B. Freshwater Species
| 31. | Melania tuberculata | 32. | Planorbis sp. | 33. | Planorbis sp. |
III
We bought in Aden a fragment of alabasteroid limestone, said to have come from the Hadhramout. It is broken on all sides. It is part of a perpendicular series of sunken square fields, on each of which is represented in flat relief a sitting or lying goat or chamois with enormous horns. My fragment has two complete goats and parts of another above as well as below. The goats look to the right, and there are some cuttings which may have been part of an inscription on the surface of the stone to the right of the column of goats. The squares are 4 inches high by 3½ inches wide—10 centimetres by about 9.
Fragment of Alabasteroid Limestone
That these goats must have some significance is clear from their likeness to the following objects in the Hof Museum at Vienna, and figured in 'Süd Arabische Alterthümer,' by Prof. Dr. D. H. Müller. The first is the lower part of a slab, complete on three sides with a plain surface down the middle, and columns of goats in squares just like that described above, on either side, the goat facing inwards. In neither of these cases can one know how many goats were originally represented.
The second is an architectural fragment composed of alabasteroid limestone (yellowish in colour), 0.120 centimetres high, 0.202 long, 0.15 thick (so far as it remains).
It represents seven chamois (or goats) lying in a row. The heads are coarsely formed, the eyes like knobs, and the bodies of the two animals which are outside are indicated in profile. The original use of the object is uncertain, but, in any case, it must have been a topmost ornament, for the under-side, though regularly smoothed, is not polished like the other surfaces, and therefore cannot have been meant to be seen.
The trough which we brought from Al Gran is of the same stone as the former objects. It is 2 feet long by 11 inches wide and 4 inches high. It has an inscription containing a dedication to the God Sayan or Seiyin running all round it and finishing on one side of the top. In the top there is a depression sloping towards a spout, which is now broken off all but an inch. The depth of the depression is from one quarter to half an inch, and the channel in the spout runs down to three-quarters of an inch. Prof. Dr. D. H. Müller has kindly translated this inscription, which appears to represent it as an altar. He thinks it must be for frankincense, but I think it must have been for some liquid. The inscription on the end opposite the spout is worn by marks of ropes being dragged against it.
Sabæan Antiquities
| 1. | The Seal of Yarsahal (front view). |
| 2. | Copper Seal with Sabota on it. |
| 3. | A Pottery Stamp (back view). |
| 4. | An Alabaster Lamp. |
| 5. | Alabaster Mace Head (?) |
| 6. | A Pottery Stamp (front view). |
| 7. | The Seal of Yarsahal (side view). |
| 8. | An Alabaster Lamp (bottom). |
| 9. | Fragment of a Himyaritic Inscription. |
We bought an object of fine alabaster in Aden. It was said to come from the Hadhramout. It seems like a seal or stamp and has a hollow round the back, with spouts in either of the short sides. It had been used as a lamp when we obtained it. There is a kind of handle or tube pierced through to the front, probably for suspension.
In the same illustration are also part of an earthenware stamp and the seal of Yarsahal, the younger of Shibahm, with its golden setting, and a copper seal with Sabota on it.
IV
Letters Distinguishable of an almost obliterated inscription near Haidi village, near Kalenzia, Sokotra, copied by Theodore Bent
Crosses at Dihaiterere on the hill Ditrerre, a spur of Hamar, Sokotra. A perfect mass of crosses, the various shapes of which, on the rocks, were copied by Theodore Bent
Shape of a piece of wood from bone cave at Minèsha, Ras Momi, Sokotra
Sokotra camel marks, collected by Theodore Bent, 1897
V
SOKOTERI AND MAURI WORDS COLLECTED BY THEODORE BENT IN THE ISLAND OF SOKOTRA, HE ASKING THE QUESTIONS IN ARABIC
The transliteration of the second, fourth, and fifth columns is according to the system of the Royal Geographical Society.
