| Abi | Arabic term for father |
| Alim | Arabic term for scholar/learned man |
| Ami | Urdu term for mother |
| Asr | Third of the five daily Muslim prayers—prayed just after mid-afternoon |
| Bethi | Urdu feminine term of endearment, ‘my dear’ |
| Assalaamu alaikum | Arabic phrase and Muslim greeting meaning ‘Peace be on you’ |
| Atchi bethi | Urdu phrase meaning ‘good girl’ |
| Dua | A small prayer/supplication |
| Fajr | First of the five daily Muslim prayers—prayed at dawn, before sunrise |
| Gee | Urdu term of respect agreement |
| Haa Hai | Urdu phrase equivalent to ‘Oh dear’ |
| Hadith | Arabic word meaning ‘saying of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)’ |
| Insha Allah | Arabic phrase meaning ‘if God wills’ |
| Jehangir | Second Moghul emperor who ruled India in the sixteenth century |
| Karayla | A vegetable also known as ‘bitter melon’ or ‘bitter gourd’ |
| Kufi | A small cap worn by some Muslim men |
| Kurtha | A tunic top worn by men and women |
| Maghrib | Fourth of the five daily Muslim prayers—prayed just after sunset |
| Nafil | Extra, non-obligatory prayers |
| Quran | The Muslim sacred scripture |
| Rakat | A unit of prayer |
| Roti | Flat bread |
| Shab-Khair | Persian phrase meaning ‘good night’ |
| Shah Jehan | Third Mughal emperor who ruled India and built the Taj Mahal |
| Taj Mahal | A world famous marble structure built as a mausoleum to Shah Jehan’s wife |
| Va Va | Urdu phrase meaning ‘Oh Wow!’ |
| Wudu | Ritual ablution/washing before each of the five daily prayers |
| Wa alaikum assalam | Reply to Muslim greeting—means ‘and on you be peace too’ |
| Zuhr | Second of the five daily Muslim prayers—prayed right after high noon |
