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348 Mumen—An orthodox Moslem

Nasrani—A Christian

Patio—A court

Reshid—A Moslem strict in his religious principles

Rumi—A European

Sahn—Interior court of a mosque

Sefta—Sweet kouskous

Sekkaia—A fountain

Sherif—A descendant of the Prophet

Sidi—Sir; master

Sof—Clan; caste

Suk—A street or market where only one kind of merchandise is made or sold

Surat—A verse from the Koran

Taam—Sweet kouskous

Tabout—A sarcophagus

Thaleb—A student; plural, tholba

Ulema—Plural for alem, scholar

Wad—A river

Wali—A saint

Zaouia—A chapel; a little mosque

Zitun—An olive-tree