Ahmad al-Shidyaq - Leg over Leg - Volumes One and Two

and the kharbaṣīṣ ,

“a pair of earrings, or something grain-shaped worn as jewelry”

and the khurṣ ,

“a hoop of gold or of silver, or the hoop of an earring, or a small hoop worn as decoration”

and the ḥawṭ ,

“a twisted black and red thread on which are beads, or a silver crescent that a woman wears on her waist so that the evil eye will do her no harm”

and the simṭ ,

“a neck collar longer than the mikhnaqah ”

and the ʿulṭah ,

“a neck collar”

and the qurṭ ,

“the shanf , or an earring hung from the earlobe”

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and the laṭṭ ,

“a neck collar made of dyed colocynth seeds”

and the anwāṭ ,

“pendant earrings”

and the raṣīʿah ,

“a round ornament on a sword, or any round ring on a sword, a saddle, or elsewhere”

and the shanf ,

“a top earring, or a pendant earring in the upper edge of the ear, or anything suspended from its upper part”

and the nuṭafah ,

“an earring, or pearl”

and the waqf ,

“an ivory bracelet”

and the ḥizāq ,

“a thick bracelet”

and the ḥilq ,

“a silver finger ring without bezel, or ‘the Ring of Power’” 625

and the mikhnaqah ,

“a necklace”; synonyms minzaqah and miʿnaqah

and the khawq ,

“the ring of the qurṭ or the shanf ”

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and the daysaq ,

“any ornament made of pure white silver”

and the zunāq ,

“anything tied under the chin”

and the sawdhaq ,

“a bracelet, or a woman’s bracelet”

and the ṭāriqiyyah ,

“a necklace”

and the ṭawq ,

[“decorative collar”] “too well known to require definition”

and the qalaqī ,

“a kind of necklace”

and masak ,

“bracelets or anklets”

and the jadīl ,

“a jeweled sash”

and ḥulbah ,

“a kind of jewelry”

and the ḥijl ,

“an anklet”

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and the mursalah ,

“a long necklace draped over the breast, or a necklace containing beads”

and the sidl ,

“a simṭ of pearls that reaches the breast”

and ashkāl ,

“jewelry made of pearls and silver, each element resembling the next, which women wear as earrings; singular shakl ”

and the ṭiml ,

“a necklace (synonym ṭimīl ), because it is ‘impregnated ( tuṭmalu ),’ i.e., smeared with perfume”

and the qabal ,

“a round thing of ivory that shines and is hung on a woman’s breast”

and the qirmil ,

“something a woman ties around her head”

and the iklīl ,

“something resembling a headband that is decorated with gems”

and maḥāl ,

“a kind of jewelry”

and nakhl ,

“a kind of jewelry”

and tahāwīl ,

“different colors, or decoration in the form of drawn figures and engravings”

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and the barīm ,

“a woman’s cord in which there are two colors and which is decorated with gems”

and tawāʾim ,

“ tawāʾim pearls are those that are joined together”

and the tūmah ,

“a pearl, or an earring containing a large drop”

and the khātam ,

[“finger ring”] “too well known to require definition”

and the ʿiṣmah ,

“a necklace”

and the karm ,

“a necklace, or a kind of work on a mikhnaqah , or ‘the Daughters of Karm’—ornaments that were made during the Days of Barbarism”

and the anẓām ,

“any thread on which beads are strung”

and the thuknah ,

“a necklace”

and the jumān ,

“a plaited strip of hide with beads of all colors on it that women wear as a sash”

and the burrah ,

“an anklet”

and the riyy ,

“a necklace, or the thing placed round the neck of a boy”

and the waniyyah ,

“a necklace of pearls”

and khashal .

“the terminals on bracelets or anklets”

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including anāb ,

“musk, or an aromatic substance resembling it”

and jullāb ,

“rosewater”

and zarnab ,

“a perfume, or a sweet-smelling tree”

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and kurkub ,

“a sweet-smelling plant”

and malāb ,

“an aromatic substance, or saffron”

and shathth ,

“sweet-smelling plants used in tanning”

and yalanjūj ,

“aloe wood”

and rabāḥī ,

“a kind of camphor”

and murannaḥ ,

“best-quality aloe wood”

and rayḥān ,

“a [particular] sweet-smelling plant [i.e., ‘basil’] or any plant of that nature”

and shīḥ ,

“a sweet-smelling plant”

and ṣayyāḥ ,

“an aromatic substance, or a perfume for washing with”

and naḍūḥ ,

“perfume”

and salīkhah ,

“an aromatic substance like peeled bark, or the fat from the fruit of the ben tree before it is pulped”

and labīkhah ,

“a vesica of musk”

and lakhlakhah ,

“a perfume, too well known to require definition”

and suʿd ,

“a perfume, too well known to require definition”

and rand ,

“a sweet-smelling tree, or aloe, or myrtle”

and zabād ,

[“civet”] “too well known to require definition”; synonym zuhm

and ʿabd ,

“a sweet-smelling plant”

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and qindīd ,

“amber, or camphor, or musk, or a perfume made from saffron”

and nadd ,

[“ambergris”]“a perfume, too well known to require definition”

and ḥanīdh ,

“an ointment, or a scented wash”

and kādhī ,

“a tree bearing flowers with which ointment is perfumed”

and bahār ,

“a sweet-smelling plant”

and khaṭṭār ,

“an ointment made from oil with aromatic perfume”

and khumrah ,

“Indian yellow, or various kinds of perfume”

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and dharīrah ,

“an aromatic substance”

and zabʿar ,

“a sweet-smelling plant”

and idhkhir ,

“sweet-smelling grasses”

and sāhiriyyah ,

“an aromatic substance”

and ḍaymurān ,

“Persian basil”

and muṭayyar ,

“aloe, or moistened aloe”

and ẓafār ,

“a sort of incense, so named because it resembles a fingernail ( ẓufr ) pulled from its root”

and ʿabīr ,

“saffron, or a mixture of perfumes”

and ʿabhar ,

“narcissus, or jasmine, or other plants”

and ʿiṭr ,

“an aromatic substance”