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