Abdest

Religious ablution

Aga

Officer, chief

Anka

Mythical bird

"Amin!"

"Amen!"

Bey

Nobleman

"Bismillah"

"In the name of God"

Cadi

Judge

Chibouque

Pipe with long stem

Dady

Nurse

Dervish

Mendicant monk

Dew

Evil spirit

Djami

Oratory

"Essalaam alejkum"

"Peace be upon you"

Feredje

Overcoat

Fez

The characteristic Turkish red cap (formerly made in Fez, Morocco)

Han

Inn

Handschar

Large knife, or dagger, with curved blade

Helwa

Turkish delight

Hodja

Teacher, letter-writer

Houri

Large-eyed girl figuring in Paradise

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Ifrid

Apparition

Imam

Head of a religious community

In

Good spirit

"Inshallah"

"If it please God"

Jin

Evil spirit

Kaftan

Long outer coat of thin material

Kavedji

Coffee-maker

Kiosk

Palace or villa in a garden

Kismet

Fate

Kuliba

Hut

Kunterbunt

This may be freely rendered "Higgledy-piggledy"

Lala

Court chamberlain

Leblebi

Roasted peas

Lira

Gold piece, value about 18s. 6d.

Lokma

Turkish sweetmeat

Madjun

Spell-food

Mangal

Chafing-dish

Namaz

Prayer

Nargile

Pipe with long tube and bowl containing scented water through which the smoke passes before entering the smoker's mouth

Padishah

Sultan

Peri

Fairy

Piaster

Silver piece, value about 21d.

Pilaf

Mutton with rice

Pir

An old man

Romak

A word used in exorcism

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"Salaam"

"Peace"

Schalwar

Trousers (for men or women)

Selamlik

That part of dwelling where men live

Serai

Palace

Shahzada

Crown Prince

Sheikh

Chief of Dervishes, master

Softa

Student of religious law

"Selámin alejkum"

"Peace be upon you" (salutation); "Ve alejkum selám," And upon you be peace" (response)

Tandir

An Oriental warming apparatus, in appearance like a round table. A quilt is suspended from the top, and Turkish women sitting round the tandir on their low divans pull this over their feet

Tawla

A game; backgammon board

Tellal

Auction agent

Tespih

Rosary

Turbe

Tomb

Tscharschi

Marketplace

Vali

Governor of province

Vezir

Prime minister

"Wallahi!"

"By God!"