Hadji Murad/list

Aoul A tartar village.

Bar Have.

Beshmet A Tartar undergarment with sleeves.

Burka A long round felt cape.

Dzhigit The same as a brave among American Indians, but the word is inseparably connected with the idea of skilful horsemanship.

Gazavdt A holy war against the infidels.

Imam The leader in the holy war, uniting in himself supreme spiritual and temporal power.

Khansha The wife of a khan.

Kizyak A fuel made of straw and manure.

Kunak A sworn friend, an adopted brother.

Murid A disciple or follower: "One who desires" to find the way in Muridism.

Muridism Almost identical with Sufism.

Murshed "One who shows" the way in Muridism.

Naib A Tartar lieutenant or governor.

Pilau An oriental dish prepared with rice and mutton or chicken.

Saklya A Caucasian house, clay-plastered and often built of earth.

Shariat The written Mohammedan law.

Tarikat "The Path" leading to the higher life.

Yok No, not.