| 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. |