| English | Dialect used in South Arabia but not in all instances confined to it | Literary Arabic | Mahri | Sokoteri |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort | Ḥisn | Ḥisn | Hazn | Husn |
| Spring-fountain | ‘Ain | ‘Ain | Mayou | Neshodehin |
| Pickaxe | Kismah | — | Kasm | Esher |
| Friend | Ḥabīb | Ḥabīb | Mahabba sidi | Mahabba habiba |
| Moon | Kamar, Bedr | Qamar, Badr | Kubkob, Warra | Kubkob, Ehri |
| Funeral | Ghināzah | Ganāzah | Ghinozet | Ghineza |
| Game (prey) | S̤aid | Ṣaid | Nehàmel melbetzà | Tahari |
| Give me | At̤ini | ‘At̤ini | Zemi | Endakhemu |
| Glass | Kizāz | Qazāz | Logut | Arashi |
| Glorious | Galīl | Galīl | Anno | Lubak |
| Hair | Sha‘r | Sha‘r | Shuf | Thlef |
| Half | Niṣf or Nus | Niṣf | Nuss | Nuss |
| Where | Fein | Fein | Fein | Fein |
| What | Eish or Ei | Esh | Heshendi | Inimdi |
| No matter | Mal‘eish | — | Laktlela | Bithiokhthi |
| Thank you | Katterk̲h̲airak | Kat̲h̲ark̲h̲airak | Katerkhairak | Tarmunkete |
| Stand here | Stanni hinna | — | Sarbuhun | Takozha‘a |
| Straight | Dogri | Dug̲h̲rī | Hebkalazerom (or Hepka) | Torrnà |
| Blessed | Umbārrak or Mubārrak | Mubārak | Umbarrak | Umbarak |
| Stop | Wakkaf | Waqqaf | Solop | Tzullebaha |
| Hammer | Shākoush, Hafir | — | Efeie | Taferra |
| Hang | Shanak | Shanaq | Azab | Khlanak |
| Hand | Yad | Yad | Hed | Ed |
| Anchorage | Mèrsa | Marsā | Moïsi | Moïsi |
| Headache | Wagà er ras | Waga‘-ar-rās | Abkos erayhe | Ellak ade |
| Often | Ketiran-Tamèlli | Kat̲h̲īran | Yehoda mekin | Denafakin |
| Oil | Zeit | Zait | Shigar | Shigar |
| Onion | Baṣal | — | Bosalet | Basahal |
| Water | Moya | Miyāh | Hamou | Diho Riho |
| Mountain | Ghebel | Gabal | Ghebel | Fèdehan |
| Milk | Leben | Laban | Khlof | Khlof |
| Stone | Ḥagar | Ḥagar | Hoben | Oben |
| Bread | Khubs | Khubz | Khobs | Eshere |
| Date | Nakhl | Nak̲h̲l | Nakelet | Tamari |
| Man | Ragul | Rajal | Reigh | Eik |
| True | Shagara | S̲h̲ajar | Shighered | Sherehom |
| Far | Baïd | Ba‘īd | Dahak | Sherehek |
| Near | Garīb | Qarīb | Garib | Sheiki |
| Well | Bir | Bir | Bir | Abahur |
| Sheep | Ghanem | Ghanam | Kheoz | Oz |
| Horse | Khail | Khail | Ferehe | Khail |
| Camel | Gemel | Gamal | Berr[15] | Berr |
| Sea | Bahar | Baḥr | Dorum | Denhem |
| Sand | Raml | Raml | Battar | Shimeh |
| Garment | Toub | — | Beraka | Farak berekà |
| Move | Shihl | — | Shilleil | Tizàminha |
| Before | Kabl | Qabl | Ksobba | Goddam shei |
| Name | Ism | Ism | Hemukōmn | Mormùkshom |
| Bed | Ferash | Firāsh | Juderi | Gudere |
| Sun rises | Sherug esh shems | Sharūg-ush-shams | Skerkot Nayoum | Sherkot Nashom |
| Light | Kafīf | K̲h̲afif | Dernekfif | Manghena |
| Gold | Dahàb | Tahab | Deheb | Deheb |
| Iron | Ḥadīd | Ḥadīd | Hadid | Hadìd |
| Silver | Fadda | Faḍḍaḍ | Derehem | Derahin |
| Cloth | Kamash | Qumāsh | Dizhid | Shöd‘hem |
| Cloud | Sahal | Saḥābah? | Afoùr | Hehour |
| Judge | Kadi | Qādī | Kadi | Kaldi |
| Take | Emsak or Emsik | Imsāk | Elkof | Telö |
| Satan | Shait̤ān | Shait̤an | Shaitan | Markush |
| Difficult | Sabi | Sabi‘ | Sabi | Marhere |
| Evening meal | Asher | ‘Ashā | Izhhè | Teloimö |
| Midday | Dohr | D̲h̲uhr | Tohr | Vohr |
| Place | Makan | Makām | Mèkon | D‘half |
| Face | Wagh | Wajh | Weggi | Fenè |
| Faith | Din | Dīn | Dīn | Izalīhen |
| Family | Ahl | Ahl | Oher | Dehihkag‘-haiho |
| Fat | Semen | Samn | Mahar | Hammi |
| Feast | Eid | ‘̄Id | Eid | Ayed |
| Fever | Humma | Ḥummā | Dighilo | Ghiohör |
| Little | Khalìl | K̲h̲alīl | Ihnil (or Eint) | Herèrhen, or (Ererihen) |
| — | Melane | — | Millè | Millì |
| Finger | Aṣbu‘ aṣabe‘ | Uṣbu‘, Aṣba‘ | Asba | Esba asali |
| Flea | Barghùt | Bargauth | Gheròse | Gheroz |
| Fool | Khailak | Aḥmaq | Khailak | Diddo |
| Saddle | Sarga | Sarga | Zmel | Zmel |
| Dog | Kelb | Kalb | Kelb | Not known; no word |
| Sheep | Kharūfa | — | Tiwit | Te‘eh |
| Salt | Melḥ | Malḥ | Milhoda | Milh |
| Knife | Sikkīn | Sikkīn | Ais | Sari |
| Fish | Semek | Samak | Seit | Zode |
| It is necessary—you must | Lāzim | Lāzim | Lazerom | Na‘ah |
| Enough | Bas | Bas | Bas | Ta‘ad |
| One | Wāḥad | Wāḥad | Tat | Tat |
| Two | Itnein | It̲h̲naīn | Tro | Tra |
