Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition, Glossary and Index of Terms
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Subject: Middle East And Islamic Studies
Edited by: P.J. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C.E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel and W.P. Heinrichs
Assisted by C. Ott, under the patronage of the International Union of Acadamies
Glossary and Index of Terms treats the technical terms in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu and other languages or dialects of the Islamic world. As an index, it is of immeasurable importance, in particular for the many terms which are not given an entry but are discussed in the course of an article; and as glossary it is an invaluable source of information for both non-specialist, who is given an insight into the varied and rich vocabulary of Islam, and the specialist, who may discover surprising new contexts in which a term is used.
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Assisted by C. Ott, under the patronage of the International Union of Acadamies
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Glossary and Index of Terms treats the technical terms in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu and other languages or dialects of the Islamic world. As an index, it is of immeasurable importance, in particular for the many terms which are not given an entry but are discussed in the course of an article; and as glossary it is an invaluable source of information for both non-specialist, who is given an insight into the varied and rich vocabulary of Islam, and the specialist, who may discover surprising new contexts in which a term is used.
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ʿabāʾ
(20 words)
ʿabāʾ (A), or ʿ
abāʾa : a coat, shoulder mantle, worn by both sexes in the Arab East. Libās
abad
(46 words)
abad (A) : time in an absolute sense. ʿAbābda In philosophy, ~ or
abadiyya is a technical term corresponding to ἀφθαρτός…
abʿādiyya
(38 words)
abʿādiyya (A, pl.
abāʿid), or
ibʿādiyya : uncultivated or uncultivable land in Egypt under Muḥammad ʿAlī;…
ʿabāya
(18 words)
ʿabāya (Alg) : a sleeveless, long overblouse for men; a sleeveless, flowing dress for women. Libās
abayān
(19 words)
abayān (A) : in zoology, the prawn and the shrimp. al-Sarāt, where many more synonyms are given
ʿabayt̲h̲arān
(19 words)
ʿabayt̲h̲arān (A) : in botany, a type of artemisia, also called
rayḥān al-t̲h̲aʿālib ‘the foxes’ basilicum’. S̲h̲īḥ
ʿabbas
(40 words)
ʿabbas (Alg) : a verb signifying in Algeria ‘to go among the peasants to levy contributions of grain…
ʿabbāsī
(77 words)
ʿabbāsī (P) : in numismatics, a Ṣafawid coin introduced by Shāh ʿAbbās I, the value of which was 4 S…
ʿabd
(116 words)
ʿabd (A, pl.
ʿabīd) : a slave, in particular a male slave, a female slave being termed
ama (pl.
imāʾ). al-Abbāsiyya In th…
abdāl
(95 words)
abdāl (A, s. badal) : in mysticism, the highest rank in the ṣūfī hierarchical order of saints (syn. …