Subjects (Persian) both women and men are virtually King’s slaves, iii. 533.
Subú’ (_Arab._) for Yaum al-Subú’ = Septena-festival on the seventh day after a birth, marriage, or return from pilgrimage, iv. 122.
Sufrah = the cloth (_tr._ “table cloth”) iv. 69.
—— of leather = circular leather which acts as provision bag and tablecloth, iv. 162.
—— umm jalájil (_Arab._) _lit._ = an eating cloth with little bells, iv. 169.
Sugar (Europe-made white) avoided by Moslems as unlawful, v. 352.
Sujjádah = _lit._ a praying carpet (_tr._ “rug”) iv. 52; v. 225.
Sukkar from _Pers._ “Shakkar” (whence Lat. Saccharum) the generic term, v. 352.
Sullam (_pl._ “Salálim”) popularly used for a flight of steps (_tr. here_ souterrain-stairs) iii. 75.
Sultan, amongst Arabs may denote any dignity from a Shaykh to a Sultan, vi. 226.
“—— and his Sons etc.,” same as Scott’s “Story of the Three Princes, etc.,” iv. 44.
—— of Al-Yaman and his three Sons (_ver._ taken from Zotenberg’s “Chronique de Tabari”), iv. 3.
—— of the Jánn preceded by sweepers; always appears in the form of “second sight” called by Egyptians “Darb al-Mandal,” iv. 45.
Sultanate for Women Custom of Al-Islam, a strong precedent against queenly rule, i. 350.
Sulúk (_Arab._) a sufistical expression, the road to salvation (_tr._ “paths”), iii. 185.
Summák = a plant with acid flavour, dried, pounded, and peppered with meat, vi. 160.
Sun fare backwards = “to eclipse the sun,” vi. 107.
Sunnah = the practice, etc., of the Prophet, v. 193.
—— and Farz = The practice (of the Prophet) and the Holy Law (Koranic) ii. 10.
Supernatural agency makes the most satisfactory version of tale, v. 118.
Supper comes first because the day begins at sundown, iv. 120.
—— (“dinner after midnight”). See Shah’s diary (ST.) iv. 244.
Surah = Koranic chapter; here possibly clerical error for Súrah sort (of food), ii. 173.
Suráyyát (_lit._ the Pleiades) and Sham’ádin, a would-be plural (Arabic) of the Persian “Sham’adán” = candlestick, chandelier, iii. 109.
Súsah (_Arab._) = weevil, moth, worm, iv. 23.
Su’ubán (_Arab._) = cockatrice (_tr._ “Basilisk”) v. 427.
“Suwán” (_Arab._) lit. = rock syenite, hard stone, flint (_tr._ “mace”) iv. 24.
Suwaydá al-Kalb (the black one of the heart) = original sin (synonymous with “Habbat al-Kalb” = the grain in the heart), both metaphorically used for “original sin.” (ST.) vi. 247.