| Three | Talāta | T̲h̲alāt̲h̲a | Saratit | Talele |
| Four | Arba‘ | Arba‘ | Arbote | Arbaa |
| Five | K̲h̲amsa | K̲h̲amsa | Khams | Khamse |
| Six | Sitta | Sitta | Itìt | Sitta |
| Seven | Saba‘ | Saba‘ | Ibeìt | Saba |
| Eight | Tamania | T̲h̲amānia | Timminè | Tamania |
| Nine | Tissa‘ | Tisa‘ | Zeit | Testa |
| Ten | ‘Ashera | ‘Ashara | Aserait | Ashera |
| Twenty | ‘Ishrin | ‘Ishrīn | Asherin | Ishrin |
| One hundred | Mia | Miat | Mieit | Mia |
| Work | Shugh | Shaghl | Fìsa | Mahalèh |
| Wound, sore | Gurrèh | Garūh | Sob | Gourèh |
| Pain | Waggà | Waga‘ | Debkhos | Erlakh |
| Medicine | Dàwa | Dawā | Dewar | Tofin-i-dewar |
| Sun | Shems | Shams | Hayoum | Shehem |
| Ready | T̤aīr | T̤aīr | Akabìt | Souèdon |
| Butter | Zùbda | — | Makozo | Gotomìne |
| I | Àna | — | Hèmukomòn | Evumuksham |
| You | Enta | Antam | Minesmuk | Minmuksham |
| He | Hū | Hū | Hou | — |
| Rope | Ḥabl | Ḥabl | Keit | Enkhar |
| Son, boy | Welèd | Walad | Aghiēn̄ | Mukshin |
| Daughter | Bint | Bint | Aghinot | Fèrhin |
| Woman | Horma | Ḥurma | Haremet | Azhè |
| Wood | Hattab | Ḥaṭab | Hatab | Tirob |
| Strong | Kawi | Qavī | Musireh | Musirak |
| War | Harb | Ḥarb | Harb shehen | Harb shehen |
| More | Kamàn | Kam-min Lawa | Ashishfisa, Fileh‘niciteh, Riàh | Ta‘alt‘hefisa, Feleh‘ntodèh Dā |
| Price | Tamàn | T̲h̲aman | Soueh | Tetenà |
| Meat | Laḥm | Laḥm | Tiwë | Tà |
| Leg | Rigl | Rijl | Serein | Thlaub |
| Blood | Dam | Dam | Douri | Durr |
| Allah | Allah | Allah | Allah | Allah |
| Deaf | Toursh | Ṭursh | Yehomallah | Doufé |
| Houses | Bouyoūt | Buyūt | Bouyout | Keke |
| Seaweed, grass | Ḥashīsh | Has̲h̲īs̲h̲ | Mareh | Röd |
| Servant | ‘Abd | ‘Abd | Hoyur | Embaha |
| Slave | Gulam | G̲h̲ulam | Gulma | B‘thlekum |
| Tall, long | T̤awīl | T̤awīl | Tawīl | Ep |
| (Plural) | Atwàl | At̤wāl | Tawil | Dihom |
| Stars | Nagoùm | Nagūm | Negoun | Kabkap |
| Lesson | Dars | Dars | Kerì | Mukerè |
| Truth | Hak | Ḥaqq | Hak | Hak |
| Without truth | Bidùn hak | Bidūn haqq | Hammuk hak | Ekmunk hak |
| In the house | fi‘l beit | fi‘l bait | be beit | Tofok, diè min kar |
| In the night | fi‘l leil | fi‘l lail | be leil | billeilhe |
| In the road | fi‘l tarīk | fi‘l tarīq | be haron | orun |
| Heal | Shāfī | Shāfī | Bekhairgh | Bekhaeraghe |
| Heart | Kalb | Qalb | Kalb | Elbi |
| Heaven | Samā | Samā | Simma | Simma |
| Heavy | Takil | Tḥaqil | Takil | Eddak |
| Heel | Akab | ‘Aqīb | Akonosh | Konosh |
| Pig | Khansir | — | Khansir | Khansir |
| Horn | Karn | Qurn | Kon | Kon |
| Ready | Ḥadir | Ḥad̲h̲ir | Hader | Hader |
| Imperfect | Nākis | Nāqis | Nakuss | Biziankazank bidinya |
| Impossible | G̲h̲air mumkin | G̲h̲air mumkin | Ghair numkin | Ghair numkin |
| Possible | Yimkin | Imkān | Yumkin | Yumkin |
| Indigo | Nīl ṇedal | Nīl | Nihl | Nil |
| Infant | T̤ifl (it̤fāl pl.) | T̤ifl, It̤fâl | Atfal | Atfal |
| Infidel | Kāfir | — | Koffer | Keffer |
| Ink | Hibr | Hibr | Indud | Medad |
| Intellect | Akl | ‘Aql | Okul | Akal |
| Interpreter | Tergumàn | Targumān | Makaddam | Dehane makaddam |
| Island | Gezīra | Gazīrah | Gezeira | Gezeira |
| Jew | Zahoūdi | Yahūdī | Yahoude | Yahoude |
| Kick | Rafos | — | Erkella | Taràkad |
| Intelligent | Fahīhm | Fahīm | Fehemdi | Fehem |
| Kill | Katal | Qatal | Ilbedda | Talata |
| Kind | Lat̤īf | Lat̤īf | Altehf | Altuiphin |
| Arms | Sillah | Silāḥ | Shki | Shko |
| Soldier | ‘Askar | ‘Askar | Aske̤r | Asker |
| King | Malik | Malik | Moli | D‘hemmel |
| Arrive | Waṣsala | Waṣala | Wassel | Gidda |
| Matting-bag | Zambīl | — | Zạṃbil | Zambil |
| Wise | ‘Alamah | ‘Ālim | Alamah dimondi | Dimondish alemah |
| Cut | Ightsal | — | Hanmel kosorn | Nerdober |
| Journey | Safar | Safar | Nehassol | Insofar |
| Tired | Ta‘b, Ta‘ban | Ta‘b-Ta‘bān | Ketlak | Resak |
| Tribe | Kabīla | Qabīlah | Kabila | Kabela |
| Now | Dilwakhti | D̲h̲i‘l waqti | Leasar | Leasar |
| Learn | Ta‘alem | — | Mollum | Ma‘alem |
| Tent | K̲h̲īmah, Kheim | K̲h̲īmah | Arzhlìt | Stirìht |
| Sword | Seif | Saif | Keit | Keòttaha |
| Summer | Shitta | — | Kazem | Kébhor |
| Right, South | Yemèn | Yamīn | Gezĕmhine | Tiozeminhah |
