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Qari, earth, world. 

 Okal, dust. 

 Caffa, a steep place. 

 Kal, Kakal, rock. 

 Azrar, rock ? 

 Azar, root. 

 rayyac, seed. 

 Sannan, thorn (Ar. ?) 

 NidjU, bramble. 

 Qasard, figs, ") vi. 

 eizorin, grapes^ f 44. 

 {eizorin looks like the 



plural of eazard !) 

 Zar/, skin bottles. 

 Tarra)(^, arrara^, nets. 

 Mahraz, measure, a 



measure. 

 Xam, JVaxxam, house, 



temple. 

 Yalni, roof. 

 Jarraf, "1 



Tcarraf, > foundation. 

 Bogota, ' 

 Zakwa, tomb. 

 eawicord, gate, door. 

 Mandjar, seat, tlirone 



(from Ar. root). 

 Allo^, bedding. 

 eayric, bier. 

 Amdon, ditch. 



manger. 

 Djabs, prison. 

 Imm'i, servant (Ar. ?) 

 fFahli, TValnl, Akli, 



servant (Ar. JVak'il, 



deputy, steward). 



(We have tried always 



Yosn, Yosad, come, 



bring, bear (a son). 



Yo/i, Yolid, go up, 



bring up. 



{Isol, lead up, visit. 



No. 5.— Vol. I. 



Qakli, female servant. 

 TVarba^, soldier. 

 (earba^d, discipline, 



disciples, citizens, 



people. 

 Amdar, fool. 

 Maksaiv, shepherd 



(from Iksa, to graze). 

 Oraqqas, messenger, 



apostle. 

 Gazan, priest ? 

 ^azri, attendant. 

 Yasli, bridegroom. 

 eislid, spouse. 

 Amaqran, great, nume- 

 rous. 



Lord, authority. 

 Kamil, long, tall. 

 El^ali, good. 

 Foxan, Ifox, wicked. 



{Naffax, misery ? 

 Elham, \ evil, mis- 

 Airi, Dm, f chief. 

 Xayr,Xlr,gwA 7 ^^^^ 

 Ax'ir, better j 

 Eryal, blind. 

 ^azzog, deaf. 

 ^aggon, dumb. 

 Iqqoran, withered. 

 Mazyun, least, little ? 

 Naggar, last. 



{Tangar, end ? 



{AttannagarQ, last 



state. 



VERBAL ROOTS, 

 to exhibit the third per. 



Irra, take. 

 (Arrand laxbar, they 

 took knowledge, per- 

 ceived. 



{Arattangar, without 

 end ? 

 Ativab, merit. 

 Lomayra, sign. 

 Bakri, beginning (Ar. 



morning). 

 ^adya, peace ? 

 O^ayyar, temptation. 



eo;x«. J wrath? 

 Itctcam, ) 



La^aqd, judgment(Ar.) 



Atnakdi, thought, 



La^fo, repose (Ar. ?) 



Waswa, burden. 



Ladjhal, fury, madness 



(Ar. root). 

 Coh, reproach. 

 Xocog, abasement. 

 Qawla, fever. 

 raq, candlestick. 

 Maabax, candle (Ar.) 

 Anbuy^, to-morrow 



(Ar.) 

 laba-^, some, several. 

 {Eci(Taba~)(an, nearly 



about. 

 {labax, it fell by 



chance. 

 A or OS, few ? 

 fVayar, Ya-, other j 



pi. amin. 

 Aggaygarasan, to one 



another. 

 Mazlar, poor. 



sing, of the preterite.) 



Yoya, take, catch, take 

 away, put, receive, 

 transmit ? 



Ilia, be. 



