"ملاحظات ميدانية: بلاد الرافدين. هيئة الأركان العامة في الهند. فبراير ١٩١٧". [و‎‎١‎٥‎٣] (٣٥٠/٣١٤)

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’AqaJ
The headband worn by Arabs.
It consists of coils of camel hair
which are often * ornamented
with gold or coloured thread.
Pronounced Agdl.
’Aqid
. A man in charge; a commander
of ’Askaris.
’Aqil
. A wise man, or alderman.
Arabanah (or Arabiyah)
. The ordinary hackney carriage of
Mesopotamia, Syria, etc.
Arab*
. A man of one of the Arab tribes,
but not necessarily a Bedouin.
The plural Ahrab* denotes the
people, the nation. When ap
plied to a Shaikh, as “ Zaid’s
Aarab, ” it means followers.
’Araqlyah
. A boat of the "ballam type.
’Arban
. A multitude of kindreds and
tribes; also the arbiters amongst
Arabs.
’Arfaj
. A desert bush, anvillea radiata.
r Arish
. A hut; a shed; also a shelter, ar
bour, or pavilion.
Asala
. A succulent, dark-leaved bush,
somewhat resembling the yew,
found in Yemen.
Asfar
. Yellow.
Astarsuwar
. A mounted gendarme; lit., a mule-
rider.
’Ashlrah
. Kindred, tribe (colloquial). Plu
ral, ’Ashdir.
Ashur
. A land tax (Yemen).
’Askari
. A soldier. Plural, 'Asdhir.
Aswad
. Black.
’Ausaj
. A desert bush; the box-thorn.
Azraq
. Blue; grey-blue.
* Conventional spelling.