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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t̲h̲āʾ
(39 words)
t̲h̲āʾ (A) : the fourth letter in the Arabic alphabet, with the numerical value 500, representing th…
t̲h̲ābit
(18 words)
t̲h̲ābit (A) : having the characteristic of ‘positive’, as e.g. the non-entity in Muʿtazilī thought. Ādam
thākur
(18 words)
thākur (H) : an honorary title, used to address the Hindus of the Lohaga caste. Pīr
t̲h̲aʿlab
(113 words)
t̲h̲aʿlab (A, pl.
t̲h̲aʿālib; P
wāwi, rūbāh, T
tilki) : in zoology, the fox (
Vulpes vulpes), which bears the nickna…
t̲h̲ald̲j̲
(34 words)
t̲h̲ald̲j̲ (A) : snow or ice. al-T̲h̲aʿlabiyya
t̲h̲allād̲j̲ (A) : the seller of …
t̲h̲anawiyya
(54 words)
t̲h̲anawiyya (A) : in heresiography, the term for dualists, becoming current in the 4th/10th century…
t̲h̲anī
(20 words)
t̲h̲anī (A) : the name for a foal between two and three years old. Faras; and ʿAtūd; Musinna
t̲h̲aʾr
(41 words)
t̲h̲aʾr (A) : blood revenge, which by law could settle most homicide disputes among Bedouin in moder…
t̲h̲arīd
(40 words)
t̲h̲arīd (A) : a dish consisting of bread crumbled into a broth of meat and vegetables, associated w…
t̲h̲awāb
(24 words)
t̲h̲awāb (A) : in theology, recompense, especially with reference to the next world, usually only in…
t̲h̲awb
(38 words)
t̲h̲awb (A, pl.
t̲h̲iyāb, at̲h̲wāb ‘clothes’) : in early Islam, a general word for garment and fabric. L…
t̲h̲awr
(23 words)
t̲h̲awr (A, < Gk) : in astronomy,
al-~ is the term for Taurus, one of the twelve zodiacal constellations. M…