APPENDIX 



A LIST OF THE MORE COMMON WORDS USED BY THE NOMAD ARABS 

 TO DENOTE A CAMEL AT VARIOUS AGES 



(a) M ADM UN (pronounced MATHMUN Ar. ^jj+*a*). The word 

 literally means that the foal has become sure of itself, i.e. can 

 run along with the herd. It is applied to the animal a few 

 months after birth (which is generally either in the rainy 

 season or the winter). 



(b} MAFRUD (Ar. >$J&A = weaned). This name is applied a year 

 after birth, when the animal has been weaned from its mother. 



(c) ABU LEBUN or WAD LEBUN (Ar. O#* &* or O#**j = 



belonging to a "naga" which is in milk). The foal is now a 



two-year old and its dam has foaled again and is therefore in 



milk. 

 (d} HIKK (pronounced HIGG Ar. JU.). A three-year old. The 



foal has still only got milk teeth : no permanent teeth have 



yet appeared. 

 (e) GEDHA'A (Ar. ***) A four-year old. The camel is now 



beginning to lose its milk teeth. Signs of the first pair of 



permanent teeth are apparent. 

 (/) THENI (pronounced TENNI, Ar. ^). A five-year old. The 



milk teeth have now all gone. The first pair of permanent 



teeth are grown. 

 (g) RABA'A (Ar. <pb)). A six-year old There are now four 



permanent teeth. 



(h) SADfS (Ar. i^ju*). A seven-year old. There are now six 

 permanent teeth. The canine teeth ("nawaib," sing, "naib") 

 appear in the upper jaw. 



