< Hadji Murad

Aoul
A tartar village.

Bar
Have.

Beshmet
A Tartar undergarment with sleeves.

Burka
A long round felt cape.

Dzhigit
The same as a brave among American Indians, but the word is inseparably connected with the idea of skilful horsemanship.

Gazavdt
A holy war against the infidels.

Imam
The leader in the holy war, uniting in himself supreme spiritual and temporal power.

Khansha
The wife of a khan.

Kizyak
A fuel made of straw and manure.

Kunak
A sworn friend, an adopted brother.

Murid
A disciple or follower: "One who desires" to find the way in Muridism.

Muridism
Almost identical with Sufism.

Murshed
"One who shows" the way in Muridism.

Naib
A Tartar lieutenant or governor.

Pilau
An oriental dish prepared with rice and mutton or chicken.

Saklya
A Caucasian house, clay-plastered and often built of earth.

Shariat
The written Mohammedan law.

Tarikat
"The Path" leading to the higher life.

Yok
No, not.

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