INDEX
Project Gutenberg EPUB3 edition
Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Ghuráb al-Bayn = Raven of the Wold, 226
“Gift from me to,” etc. = “I leave it to you, sir”, 292
Giraffe, one of the most timid of the antelope tribe, 54
—— unfit for riding, 62
Girding the sovereign (found in the hieroglyphs), 328
Gloom = black hair of youth, 277
Glooms gathering and full moons dawning for hands and eyes, 247
Gold (when he looked upon it, his life seemed a light thing to him), 240
Grapes (bunch of, weighing twenty pounds, no exaggeration), 358
Grim joke (showing elation of spirits), 324
Ground (really kissed), 257
Guest-rite, 121
—— (must be fed before his errand is asked), 319
Habb al-’Ubb (a woman’s ornament), 205
Hadas = surmise, 302
Hail within sight of the Equator, 336
Hájah = a needful thing (for somewhat), 349
Hajar-coinage (?), 95
Hajjáj (al-) bin Yúsuf al-Thakifí, 97
Hákim = ruler, not to be confounded with Hakím, a doctor, etc., 29
Haláwat = sweets, 205
Halumma = bring!, 117
Hallaling = Anglo-Indian term for the Moslem rite of killing animals for food, 9
Hammál al-Hatabi = one who carries fuel-sticks, 59
Harbak = javelin, 45
Harrakát = carracks (also used for cock-boat), 336
Hasab wa Nasal = inherited degree and acquired dignity, 279
Hatim = broken wall (at Meccah), 219
Hátim (Pr. N.) = black crow, 350
Hazza-hu = he made it quiver, 45
Henna-flower (its spermatic odour), 250
Heroes and heroines of love-tales are bonnes fourchettes, 300
Hind bint Asmá and the poet Jarír, 96
Hishám (Caliph), 104
Hisn al-Fákihah = Fortalice of fruits, 75
Hiss = (sensual) perception, 302
Hobbling a camel (how done), 119
Hubkah = doubling of a woman’s waistcloth, 180
Hullah = dress, 180
Humility of the love-lorn Princess artfully contrasted with her former furiosity, 261