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The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the...

Before CHAPTER IV.

Project Gutenberg EPUB3 edition Lane, Edward William, Poole, Edward Stanley, and Harvey, William

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197 The cup, when full, was generally called "kás:" when empty, "ḳadaḥ" or "jám." The name of "kás" is now given to a small glass used for brandy and liqueurs, and similar to our liqueur-glass: the glass or cup used for wine is called, when so used, "koobeh:" it is the same as that used for sherbet; but in the latter case it is called "ḳulleh."
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202 Es-Suyooṭee, account of the fruits of Egypt, in his history of that country (MS. in my possession)
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204 Es-Suyooṭee, account of the fruits of Egypt, in his history of that country (MS. in my possession).
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205 El-Ḳazweenee (MS. in my possession).
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207 "Biṭṭeekh," vulg., "baṭṭeekh."
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213 The Arabic names of these fruits are, tuffáḥ (vulg., tiffáḥ), kummetrè, safarjal, mishmish, khókh, teen, jummeyz (vulg., jemmeyz), 'eneb, nabḳ or sidr, 'onnáb (vulg., 'annáb), ijjás or barḳooḳ, józ, lóz, bunduḳ, fustuḳ, burtuḳán, nárinj, leymoon, utrujj or turunj and kebbád, toot, zeytoon, and ḳaṣab es-sukkar.
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215 Ḥalbet el-Kumeyt, ch. xvii.; and Es-Suyooṭee, account of the flowers of Egypt, in his history of that country.
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222 Gabriel, who accompanied the Prophet.
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223 The beast on which he rode from Mekkeh to Jerusalem previously to his ascension. These traditions are from Es-Suyooṭee, ubi suprà.
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224 This flower is called "fághiyeh," and, more commonly, "temer el-ḥennè;" or, according to some, the fághiyeh is the flower produced by a slip of temer el-ḥennè planted upside down, and superior to the flower of the latter planted in the natural way.
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230 "Shaḳáïḳ." The "adhriyoon," or "ádharyoon," is said to be a variety of the anemone.
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231 From the former, or from "noạmán" as signifying "blood," the anemone was named "shaḳáïḳ en-noạmán."
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235 Ḥalbet el-Kumeyt, ubi suprà; Es-Suyooṭee, ubi suprà; and El-Ḳazweenee.

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The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments, Project Gutenberg eBook #34206

NOTES TO CHAPTER THIRD. THE STORY OF THE THREE APPLES, &c.1