Aoul | A tartar village. |
Bar | Have. |
Beshmet | A Tartar undergarment with sleeves. |
Burka | A long round felt cape. |
Dzhigit | The same as a brave among American Indians, but the word is inseparably connected with the idea of skilful horsemanship. |
Gazavdt | A holy war against the infidels. |
Imam | The leader in the holy war, uniting in himself supreme spiritual and temporal power. |
Khansha | The wife of a khan. |
Kizyak | A fuel made of straw and manure. |
Kunak | A sworn friend, an adopted brother. |
Murid | A disciple or follower: “One who desires” to find the way in Muridism. |
Muridism | Almost identical with Sufism. |
Murshed | “One who shows” the way in Muridism. |
Naib | A Tartar lieutenant or governor. |
Pilau | An oriental dish prepared with rice and mutton or chicken. |
Saklya | A Caucasian house, clay-plastered and often built of earth. |
Shariat | The written Mohammedan law. |
Tarikat | “The Path” leading to the higher life. |
Yok | No, not. |