra
A piece of cultivated land.
Mirza
Clerk, secretary.
Muballigh
A missionary. The word is generally used of the Behai missionaries in Yezd.
Mujtahid
The highest class of the Mohammedan clergy.
Mulla
A word very like our term «clerk». It is generally used of the clergy, but it is sometimes a mere courtesy title, and sometimes means a man who can read.
Mussulman, Muslim
A believer in Islam. One who is resigned to God.
Nakhl
A religious implement.
Nijasat
Ceremonial uncleanness.
Paighambar
Message bearer, prophet.
Paighambari
Prophethood.
Qaba
Outer coat.
Qalantar
Head-man. This title is used in Yezd for the head-man of the parsis.
Qalian
Persian hookah.
Qanat
Underground water-channel.
Raiyat
Agriculturist, a tenant farmer who pays rent in kind. It also means a subject.
Ruza khani
Religious recitation.
Saughat
A traveller`s present.
Savab
Work of merit.
Seyid
A descendant of Mohammed.
Shiah
Nonconformist. However, there is a Shiah sect held orthodox in Persia.
Sunnat
Ancient traditions and commentary on the Quran accepted by the Sunnis.
Sunni
A member of the Mohammedan sect accepting the Sunnat, who are considered orthodox in Turkey, India, and Africa, as opposed to the Shiahs of Persia and elsewhere.
Taqdir
Predestination.
Taqiya
Concealment of faith by denial in times of danger.
Tauhid
Assertion of the Divine Unity.
Toman
A sum of money, 10,000 dinars, equivalent to about 3s.8d. (three shillings and eightpence).
Yailaq
Summer quarters, generally a village in the hills.
Zardushti
Follower of Zardusht or Zoroaster, the Parsi prophet.