
1922.] An old Gypsy-Darwish Jargon. 379 
The same can be said of the cases of transposition of syllables, 
especially in connection with the liquida. 
Note.—The following abbreviations are used in the list: A. 
for Arabic; G.—Gypsy. G.I.—my paper in J.A.S.B., 1914, 
pp. 439-455 ; G. II another, ibid., 1920, pp. 281-291; met.— 
metaphorical ; P.—Persian; pr.—pre efix we —sufiix ; 
urkish ; D.—used nowadays in the jargon of the Darwishes of 
Persia ; lit. —literally. 
(4) Words still used by the gypsies in Persia. 
z>--&) good. This word, now sounding dakh, is a most com- 
mon gypsy and darwish jargonic term (cf. G. I, 449, G. 
II, 287). In the darwish speech it forms compound 
verbs with the help of «9,5 
ens °(?)- G%) beard. Obviously connected with G. dagna (G. 
: I, 250), which is a ‘ general name’ (substantive as well 
as adjective) for everything connected with the mouth 
—the mouth itself, the lips, teeth, beard, etc. 
“io - 4; woman, wife. Now one of the most common G. 
a diminutive sf.) sas (or niddéw 2), with transposi- 
tion of syllables leentany nidéo (Southern Khorasan), ' 
nodo (Lori, Baluchistan Gypsy), etc. 
& gles -y~ Son, boy. Cf. G. 1, 454, sind used in Qain. 
lle - ;4j prayer. (A.). Among present day gypsies it is used 
for everything connected with religion. 
lids - <6 dog. (A.). Nowadays commonly used by darwishes ; 
ey gypsies use it also in the form of kalpik (cf. G. 1, 
451). 
aS - 050 thief, brigand. Evidently the dots are misplaced and 
one must read ,Us, now spelt genaw, freely used by 
sypsies (cf. G. II, 287). 
aye) (2) - i camel. Porobably originally a ‘general name; 
ae domestic animals, the same as Qaini limar or limur 
hich 
(G. 1, 452) and Sirjant limru (or, easily, limuru), W 
generally ‘cattle.’ The liquida land r are easily 
interchangeable in gypsy dialects. 
of RE en Perey Sykes’s notice on ee he: language in the Journal 
¢ Anthropological Society, vol. 25, 
—— Deny ag Sonne Bi Report ae Baluchistan, 1911, pp. 173 sq. 
