An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians: Written in Egypt During the Years 1833-34 and -35 : Partly from Notes Made in the Years 1825, -26, -27 and -28, Volume 2Charles Knight, 1836 |
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Ab'oo Zeyd Allah An'tar answered Arabs Ba'sha Baraka't beyts bier boys Cairo called camels caravan ceremonies chant chapter chief Christians circumcision Ckoor-a'n ckoor's colour commence common commonly Coptic Coptic language Copts custom Da'rim deewa'n described dress durwee'shes Egypt Egyptians El-Goon'doob'ah El-Mel'ik Ee'sa Emee'r Beybur's Es-Sa'lehh Ey'bek Fa't'hhah father feet female festival fick'ees former four friends fud'dahs Ghawa'zee gold hand head hharee'm Hhasaney'n hour Ima'm inches Jews kelb kind King latter Lord lower orders Mahh'mil manner marriage Mek'keh mentioned metropolis Mohham'mad Moo'lid Moos'lims mosque mus'tub'ah night Nile occasion ornaments Osma'n party passed performed persons piasters piece pilgrims placed plectrum pound sterling prayer present priest Prophet recite ring round Rum'ada'n rutl sack'ckas servant sherbet sheykh silk sometimes Soo'ck Soolta'n streets thee thou tomb tribe troops turban Turkish Upper Egypt usually wear Wezee'r Sha'hee'n wife women worn zikr