| Left, North | Shemàl | Shamāl | Shemīn | Shemin |
| East | Shark | Sharq | Shurakot haioum | Shom |
| West | Garbis | G̲h̲arb | Ghizote | Attabon |
| Late evening | Mogreb | Mug̲h̲rib | Mogareb | Mogareb |
| How are you | Kheifalak | — | Besherhelt | Alghiorg |
| To walk | Masha | — | Mehèklazerom | Entòholnà |
| Yes | Ewa | Ayyawā | Herrì | Herrì |
| No | Lā | Lā | — | Deh |
| Key | Mifta | Miftāh | Mìftàh | Miftàh |
| To tie | Urbut | Yarbut̤ | Urbut | — |
| Come here | Ta‘al hinna | — | Assab | Tazùm |
| Give me | Gibli, atini | — | Inkalbo, Atini | Tadidbo Habondishoelae |
| Take hold | Khod | — | Shelùs | Tza |
| Kneel down (to a camel) | Baraka | Baraka | Hebrekaber | Terburuk |
| To-morrow | Bukara | Bukara | Bukarèd, Bukerade | Elli |
| Afterwards | Badèn | Ba‘den | M‘gori | Enzat |
| Before | Goddam | Quddām | Fenouni | Adminlefeni |
| Inside | Dak̲h̲l | Dāk̲h̲il | Keb | Dakhl or Turko |
| Outside | Barra | Barrān | Khareg or Barrān | Sheraga or Tcherogehte |
| Door | Bāb | Bāb | Bob | Terr |
| Year | Sanna | Sannah | Senate | Ehno |
| Week | Shahr | Shahr | Warrakh | Tadkleher |
| Drunk | Sherab | Sharib | Hamontikè | Nerou |
| Road | Tarìk | T̤arīq | Haurim | Haurim |
| Dead | Mut | Mat | Maut | Zami |
| To-day | El yom | Al Yaum | Imor | Hair |
| Day after to-morrow | B‘ad Bukra | Ba‘d bakarah | Bad gehìn | Dishinzomen |
| Yesterday | Ems | Ams | Imshi | Imshi |
| Mosque | Mesjid | Masjid | Masjid | Masjid |
| Priest | Mollah | Mullā | Ma‘alim | Ma‘alim |
| Friday | Gumma | Gama‘ | Ghimata | Gumma |
| Cross | Salìb | Mīsān | Mison | Mison |
| Happy | Mahsŏud | Maḥsûd | Laef | Halut |
| Together | Sawā | Sawā | Nehanakafakhari | Entafakhari |
| Buy | Ishteri | Ishtarạ̄ | Hamilthtòr | Intergyer |
| Above | Fok | Fauq | Hàkala | Minali |
| Below | Tak̲h̲t | Taḥt | Hamenkerat | Inkodediemen |
| Everything | Kul shei | Kull shai | Haltikalla | — |
| Evening | Asser | ‘Aṣar | — | Dinofari |
| Wild beast | Waḥsh | Waḥsh | Deshìt | Shodhìhm |
| How much | Kam | Kam | B‘kam | Binemshuon |
| Dom-tree | Nebek | Naba‘ | Dom | Firehem |
| Good | Tayib | T̤aiyab | Ghet | Dìa |
| Bad | Battal | Bat̤l | Khiob | Dià |
| Nice | Zein | Zain | Ghit | Shikèro |
| Great | Kebir | Kabīr | Aghus | Shibìb |
| Greatest | Akbar | Akbar | Aghusa | Shibìhb |
| White | Abaid | Abyaḍ | Lebanèd | Lebìne |
| Black | Asoud | Aswad | Hawa | Khalak Ha-he |
| Old | Kadīm | Qadīm | Dewìl | Tahan |
| New | Ghedid | Gadīd | Hidin | Gedìd |
| Cold | Bard | Bard | Gazùn | Habahur |
| Hot | { Har | Ḥarr | Hehen | Shehem |
| or | { Hami | Ḥummạ̄ | Hanan Hark | Dio denarher |
| Red | Ahmar | Aḥmar | Ufer | Afer |
| Green | Akdar | Akdar | — | — |
| Yellow | Asfar | Aṣfar | Hat‘hor | Shedhor |
| Much | Ghali | G̲h̲alī | Zeboun | Ghali |
| Cheap | Rakīs | — | Rakis | Rakis |
| Rich | Ghani | G̲h̲anī | Togìr | Tag |
| Poor | Fakir | Faqīr | Faker | Faker |
| Wretched | Meskin | Miskīn | Meskin | Meskin |
| Father | Abū | Abū | Hebe | Bebe |
| Mother | Om | Umm | Hamme | Beo |
| Eat | Akul | Akal | Hamkout | Gebenganeo |
| Fear | K̲h̲āf | — | Linkhaf | Sherboton |
| Angry | Nehm | — | Shuhkof | Daime |
| Sick | Ayyan | — | Bithell | Giore |
| Broken, Injured | Maksūr | Maksūr | Tiber | Sheteghen |
| News | Kabar | K̲h̲abar | Kobber | Kabr |
| Early | Bèdri, Subba | Sabāh | Ksobba | Kasaibeya |
| Peace | Salaan | Salām | Subbaellah | Alburr |
| Dirty | Wasakh | Wasak̲h̲ | Mithkal | Haidek |
| Clean | Nodīf | Nad̲h̲d̲h̲af | Ghihdi | Nodeif |
| Boat | Merkab | Markab | Merkab | Merkab |
| Ride | Yerkab | Yarkab | Hamle rekhob | Nirerkab |
| Rain | Matar | Maṭar | Lehamed | Messer |
| Crooked | Awwaz | ‘Awwaj | Nehanellom | Netògher |
| Finished | Khalas | K̲h̲alaṣ | Burneghessen | Tettin |
| Thus | Kidda | Kaḍā | — | — |
| Go | { Yemshi | Yamshī | Suè | Toïke |
| { Rua | Rāḥ | Ghenī | Toher | |
| Prison | Habs | Ḥabs | Habs | Habs |
| Present | Bakhshis | Bakhs̲h̲īs̲h̲ | Bakhshesh | Bakhshish |
| Prophet | Nebi | Nabī | Nebe | Nebe |
| Open | Maftūh | Maftūḥ | Bob fitàh | Ghinatten |
| Orphan | Yatīm | Yatīm | Aytìm | Esmediafore |
| Bucket | Dalu | Dalū | Dolu | M‘l‘hia |
| To paint | Lauwan, Laun | Lawwan | Laun | Sourah |
