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
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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baḥzad̲j̲
(29 words)
baḥzad̲j̲ (A), or
barg̲h̲az : in zoology, the calf of the oryx or addax antelope at birth. If it is com…
baʿīr
(21 words)
baʿīr (A) : the individual camel, regardless of sex, as opposed to
ibil, the species and the group. Ibil
baḳʿa
(19 words)
baḳʿa (A) : a term applied especially to a place where water remains stagnant. Būḳa; and Buḳʿa
bāḳālāw
(16 words)
bāḳālāw (A, < Sp
bacallao), with var.
bāḳālyū, baḳala, baḳlāwa : the stockfish. Samak
baḳar
(41 words)
baḳar (A) : cattle; mediaeval Arab authors distinguished between the domestic ~
ahlī and the wild ~
waḥs̲h̲ī, meaning…
baḳāʾ wa-fanāʾ
(31 words)
baḳāʾ wa-fanāʾ (A) : ‘subsistence’ and ‘effacement’, ṣūfī terms referring to the stages of the develo…
bak̲h̲s̲h̲ī
(92 words)
bak̲h̲s̲h̲ī (< Ch
po-che ?) : a Buddhist priest, monk; later ‘writer, secretary’, a term stemming from …
bāk̲h̲s̲h̲ī
(45 words)
bāk̲h̲s̲h̲ī : in traditional Özbeg society, a practitioner of shamanistic healing, especially the re…
bak̲h̲s̲h̲īs̲h̲
(64 words)
bak̲h̲s̲h̲īs̲h̲ (P) : a gratuity bestowed by a superior on an inferior, a tip or ‘consideration’ thr…
bakkāʾ
(20 words)
bakkāʾ (A) : lit. weepers; in early Islam, ascetics who during their devotional exercises shed many …
baḳḳāl
(19 words)
baḳḳāl (A) : retailer of vegetables; grocer (syn.
k̲h̲aḍḍār). Bakkāʾ, where many synonyms used regionally ar…
baḳḳam
(43 words)
baḳḳam (A, < San) : sappan wood, an Indian dye wood obtained from the
Caesalpinia Sappan L. The Arabic equivalent fr…