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Allah
God in Arabic,
Allah-o-Akbar
"God is great!"
Asalaam-o-Aleikum
Traditional greeting
betel
A nut with red juice and narcotic properties
bhai
brother
Bugti
a tribe lviing in easter Iran, southwestern Pakistan, and southern Afghanistan
chadr
a cloth worn by women as a head cover
chapati
a flat, round bread made of whole wheat and water and cooked in a flat pan over an open fire
Eid
An Islamic festival that ends a period of fasting
ghazal
a poem sung to drum and flute music
Guluband
the family's finest camel
hookah
a tall pipe with a small brass bowl in which tobacco and raw sugar are burned. The smoke is drawn through water held in the pipe base into a long, flexible mouthpiece
hunteray
"Giddyap" to a camel
Islam
a monotheistic religion of the Middle East, Africa, and Asia
jelabi
a pretzel-shaped, deep-fried sweet
jelabi-wallah
Jelabi-maker
kabob
cubes of meat roasted on a stick over a fire
kafi
a religious poem set to music
Kalu
a young camel in the herd. His names means "black"
kharin
a green desert plant with edible sweet red flowers
khip
a brushy desert plant used to thatch roofs
Koran
the holy book of Islam, written in the Arabic language
krait
a deadly snake
lungi
a long piece of cloth usuallly worn wrapped around the waist
mahendi
part of the marriage ceremony in which women have their hands and feet painted in intricate designs with henna
Marri
a tribe of Baluchistan
maulvi
an Islamic priest
mehrab
walls built to show Muslims in which direction they should bow to face Mecca for prayer
Mithoo
a baby camel whose name means "sweet"
mujahideen
Muslim fighters engaged in battle with a non-Muslim enemy
Muslim
a person who follows the religion of Islam
nawab
A Muslim king of one of nearly 700 princely states that once formed part of what is now India and Pakistan
paan
a delicacy made of leave and nuts of the betal plant plus other ingredients, such as fennel seed, sugar, and other spices
pashmina
a fine wool used to make soft shawls
Pathan
a nation of tribal people who live mainly in Afghanistan and Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province
pogh
a thorny desert plant that camels like to eat
Rajput
a race of Hindu desert warriors in India
Ramadan
The month of daytime fasting in the Islamic religion
rupee
the money of India and Pakistan. A Pakistan rupee is worth about six cents in United States money
sahib
a respectful title
salaam
a greeting
shatoosh
a shawl made of wool so fine it can pass through a lady's ring
shenai
an oboelike musical instrument
Sher Dil
a puppy whose name means "lion heart"
sito
a desert plant with a sweet, succulent root used as a source of water in a drought
subadar
Officer's rank in the Desert Rangers
syed
An Islamic religious leader who traces his lineage back to the prophet Mohammed
Tipu
a young male camel named for an eighteenth century explorer
toba
a freshwater pond that serves as a water supply for desert nomads
Xhush Dil
a camel whose name means "happy heart"
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