| Palm branches | Saóuf nakhl | — | Safe | Hes el timeri |
| Parents | Walidein | Wālidain | Hebe wahami | Bebe wavubeyah |
| Fowl | Dakika | — | Karoun | Ent |
| Liver | Kabid | Kabid | Kabid | Kabid |
| Thirsty | At̤chan | ‘At̤shān | Hailuk | Toimek |
| Hungry | Goàn | Gī‘ān | Göak | Sottak |
| Praise | Ḥamd | Ḥamd | Hamd | Hamd |
| Slow | Ba‘ati | — | Aden abatayah | Aden nau |
| Christian | Nàzari | Naṣārī | Nazari | Nazari |
| Immediately | Hàlan | Ḥālan | Lazerom | Na‘ah |
| Myrrh gum | Lobàn | Lubān | Tlahas | Tlahas |
| Myrrh tree | Leben | — | Mogherate | Emiïdu |
| Knee | Rukbah | — | Bark | Berk |
| Lame | A‘rag | ‘Arag | Tibere | Gushel |
| To laugh | Ḍaḥik | Qaḥqaḥ | Istahalk | N‘dlahak |
| Laughter | Ḍiḥk | Ḍiḥk | Ethelhalk | Entlahak |
| Leg | Saḳ | Sāq | Tharem | Ihlop |
| Leper | Abraṣ | Ibrāṣ | B‘hohg | Behehok |
| Lift | Urfa | — | Urfah | Dza(minha) |
| Like (same as) | Mitl-shibh | Mit̲h̲l | Izdah | Toàha |
| Lion | Asād; plural, usoŭd | Asad | Gailar | (No word, because they say 'we none in Sokotra') |
| To dwell | Sakan | Sakan | Nehamel Entowelboum | N‘zohn henna |
| Lungs | Riah | Ri, ah | Gil‘t‘hori | Geha |
| Mad | Magnūn | Magnūn | Haiwāl | Mankaina |
| Mankind | Beni Adam | Banī Ādam | Beni Adam | Makuloka (cf. Makalaka, South Africa) |
| Magic | Sihr | Siḥr | Saghir | Sahire |
| Naked | ‘Aryán | ‘Uryān | Harket el binad | Esoufai libineben |
| Napkin | Fòut̤a or Fūt̤ah | Faut̤h | Foutah | Fotere |
| Neck | ‘Unk-Raḳabah | ‘Unq Raqabah | Ghoti | Rokoba |
| Needle | Ibrah; plural, ubàr | Ibrah | Makaite | Makite |
| Noble | Sharìf | S̲h̲arìf | Sharif | Sharìf |
| Noise | Ṣaut | Ṣaut | Aroumekin or Saut | Metdelhin or Ta‘ad‘hin |
| None | Lâ aḥad | Lā aḥad | Hadelabun | Balheh |
| Nose | Anf, manakhìr, khoshim | Anf | Nakarinya | Nahare |
| Hurry | Ishtagil | — | Deghodum | Denofer |
| A quarter | Rub‘ | Rub‘ | Erbeit | Töman |
| Bone | ‘Azm | ‘Azm | Athail | Sahilla |
| Feather | Rīshah | — | Thluf | Nefereri |
| Quilt | Lahàf | Liḥāf | Guderi | Miskal |
| Lamb | Arnab or Erneb | — | Arnab | (They have no word) |
| Rat | Gard‘hom | Gurd̲h̲um | Gihreit | Zadahin |
| Ruined | Kharàb | K̲h̲arāb | Khaiob | Kharbeni |
| Purse, bag, pocket | Gaib or Kies | Gaib, jaib | Kies | Kies |
| Idle | Keslān | Kaslān | Fohsel | Aghizdè |
| Do your work, or Mind your own business | Amel Shuglak | ‘Aml shug̲h̲lak | Amal hagil de felene | Tenofar dishberi |
| Book | Kitāb | Kitāb | Nektib | Inkotub |
| Writing | Mektūb | Maktūb | Berklub | Berklub |
| Honey | ‘Asal | ‘Asal | Assal | Assal |
| Behind | Wàra | Warā | Manghirek | Minherrin |
| Bitter | Murr | Murra | Hermet | Ajhi |
| Wielding | Arouz | ‘Urs | Arouz | Arouz |
| But | Lākin | Lākin | Lakin | Yakaïta |
| Caravan | Kàfila | Qāfilah | Shikfilèla | Beghishekfil |
| Load | Huml | Ḥaml | Hamul | Hamul |
| Begin | Ibtida | ‘Ibtidā | Bedihn | Bedehn |
| Kitchen | Mūt̤būkh | Mat̤bak̲h̲ | Mutabukh | Mulbakt |
| Bird | Dik | — | Dik | Dik |
| Dig | Hafar | — | Nehamel hafere | Nehafar |
| Rest | Rahah | — | Rahah | Tareharhinnaha |
| Doctor | Ḥakim | Ḥakīm | — | — |
| Cup | Finjān Kūbayet | Finjān | Finjan Kūbàyet | Finjan Kūbàyet |
| Skin | Gild | Gild, jild | Geld | Geld |
| Eggs | Beid̤, Degade | Baid̤ | Degaghe | Degaghe |
| Never | Abadan | — | Abadàn | Abadàn |
| Stream | Ghail | — | Dihib | Thlab |
| Paper | Warak | Waraq | Werkart | Warraka |
| Sit | Ghisel Gitez | — | Towel | Tsalleh |
| Dry | Nashif | Nas̲h̲s̲h̲af | Dehar | Terahat |
| Read | Karà | Qarā | Ktub | Kteb |
| Scarce | Nādir | Nādir | Kalèd | Khlahrohb |
| Roast | Shawa | Shawa | Hamtiwi | Tè |
| Rob | Sarak | Saraq | Hirrik | Seirek |
| Room | Oḍa | Oḍah | Hod | Hod |
| Round | Ḥaul | Ḥaul | Hagìr | Haghia |
| Root | Aṣl | Aṣl | Asali | Asl |
| Run | Rakaḍ | Rakaḍ | Houeh | Tshà |
| Ripe | Mustawi | Mustawi | Mushtawi | Mushlawi |
| Seal | K̲h̲atīm | K̲h̲atam | Khatini | Houleh |
| Riches | Mal | — | Molshè | Inoshinia |
| Reap | Ḥaṣad | Ḥaṣad | Hazad | Hazd |
| Beat | D̤araba | D̤araba | L‘bedi | Toghì |
| Nut | Brandouk | — | Brandouk | Brandouk |
| Obey | At̤a | At̤a‘ | Atawa | Naddub |
| Order | Amr | Amr | Amr | Amar |
