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230 GlossariesArabicARABICEnglishARABICEnglishAb, abu ............................................................. Father, chiefAbar, Abyar................................................................. WellsAbyadh, abyad............................................................ WhiteAdel, aleb .......................................................... Sloping hillAghbar.......................................................................... GrayAghbas.............................................................. Dark (color)Ahmar.............................................................................RedAich, aik .............................................................. Hard bankAin, oyun (pl.) ................................... Spring, well, fountainAkaba, acol......................................................... WildernessAkbar....................................Bigger, biggest, older (of two)Akhal ...........................................................................BlackAkhdhar, akhdar ......................................................... GreenAl....................................................................................TheAnak ..............................................................................CliffAqabar ................................................................ WildernessAraja, arish .......................................................... Sand duneArd.........................................................Land, earth, groundArd malaq.............................................................Open landAsfal, asafil.................................................................LowerAsfar..........................................................................YellowAsifah ............................................................................GaleAsmar ........................................................................ BrownAswad..........................................................................BlackAtiq................................................................................. OldAuwil...........................................................First, beginningAzim............................................................................ GreatAzraq .............................................................................BlueBBab .............................................................Strait, gate, doorBahr ....................................................Canal, sea, river, lakeBahr shaban, ......................................................Deep waterBahraya ...................................................... Pool, pond, lakeBaida ..........................................................................DesertBalad .................................... Country, region, village, townBalam ............................................................................BoatBandera ......................................................................... FlagBandar ....... Chief town of a province, coastal town with ananchorage off it, bight, open bayBarr....................................... Headland, land, earth; groundBasta........................................................................... TowerBarbit, batbyt........................................................WhirlpoolBeida .......................................................................... WhiteBeit .............................................................................HouseBeiyat .......................................................... Shoal that driesBeni............Sons of; prefix to tribal names; it sometimes isused in connection with local names such asthose of hills, promontories, etcBerriyah......................................................................DesertBiar, bir.............................................................. Well (noun)Bilad ........................................................................ CountryBirba, baraby ................................................Ancient templeABirka, birkah .....................................Pool, pond, small lakeBoghaz ............................................Entrance channel, straitBorg, bordj, burj.......................................Fort, tower, castleBu................................................................................ ChiefBuhaira, buheira ........................................................... LakeBussla.....................................................................CompassBuz ............................................................................... CapeDDahr................................................................... PromontoryDaiyaq ...................................................................... NarrowDar.................... House, mansion, settlement Note: "Dar" issometimes used to designate a promontoryor hill where there is a settlement nearbyDarb, derb ............................................ Desert road or trackDohat, duhat................................................. Bay, cove, portDuar................................................................. EncampmentEEgeidet ................................................................... Sand hillEl .................................................................................... TheEzba...........................................................................VillageFFanar.......................................................Beacon, lighthouseFaregh...................................................... Broad, level, wideFarsh................................................................. Plain (noun)Fasht....................................................................Rocky reefFiluka, fulk.......................................................... Small boatGGara, garrat................................................................... LakeGarf ...............................................................................CliffGedid.............................................................................NewGhamiq.........................................................................DeepGharb, gharba, gharbi................................................... WestGhubbat, ghubbet.......................................................... GulfGisr, gusur (pl.) ..................................... Bank, embankmentGoz, gowaz (pl.).............................................High sand hillGumruk ...........................................................CustomhouseHadd.................................Boundary, border, limit, sandspitHagar, hajar ..................................................... Stone, rubbleHaggag .............................................. Long projecting ridgeHait, hitan (pl.)..............................................................WallHajari........................................................................... StonyHalat.............................................................Sandbank, isletHamra.............................................................................RedHaram, ahram (pl.)..................................................PyramidHassar, hissar................................................................RockHaswa.................................................Gravel, small pebblesHisar....................................................................Fort, castleHPub. 132