“Tutmájíyah” for “Tútmáj” = vermicelli, 160.
Tuzáribí may mean “Dost thou play the part of” (ST.), 57.
Ukiyyah (or Wukiyyah) = ounce = 571·5 to 576 grains, 163.
Wahwah Al- = the hue of metal leaves, 122.
“Wa Kita’h hamrah,” _tr._ “also a bit of cooked meat,” 125.
“Wa lá ahad tafawwaha fína” = “nor hath anyone ever spoken,” 29.
Walawá’yh? = wa’l-aw’iyah (_pl._ of wi’á) = and the vessels ... shimmered like unto silver for their cleanliness. (ST.), 122.
Wálí, at one time a Civil Governor, and in other ages a Master of Police, 67.
“Wa’lláhu ’l-Muwaffiku ’l-Mu’ín” = God prospereth and directeth (a formula often prefixed to a book), 196.
“Walwalah” or “Wilwál” (an onomatopy), general term for the wail, 17.
“Wa yabkí ’alaykum Mabálu-h” = suffer only his crime be upon you (_Steingass_ reads “Wabál” for “Mabál,” and translates, “lest the guilt of it rest upon you,”) 246.
Wayha-k (before “Wayla-k”) = “Fie upon thee,” 20.
Weapons and furniture (_i.e._, headstalls, hobbles, etc.) for mare saddled and bridled (price for slave), 92.
“When Adam dolve and Eve span,” etc., 102.
Window gardening, an ancient practice in the East, 172.
“Writing and reading,” as opposed to our “Reading and writing,” 5.
Wuldán = Ghilmán = the boys of Paradise, 128.
“Yá Bunayyí” = _lit._ “O my little son,” a term of special fondness (_tr._ “O dear, my son”), 7.
Yákah Thiyábish = his robe-collar rent, 247.
Yakhat (prob. cler. error for “Yakhbut,”) _lit._ = he was panting in a state of unconsciousness, _tr._ “drowned” in sleep, 244.
Yá Luss (_Arab._) = “O Robber” (=the Gr. ληστὴς), 56.
Yapousmek (old ver.) = “Yá Abú Sumayk,” 16.
Ya’tadir (dots often omitted in MS.) may mean Ya’tazir = find excuse, 20.
Ya’tadir (from ✓ ’Adr = heavy rain, boldness) (_tr._ “fortify himself,”), 20.
Yatbashsh (for “yanbashsha”) = a smiling face, 138.
—— may also stand for Yabtashsh, with transposition of the “t” of the 8th form (ST.), 138.
Yaum al-Khamís (_Arab._) = fifth day, 13.
Yulakkimu (_Arab._) from “Lukmah” = a mouthful, 75.
Zábit (from the ✓ “Zabt” = keeping in subjection, holding tight) _tr._ “Holdfast,” 154.
Zafar = victory (clerical error for Zafar = plaited hair), 104.
Záraba (_verb_) 3rd form followed by acc. = “to join one in partnership” (ST.), 57.