| Old woman | ‘Agouz | ‘Agūzah | Agouz | Khlibip |
| Ornament | Zena | Zīnat | Git | Tchera |
| Owl | Boum | Būm | Tlarhitin | Tlarhiten |
| Castle or palace | Kaṣr | Qasr | Ḥazạr ed Dowlet | Hăzar Sādahan |
| Palm of the hand | Kaf-fusa | Kaff | Dehòte | Dehò |
| Pardon | G̲h̲afar | G̲h̲afar | Netur min el habs | Beligiter min el habs |
| A little | Shwaya | Shuwaiyah | Musted | Einoshedèhe |
| Where is the town | Fein el Beled | Fi ain al balad | Hoddehabed del Felani | Hodde belad |
| People | Nās | Nās | Haboa | Hohafon |
| Head | Rās | Rās | Ras | Ras |
| Blood | Dam | — | — | Musailo |
| Disordered blood | Dam Kholeil | — | Douri | Durr |
| Pen | Kalam | Qalam | Kalam | Kalam |
| Anger | G̲h̲adab | G̲h̲adab | Ghatitali | Hetterhinhi |
| Pay | Waffa | Wafạ̄ | Woffehinki | Waffie |
| Pepper | Filfil | Filfil | Filfil | Tiflfarlo |
| Perfume | ‘It̤r | ‘It̤r | Attar | Hal |
| Perspire | Arak | ‘Ariq | Deanghalen | Ikimen |
| Pin | Dabbūs | Dabbūs | Dabous | Dabous |
| Plague | Ta‘ūn | T̤ā‘ūn | Duinhaufal Eikeo | Eiked Ouìhafel |
| Ugly | Ba‘in | — | Behimet | Behimah |
| Plant | Nabāt | Nabat | Nebhat | Nebout |
| English | Arabic | Mahri | Sokoteri |
|---|---|---|---|
| What is she doing | Eish yamèlhu | Tum ul aisin | Inempt shüyet |
| I drink water | Ana sherab moye | Nehamel el tikhe | Ithkellare |
| You are very kind | Enta latif ketir | Meshiri meikin | Latif beyne |
| Do you know Mehri? | Enta taraf el Meheri | Arebuk Meheri | Ahruh Mehri |
| We talk Sokotri | Nahn natàllem el Sokoteri | Nahan natallùm Sokoteriote | Ik n‘atalam Sokoteria |
| Give me another | Gibli waḥad t̲h̲āna | Hateli tadrhaa | Abouli beladàtis |
| How many days from here to the sea? | Kam ayo‘om min hinna illa el bahr | Kam yom m‘boun ta heik | Kam yom menha afta‘a |
| Near the water | Garīb el moya | — | Lal diho |
[15] When they wish to warn the camel not to knock against anything in a narrow place they cry 'Berri! Berri!'
LIST OF SOME OF THE ARABIC AND OTHER WORDS EXPLAINED IN THE TEXT
- jembia, [199]
- kabila, [140]
- kadhlb, [108]
- kafila, [85]
- kahwa, [34]
- kattira, [230]
- kayya, [116]
- kazbah, [120]
- kei, [245][A]
- kharrad, [145]
- khawah, [57]
- kho, [275][A]
- kourzan, [117]
- kutcha, [149]
- medakdak, [81]
- madhar, [83]
- madibash, [19]
- majilis, [34]
- mangola, [336]
- masabam, [129]
- merghazi, [414]
- mersa, [291]
- miet, [248][A]
- mis'hap, [128]
- munkala, [336]
- nakhoda, [281]
- whabba, [69]
- yusur, [294]
[A] These words are used by the Gara.
INDEX
- Ababdeh tribe, [290], [296], [305]
- Abr Shebba, [409]
- Abyan, plain of the, [401], [407], [427]
- Abyssapolis, [269]
- Abyssinia, [91], [101], [314]-[6]
- Abyssinians in Sokotra, [354]
- Adab, [106]
- Adahan, [388]
- Addites, [242], [265]-[6];
- Aden, [46], [393];
- Adulis, ruins at, [241]
- Aelius Gallus, [247], [253]
- Africa, exploration in, [287]
- Akaba, the, [88] &c., [164], [166]
- Akhmed Orab, [305]
- Alagoum, [130]
- Al Agran, [124]
- Al Balad, [240]-[1]
- Al Hafa, [232], [235]
- Al Kaiti, family of, [75], [76] &c., [97], [144], [206], [282]
- Al Kara, [403]
- Al Koton, [111] &c.
- Al Madi, [190], [191], [194]
- Albuquerque, in the Persian Gulf, [10];
- Ali, mounds of, [20] &c.
- Allaki, mines of, [323]
- Aloes, [194];
- Amara tribe, [301]
- Ambergris, [344]
- Amri tribe, [139], [171], [277]
- Aòdeli tribe, [424];
- mountains of, ib.
- Apes, [271]
- Arab games, [4], [333]
- Arad, [2]
- Armenians, [230]
- Ascites, [247]
- Asses, [3], [20]
- Aydab, [300]-[1], [305], [325]
- Baboons, [412]
- Baggala, [8], [205]
- Bahrein, Islands of, [1] &c.;
- Bahrein, Isa, Sultan of, [13]. See also El Khalifa
- Bahr-Safi, [129]
- Bakhrein, [82]
- Balfour, Professor, [343], [382]
- Barahout. See Bir Borhut
- Basra, [83]
- Batil, [8], [229], [277]
- Batran, [298]
- Bazahel, [166]
- Bedja tribes in the Soudan, [301], [323], [354]
- Beni, [302]
- Bedouin, attack Maskat, [59];
- Berenice, [291]-[2], [294], [296]
- Bir Baokban, [190]
- Bir Borhut, [138], [228], [282]
- Bir Lammas, [425]
- Bir Mighar, [401]
- Bisharin, tribe of, in the Sudan, [298], [301], [304] &c.
- Boats, Arabian, [215], [220], [230], [277]-[8], [284], [288], [293].
