CONTENTS OF THE SEVENTH VOLUME. (continued 1)
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Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
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72. Pers. “Life King,” women also assume the title of Shah.
73. Arab. “Mujauhar”: the watery or wavy mark upon Eastern blades is called the “jauhar,” lit. = jewel. The peculiarity is also called water and grain, which gives rise to a host of double-entendres, puns, paronomasias and conceits more or less frigid.
74. Etymologically meaning tyrants or giants; and applied to great heathen conquerors like Nimrod and the mighty rulers of Syria, the Anakim, Giants and other peoples of Hebrew fable. The Akásirah are the Chosroës before noticed.
75. Arab. “Askar jarrár” lit. “drawing”: so in Egyptian slang “Nás jarrár” = folk who wish to draw your money out of your pocket, greedy cheats.
76. In Turkestan: the name means “Two lights.”
77. In Armenia, mentioned by Sadik Isfaháni (Transl. p. 62).
78. This is the only ludicrous incident in the tale which justifies Von Hammer’s suspicion. Compare it with the combat between Rustam and his son Sohráb.