AivanA kind of portico, or roofed recess.
AnjumanAssembly, committee.
BaghEnclosed cultivation.
BehaiFollower of Behaullah.
ChadarSheet; especially the cotton shawl worn over the head and whole body by the women.
CharvadarMuleteer, or donkey caravan driver.
FarrashLiterally a carpet-sweeper. Really a servant, chiefly outdoor.
IslamResignation to God. The name given by Mohammed to his religion.
JaziyaPoll tax levied by Mohammedans on non-Mohammedan monotheists living in their country.
JinGenius; a being composed of fire.
KajavaA kind of wooden pannier with a hood.
KranA coin worth about 4½d. (fourpence halfpenny), the tenth part of a Toman.
KursiWooden stool. Especially one used over a pan of charcoal to support a quilt.
LalaA spring candlestick with a globe.
LutiA rough; a bad character.
ManA weight varying in different towns. In Yezd is about 13 lbs (6 kg).
MazraA piece of cultivated land.
MuballighA missionary. The word is generally used of the Behai missionaries in Yezd.
MujtahidThe highest class of the Mohammedan clergy.
MullaA 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, MuslimA believer in Islam. One who is resigned to God.
NakhlA religious implement.
NijasatCeremonial uncleanness.
PaighambarMessage bearer, prophet.
QalantarHead-man. This title is used in Yezd for the head-man of the parsis.
QanatUnderground water-channel.
RaiyatAgriculturist, a tenant farmer who pays rent in kind. It also means a subject.
Ruza khaniReligious recitation.
SaughatA traveller`s present.
SeyidA descendant of Mohammed.
ShiahNonconformist. However, there is a Shiah sect held orthodox in Persia.
SunnatAncient traditions and commentary on the Quran accepted by the Sunnis.
SunniA 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.
TaqiyaConcealment of faith by denial in times of danger.
TauhidAssertion of the Divine Unity.
TomanA sum of money, 10,000 dinars, equivalent to about 3s.8d. (three shillings and eightpence).
YailaqSummer quarters, generally a village in the hills.
ZardushtiFollower of Zardusht or Zoroaster, the Parsi prophet.