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Table of Contents

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.