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[ [Ar. "na'tázu," viii. form of 'áza = it escaped, was missing, lacked, hence the meaning of this form, "we are in want of," "we need."?St.]
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[ For the "Ardabb" (prop. "Irdabb") = five bushels: see vol. i. 263.]
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[ [In the MS. "'Ayyinah," probably a mis-reading for "'Ayniyyah" = a sample, pattern.?St.]
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[ In text "Kubbah" = vault, cupola, the dome of unbaked brick upon peasants' houses in parts of Egypt and Syria, where wood for the "Sat'h" or flat roof is scarce. The household granary is in the garret, from which the base of the dome springs, and the "expense-magazines" consist of huge standing coffers of wattle and dab propped against the outside walls of the house.]
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[ Gen. "Baysár" or "Faysár," = beans cooked in honey and milk. See retro, Night ccclxxxviii., for its laxative properties.]