- See Batil, Baggala, Houra, Sambuka
- British. See Maskat, Persian Gulf, Sokotra
- Bushire, [2]
- Butter-making in Sokotra, [336], [346]
- Buttra, [17], [35], [46], [66]
- Camels, in the Hadhramout, fed on fish, [81];
- Camel marks, [369], [438]
- Camoens, [254]
- Campbell Bey, [289]
- Carrei tribe, [247]
- Carter, Dr., [254]
- Cholmley, Mr. A., [288]
- Coral, [294]
- Darour, [290]
- Date-palms, stories concerning, [19];
- uses of, ib.;
- in the Hadhramout, [116]
- Derbat, [272]
- Dervishes in the Soudan, [293], [299], [304], [311]-[12], [326], [338]
- Dhofar, plain of, [233] &c.;
- Dianæ Oraculum, [266]
- Diodorus quoted, [318], [324]
- Dioscorides, name of Sokotra, [344], [363]
- Dirgheg, [407]
- Dis, [211]
- Dollars, Maria Theresa, [208], [239], [285], [414]
- Dragon's-blood tree, [344], [379]
- Dress of women, [95], [100], [110], [119], [136], [237], [349], [405], [424]
- Durand, Sir M., [9], [29]
- Eber, the prophet, [130], [132]
- Egyptians, ancient, in Arabia, [270];
- Egyptians, modern, on the Red Sea [293];
- El Hasa, [1];
- El Khalifa, family of, [12], [31], [35], [39]
- El Matra, [58], [68]
- Emerald mines, [296]
- Eratosthenes, [21]
- Erba, Mount, [314], [330]
- Eriosh, [354]
- Ethiopians, [302];
- in Sokotra, [354]
- Euphrates Valley Railway, [9]
- Fahdli tribe, [399], [400], [408] &c.
- Farash, [169]
- Fereghet, [383]
- Frankincense, [224];
- French in the Persian Gulf, [60]
- French, Bishop, [68]
- Gara, mountains, [234];
- Gebaniti, tribe of the, [152]
- Geological notices, [211]-[12]
- Ghaida, [185]
- Ghail Omr, [170]
- Goddam, mountains of, [412], [421]
- Gold mines, Egyptian, [301], [313], [318] &c., [338]
- Graffiti, [333], [354]
- Hadai, [315]
- Hadendowa, [317]
- Hadhramout, valley of the, [71] &c.;
- Hadibo. See Tamarida
- Hagarein, [96], [98] &c., [103]
- Hagarein, Abdul, Sultan of, [98] &c., [103], [141], [282]
- Hagheri Ask, [401], [408]
- Haghier, Mount, [351], [368], [378]
- Haibel Gabrein, [90]
- Halaib, [290], [298]
- Hami, [210]
- Hamoumi tribe, [168] &c., [177], [186], [207], [283]
- Hamoumi, Sultan of the, [214]
- Hamram, [275]
- Hatasou, Queen, [270], [293]
- Haula, [362]
- Haura, [106]
- Haura, Sultan of, [282]
- Hazarmaveth, [72], [89], [95], [133]
- Herodotus, quoted, [21]
- Himyaritic remains, [49], [104], [166], [242], [402], [405], [413];
- Hirsch, Herr Leo, [72]
- Hormuz, [10]
- Houri, [68], [292]
- Ibadhuyah. See Ibadiet
- Ibadiet, sect of the, [50]
- Interpreters, [2], [209], [288], [317], [345]-[6], [364].
- See Saleh Hasan
- Jabberi tribe, [151], [155] &c., [165]
- Jayaker, Dr., [69], [228]
- Jebel Akhdar, [229], [284]
- Jebel Erba. See Erba
- Jebel Gabeil, [405]
- Jebel Sarrar, [407]
- Jedda, Consuls murdered at, [283]
- Jedid, [281];
- Sultan of, [277]
- Jinni, [219], [260], [273], [361], [415]
- Kabr Houd, [130], [139], [282]
- Kabr Saleh, [130], [139]
- Kadhoup, [357]
- Kaidoun, [97]
- Kalenzia, [346]
- Kamour, [150]
- Kanfar, [401]-[2]
- Karachi, [228]
- Kattira, [300]
- Kattiri tribe, [119], [127], [130], [139], [146]-[7], [277]
- Khaila, [93], [109]
- Khalifa, the, [287], [296]
- Khatiya, [270]
- Kho Rouri, [270]
- Khor Shinab, [307]
- Khoreba, [91], [92]
- Kilab tribe, [310], [316]-[7]
- Kishin, [277], [280];
- Koloe, ruins at, [241]
- Kosseir, [214], [220], [290];
- Sultan of, [282]
- Kufic remains, [300], [313], [316]
- Kurbab tribe, [311]
- Kutch, [284]
- Maaber, [219]
- Mahri tribe, [139], [236], [252]-[3], [277]-[8];
- Makalla, [74] &c., [142], [224]
- Makalla, Manassar, Sultan of, [75] &c., [145], [224]
- Manamah, [3] &c.
- Mandob, [161]
- Mansura, [241]
- Μαντειον Ἀρτἑμιδος, [241]
- Marco Polo quoted, [50], [344], [355], [362]
- Maria Theresa dollars, [208], [239], [414]
- Marriage ceremonies, [101]
- Mashonaland, [317], [337], [373]
- Maskat (See also Oman), [45] &c.
- Maskat, Feysul, Sultan of, [56], [61];
- Maskat, Tourki, Sultan of, [55]
- Massawa, [313]
- Maundeville, Sir John, [8]
- Medical experiences, [85], [110], [117], [136], [258], [282], [303], [348], [415]-[6]
- Merbat, [230] &c., [268]-[9]
- Merbat, Suleiman, Wali of, [231] &c., [268], [277]
- Mersa Halaib, [288]
- Meshed, [101]-[2], [105], [141]
- Miles, Colonel, [234]
- Minhali tribe, [139], [151], [155], [172], [277]
- Minqui, [266]
- Mirage, [401]
- Mis'hal, plain of, [421], [423] &c.
- Mohammed Gol, [296], [301], [309]
- Moharek, [2];
- visit to, [13]
- Money of Oman, [61], [284]
- Morghani, sect of the, [298]
- Moscha, [253], [269], [270]
- Myos Homos, [290].
