1852.] Foreign words occurring in the Qoran. 1 1 1 



wtyf akwab 88, 14, 56, 18. Nabatean, a water-pot. 



Ji ill, 9, 8, Nabatean or Hebrew, God. (This is the explanation of 



Soyiity but from the contents it would appear that ill means treaty 



in the Qoran and it is used in that sense by Notanabby in a former 



rhyming with iU^) 

 fjJf alym, passim. Zinjian or Hebrew, pain. 

 2$fjl awwah 11, 77. Abyssinian, trusty (muqin) kind-hearted. 

 Uj\ awwab 50, 31. Abyssin. a name for Christ, 

 ^jjl awwiby 34, 10. Abyssin. praise God ! 

 ir^ 1 3 ^Jy&\ ula means usually in the Qoran this world but in 33, 33, 



it means the other world in conformity with a Coptic idiom. The 



Copts call this world akhirah and the other world ula. 

 ^Uaj ba^ayin 35, 54. Coptic, the garment or brocade which they 



put on over another dress. 

 jxxi ba'yr, passim. Hebrew, any animal of burthen. 

 £^j biya' 22, 41. Persian, church. 

 jAaxj tatbyr 17, 7. Nabat. to slaughter. 

 os? taht 19, 24. Nabat. belly, inside. 

 jyM tanmir 11, 42. Pers. oven, 

 oo.s-'l jibt 4, 54. Abyssin. devil, sorcerer. 

 is»jiiki\ raghii£ 4, 54 and passim. Abyssin. soothsayer. 

 y^&. jffacab 21, 98. Zinjian, wood, — it is said that is a word used 



by the believers in Scriptures only, and not known to the Arabs. 

 u^a. Hub 4, 2. Abyssin. a great sin. 

 (g^fjsri iZawaryyiin, passim. Copt, fullers, washermen. 

 &*»jd darasta 6, 105, Hebrew ; thou hast read. 

 <jrp dorryy 24, 35. Abyssin. shining. 

 jiJo^j dynar 3, 68. Persian. 

 li*(^ ra'ina 2, 98. Hebrew, is a term of abuse. 

 &j#llj rabbanyyun, passim. Hebrew or Syriac, a rabbin. 

 CjH) ribbyyiin 3, 140. Syr. rabbins. 



^♦aj.J| ragman, passim, Hebrew : merciful, originally spelled v+^j-h 

 ijmj rass 25, 40, 'ajamy, a well. 

 fi&j raqym 18, 8. Riimy (Greek?) tablet, or book, or according to 



others, inkstand. 

 jAj rahw 46, 23. Nabatean, easy ; according to others, Syriac, secure, 



comfortable. 



