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Glossary Agha: title of an official, Sir ‘Araq: clear alcoholic beverage Armagan: present, gift Ba: with Bakhshîsh: same as Bashkash Bashkash: gratuity Bazahr: antidote Biguniya: a plant Canoa: canoe;see sunbûk Çektir: rowboat with sails Charûkh: thick-soled sandals Chatas: small rowboat Dînâr: Grk. dinarion, a monetary unit of Iraq and Jordan today Dirham: unit of currency or weight Eskilac: first minister [archaic] Farsakh: league Gardien: caretaker, guardian Hazahr: see Bazahr Ibal: camel Ilçi: envoy Jalâlîya: bandits, guerillas Karat: unit of measure or weight Karras: a device that measures by scoop or volume Kelek: inflated sheepskin Kermes: Coccus Khandicary: imperial unit of measure  Konak: Halting-place, stage Kurûş: piaster Lac: large denomination of Indian rupees Lazaret: Nazareth = Quarantine Londra: woolen cloth Maktabhane: secretariat;house of writing Mann: 5+ kilograms in Aleppo Mithqâl: unit of weight or measure Nakthawa: Indian for tiny insect Nuahazé: sing. Nahazé: proprietor or ship captain Ouzo: see ‘araq Pak: pure Para: money unit Parsang: see Farsakh Qansara: corruption of French ancrer: to anchor Qintâr: Kantar = 254.6 kilograms Raki: see ‘araq Sadrazam: Ottoman designation for prime minister Sunbûk: barge, skiff Tahtiravan: litter, palanguin Tiftik: mohair Topci Bashi: chief of artillery Tüfek: musket Ulak: courier Uqnûm: divine person within the Trinity Yasak: forbidden Yeni Dünya: Central America Zahr: poison  Glossary ...

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