- See Kosseir
- Myrrh in the Hadhramout, [77], [91];
- in Dhofar, [254]
- Naab, [412]
- Nahadi tribe, [105], [155]
- Naida, [184]-[5]
- Nearchus, Periplus of, [6], [21], [49], [259], [269], [344], [392]
- Nejd, [39], [142], [236], [264], [361]
- Nezweh, [47], [49]
- Parsees in the Hadhramout, [75], [77]
- Pearl fisheries, [6] &c., [54], [292]
- Periplus. See Nearchus
- Persians at Bahrein, [11], [17];
- Phœnicians in Bahrein, [21] &c.;
- origin of the, [22]
- Piracy, suppression of, [55]-[6];
- in Sokotra, [344]
- Pliny, quoted, [21], [88], [92], [152], [293]
- Polygamy, [114]
- Portuguese, pearl fisheries, [6];
- Portuguese buildings, [11], [17], [18], [49], [63]
- Ptolemaic period, [291]-[6]
- Ptolemy quoted, [88], [92], [241], [266], [272]
- Punt, land of, [234], [270], [344]
- Raida, [216]-[7]
- Rakhiout, [278]
- Ramazan, [218], [221], [224], [292]
- Ras Bagashwa, [220]
- Ras Bernas, [292], [295]
- Ras Dis, [220], [281]
- Ras Fartak, [281]
- Ras Hamar, [279]
- Ras Momi, [356], [368], [372], [375]-[6]
- Ras Risout, [245], [269]
- Red Sea, coast of, [290] &c., [340];
- slave trade in, [294]
- Riadh, [304]
- Risout, [233], [279]
- Rizat, [275]
- Robat, [240]-[1]
- Roe, Sir Thomas, [355]
- Rostok, [47]
- Rufa'a, [21];
- visit to, [33]
- Sa'ah, [162], [173]
- Sabæan trade in spices, [253]-[4];
- Sadler, Colonel Hayes, [228]
- Safi, King, [129]
- Sagan, [125]
- Saièhen, [371]
- Saihan, [373]
- Saihut, [142], [207], [233], [280]-[1]
- Salaka, [333]
- Saleh, the prophet, [132].
- See Kabr Saleh
- Saleh Hasan, [73], [96], [102], [106], [109], [157], [182], [186] &c., [223]
- Sambuka, [220]
- Sarrar, [214]-[7]
- Sawakin, [290], [341]
- Sawakin Kadim, [300]
- Schweinfurth, Dr., [343], [391]
- Sedad, [67]
- Sellala, [331]-[4]
- Seyyids of the Hadhramout, [80]
- Shabwa, [91], [129], [142], [152]
- Shafi, sect of, [154]
- Sheher, [163], [171], [175], [200], [202] &c., [205] &c., [210], [281]
- Sheher, Hussein, Sultan of, [202], [222], [280], [281], [283]
- Shellal, [298], [303]
- Shendeh, [304]
- Shibahm, city of, [126], [142] &c.;
- castle of, [146]
- Shibahm, Salah-bin-Mohammad, Sultan of, [107], [111] &c., [162], [204], [282]
- Shukra, [425]-[7]
- Sief, [94], [101], [109]
- Siwoun, [119], [146]
- Siyar, Siyara, [104], [178], [202], [209], [283]
- Slave trade, [232];
- Slavery, Arab, [60], [80], [404], [408]
- Smyth, Captain, [288], [303], [320]-[2], [341]-[2]
- Snow, [423]
- Sobar, [49]
- Sokotra, inhabitants of, [280], [363], [369];
- Sokotra, Salem, Sultan of, [280], [362], [394]
- Solomon, [293]
- Somali, [89]
- Soudan, [287] &c.;
- Spain, annexations of Portugal, [49], [51]
- Sprenger, Aloys, quoted, [241]-[2], [247]
- Strabo, quoted, [293]
- Suakim. See Sawakin.
- Sufeila, [186] &c.
- Suk, [391], [394]
- Takha, [240], 268
- Talismans, [426]
- Tamarida, [347], [361], [391]
- Tamimi tribe, [139], [151], [155] &c., [171], [177], [277]
- Terim, [119], [146]
- Terre Pleine, [289]
- Thumna, [152]
- Todin, [315]
- Tokhum, [83]
- Torisi, quoted, [49]
- Tourki, Sultan of Maskat, [235], [238]
- Turks, in Bahrein, [13];
- Uttubi, [11]
- Wadi Addattereh (Soudan), [335]
- Wadi Adim (Hadhramout), [90]-[1], [159], [169], [170] &c., [189]
- Wadi al Ain (Hadhramout), [144], [158]
- Wadi al Aisa (Hadhramout), [90] &c.
- Wadi Ambaya (Soudan), [334]
- Wadi Banna (Fahdli), [401]-[6]
- Wadi bin Ali (Hadhramout), [159], [163] &c.
- Wadi Doan (Hadhramout), [72], [90]-[1], [94], [104]
- Wadi Gabeit (Soudan), [310], [318], [320], [328], [333]
- Wadi Ghafait (Hadhramout), [84]
- Wadi Gherid (Hadhramout), [210]
- Wadi Ghersid (Gara), [256] &c.
- Wadi Gumatyewa (Soudan), [315]
- Wadi Hadai (Soudan), [310], [316]
- Wadi Hadda (Fahdli), [421]
- Wadi Hadira (Hadhramout), [163]
- Wadi Hassan (Fahdli), [407], [409]-[10]
- Wadi Hayet (Soudan), [311], [328]
- Wadi Howeri (Hadhramout), [85]-[6], [163]
- Wadi Iroquis (Soudan), [315]
- Wadi Kasr (Hadhramout), [96]
- Wadi Khonab (Hadhramout), [130]
- Wadi Khur (Soudan), [330]
- Wadi Koukout (Soudan), [335]
- Wadi Latat (Hadhramout), [130]
- Wadi Mosila (Hadhramout), [219], [281]-[282]
- Wadi Nahast (Gara), [265]
- Wadi Reban (Fahdli), [418]
- Wadi Samluf (Fahdli), [427]
- Wadi Ser (Hadhramout), [126]
- Wadi Shekheri (Hadhramout), [219]
- Wadi Sherwin (Hadhramout), [218]
- Wahabi, sect of, [5], [12], [34], [54], [63], [361]
- Wali Abdullah-bin-Amr, feud of, [402] &c.
- Wali Suleiman. See Merbat.
- Wellsted, Lieutenant, [358], [393]
- Wingate, Colonel, [288]
- Wrede, Herr v., [72], [97], [129], [130], [155]
- Xavier, Francis, [355]
- Yafei (tribe in the Hadhramout), [75], [139], [143], [402] &c.
- Yafei Boubakr-bin-Said, Sultan of, [402] &c., [408]
- Yarsahal, seal of, [151]
- Yehazahaz, [387]
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