|
Aoul |
A
tartar village. |
|
Bar |
Have. |
|
Beshmet |
A
Tartar undergarment with sleeves. |
|
Burka |
A long
round felt cape. |
|
Dzhigit |
The
same as a brave among American Indians, but the word is
inseparably connected with the idea of skilful horsemanship. |
|
Gazavdt |
A holy
war against the infidels. |
|
Imam |
The
leader in the holy war, uniting in himself supreme spiritual and
temporal power. |
|
Khansha |
The
wife of a khan. |
|
Kizyak |
A fuel
made of straw and manure. |
|
Kunak |
A
sworn friend, an adopted brother. |
|
Murid |
A
disciple or follower: "One who desires" to find the way in
Muridism. |
|
Muridism |
Almost
identical with Sufism. |
|
Murshed |
"One
who shows" the way in Muridism. |
|
Naib |
A
Tartar lieutenant or governor. |
|
Pilau |
An
oriental dish prepared with rice and mutton or chicken. |
|
Saklya |
A
Caucasian house, clay-plastered and often built of earth. |
|
Shariat |
The
written Mohammedan law. |
|
Tarikat |
"The
Path" leading to the higher life. |
|
Yok |
No,
not. |
