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[ Arab. "La'alla," used to express the hope or expectation of some event of possible occurrence; thus distinguished from "Layta" —Would heaven! utinam! O si! etc.— expressing desire or volition.]
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[ Arab. "Balát," in Cairo the flat slabs of limestone and sandstone brought from the Turah quarries, which supplied stone for the Jízah Pyramids.]
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[ Arab. "Yá Mu'arras!" here = O fool and disreputable; see vol. i. 338.]
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[ These unfortunates in hot climates enjoy nothing so much as throwing off the clothes which burn their feverish skins: see Pilgrimage iii. 385. Hence the boys of Eastern cities, who are perfect imps and flibbertigibbets, always raise the cry "Majnún" when they see a man naked whose sanctity does not account for his nudity.]
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[ Arab. "Daur al-Ká'ah" = the round opening made in the ceiling for light and ventilation.]