Uberuck, abrak, talc, mica,
Ulsee, alsi, linseed, Linum usitatissimum,
Umbrella, a mark of dignity,
Umultass, amaltas,
the Indian laburnum, Cassia fistula, use in medicine,
Ungeeah, angiya, an under-jacket or bodice,
Ungeel, injil, Evangel, the Gospels,
Unnah, anna, a nurse,
Unrurkha, angarkha, a long tunic,
Ununas, ananas, the pineapple, Ananassa sativa,
Urzees, arziz, tin, used in medicine and dyeing,
Usury, forbidden
Vakeel, wakil, an agent
Vazeefah, wazifah, a passage read from the Koran
Vegetables, use of as food
Veil, worn by a bridegroom
Venus, the conjunction of
Vermicelli, used in the times of fasting
Villoiettee Begum, Wilayati begam, 'the foreign lady'
Vizier, wazir, the prime minister at the Court of Oudh
Walking barefoot, a sign of mourning Wax from the human ear administered to elephants White ants Widows, dress of; reduced numbers of; marriage of Window glass, scarcity of Witch, tale of a; hair plucked from the head of; has crooked feet; sucking out the vitals of a victim Witchcraft, general belief in Wives, prescribed number of; large numbers of married Women, belief that they do not possess souls; seclusion of Wounds, treatment of
Yaacoob, Ya'qub, Jacob
Yeusuf, Yusuf, Joseph
Yieyah, Yahya, St. John
Yoube, Aiyub, Job
Yumen, Yemen in Arabia
Yuzeed, Yazid, second Caliph of the house of Umaiyah
Zahur morah, zahr mohra, the bezoar stone
Zarbund, zerband, a waist string
Zechareah, Zachariah
Zeearut, ziyarah, ziyarat, a visit to a shrine
Zeenahnah, the zenanah, described
Zemindhaar, zamindar, a landowner
Zohur namaaz, salatu-'z-zuhr, mid-day prayer
Zuckhaut, zakat, alms for the poor
Zynool auberdene, Az-zainu'l-'abidin