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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iʿrāb
(47 words)
iʿrāb (A) : a technical term in grammar, sometimes translated as inflexion; however, there is no ade…
irāda
(89 words)
irāda (A) : ‘willingness’; in mysticism, a choice of affiliation with an order, whereby the aspirant (
murīd) puts hi…
ʿirāfa
(56 words)
ʿirāfa (A) : in divination, the knowledge of things unseen or of things to come, on the basis of thi…
ʿirāḳ
(65 words)
ʿirāḳ S̲h̲as̲h̲maḳom ʿirāḳ ʿad̲j̲amī (A) : from the late mediaeval period on, ~ indicated Iranian Media (called
al-d̲…
ʿirār
(23 words)
ʿirār (A) : the cry of the male ostrich, which has a different tone than that of the female,
zimār. Naʿām
ʿirḍ
(132 words)
ʿirḍ (A, pl.
aʿrāḍ) : a term corresponding approximately to the idea of honour, but somewhat ambiguous …
irdabb
(51 words)
irdabb (A) : a measure of capacity for grain. Originally a Persian measure, the ~ was used in Egypt …
irdāf
(30 words)
irdāf (A) : in rhetoric, a term denoting implication, e.g.
ṭawīl al-nid̲j̲ād ‘with long crossbelt’, meaning ‘ta…
ʿirḳ
(116 words)
ʿirḳ (A, pl.
ʿurūḳ) : vein; root; race, stock. al-Ird̲j̲ānī In Tradition literature, ~ is found with the indis…
irṣād
(27 words)
irṣād (A) : in law, the use of public funds, excluding a private involvement in the transaction, to …
irsāl
(81 words)
irsāl (A) : the legislative function of prophecy. al-Sulamī; and Ḳabḍ
irsāliyye (T), or
māl-i irsāliyye : an Ottoma…
irtid̲j̲āl
(44 words)
irtid̲j̲āl (A) : in pre- and early Islam, the improvising, extemporising of a poem or a speech. A synonym is
badīha, wit…
ʿiṣāb
(85 words)
ʿiṣāb Lid̲j̲ām ʿiṣāba (A, pl.
ʿaṣāʾib), also
ʿaṣb[a] : a headband worn by women in the Arab East. Libās; am…