[1] _Imambara_, 'enclosure of the Imam', the place where the Muharram rites are performed, as contrasted with Masjid, a mosque, and 'Idgah, where the service at the 'Id festivals is conducted.
[2] _Ta'ziya_, 'consoling'. The use of these miniature tombs is said to date from the time of Amir Taimur (A.D. 1336-1405), who on his return from Karbala made a model of Husain's tomb. See a good account of them in Sir G. Birdwood, _Sva_, 173 ff.
[4] From Karbala, the place of pilgrimage.
[7] _Shatranj[-i]_, a chequered cloth, from _shatrang_, the game of chess.
[10] _Mimbar_, sometimes a wooden structure, sometimes of masonry.
[11] Green is the Sayyid colour (E.W. Lane, _Modern Egyptians_, i. 38). But it is an innovation in Islam, and Sayyids in Al-Hijaz, as a general rule, do not wear a green turban (Burton, _Pilgrimage_, ii. 4).
[12] The spread hand designates the Sheah sect. There are times when holding up the spread hand declares the Sheah, whilst the Soonie is distinguished by his holding up three fingers only. In villages, the spread hand is marked on the walls where Sheahs reside during Mahurrum. [_Author_.]
[The five spread fingers are regarded as emblematical of the Prophet, Fâtimah, 'Ali, Hasan, and Husain. The Sunnis prefer three fingers, signifying the first three Caliphs. In its ultimate origin, the spread hand is a charm against demons and evil spirits.]
[13] _Maulavi_, a Muhammadan doctor of law, a judge.
[14] From Dhie, ten; Mudgelluss, assembling together for sacred purposes. [_Author_.] or [_Dah_, or _Dahha majlis_ denotes the ten days of Muharram; see Sir L. Pelly, _The Miracle Play of Hasan and Husain_, i. 74.]
[15] Corrupted by Anglo-Indians into _Hobson-Jobson_, the title of Sir H. Yule's _Anglo-Indian Glossary_.
[22] _Palang_, a more pretentious piece of furniture than the _charpai_, or common 'cot'.
[23] _Masnad_, 'a thing leaned on', a pile of cushions; the throne of a sovereign.
[25] _Khichri_, the 'Kedgeree' of Anglo-Indians.
[29] _Jamdani_, properly a portmanteau for holding clothes (_Jama_): a kind of flowered cloth.
[31] _Joshan_, an ornament worn on the upper arm.
[32] _Pa[~e]jama_, 'leg clothing', drawers.
[33] _Dopatta_, a sheet made of two breadths of cloth.