helpful glossary
Forty-four Turkish Fairy Tales [1913], at sacred-texts.com
| 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!" |
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