{"collection":"asia","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/asia/ftft/ftft47.htm","path":"asia/ftft/ftft47.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/asia/ftft/ftft47.htm","text":"Forty-four Turkish Fairy Tales [1913]\n| Abdest | Religious ablution | \n| Aga | Officer, chief | \n| Anka | Mythical bird | \n| \"Amin!\" | \"Amen!\" | \n| Bey | Nobleman | \n| \"Bismillah\" | \"In the name of God\" | \n| Cadi | Judge | \n| Chibouque | Pipe with long stem | \n| Dady | Nurse | \n| Dervish | Mendicant monk | \n| Dew | Evil spirit | \n| Djami | Oratory | \n| \"Essalaam alejkum\" | \"Peace be upon you\" | \n| Feredje | Overcoat | \n| Fez | The characteristic Turkish red cap (formerly made in Fez, Morocco) | \n| Han | Inn | \n| Handschar | Large knife, or dagger, with curved blade | \n| Helwa | Turkish delight | \n| Hodja | Teacher, letter-writer | \n| Houri | Large-eyed girl figuring in Paradise | \n| | p. 362 | \n| Ifrid | Apparition | \n| Imam | Head of a religious community | \n| In | Good spirit | \n| \"Inshallah\" | \"If it please God\" | \n| Jin | Evil spirit | \n| Kaftan | Long outer coat of thin material | \n| Kavedji | Coffee-maker | \n| Kiosk | Palace or villa in a garden | \n| Kismet | Fate | \n| Kuliba | Hut | \n| Kunterbunt | This may be freely rendered \"Higgledy-piggledy\" | \n| Lala | Court chamberlain | \n| Leblebi | Roasted peas | \n| Lira | Gold piece, value about 18s. 6d. | \n| Lokma | Turkish sweetmeat | \n| Madjun | Spell-food | \n| Mangal | Chafing-dish | \n| Namaz | Prayer | \n| Nargile | Pipe with long tube and bowl containing scented water through which the smoke passes before entering the smoker's mouth | \n| Padishah | Sultan | \n| Peri | Fairy | \n| Piaster | Silver piece, value about 21d. | \n| Pilaf | Mutton with rice | \n| Pir | An old man | \n| Romak | A word used in exorcism | \n| | p. 363 | \n| \"Salaam\" | \"Peace\" | \n| Schalwar | Trousers (for men or women) | \n| Selamlik | That part of dwelling where men live | \n| Serai | Palace | \n| Shahzada | Crown Prince | \n| Sheikh | Chief of Dervishes, master | \n| Softa | Student of religious law | \n| \"Sel\u00e1min alejkum\" | \"Peace be upon you\" (salutation); \"Ve alejkum sel\u00e1m,\" And upon you be peace\" (response) | \n| 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 | \n| Tawla | A game; backgammon board | \n| Tellal | Auction agent | \n| Tespih | Rosary | \n| Turbe | Tomb | \n| Tscharschi | Marketplace | \n| Vali | Governor of province | \n| Vezir | Prime minister | \n| \"Wallahi!\" | \"By God!\" | \nPRINTED AT\n THE BALLANTNE PRESS\n LONDON","title":"Forty-four Turkish Fairy Tales: Meaning of Turkish words ...","type":"page"}