Palace Walk

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Shiraz — Persian

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fez — a brimless cone-shaped flat-crowned hat that usually has a tassel, is usually made of red felt

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caftan — a usually cotton or silk ankle-length garment with long sleeves that is common throughout the Levant

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ennui — a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction

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ablutions — the washing of one’s body or part of it (as in a religious rite)

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chanteuse — a woman who is a concert or nightclub singer

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shaykh — a religion guide

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kohl — a preparation used especially in Arabia and Egypt to darken the edges of the eyelids

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qanun — a zitherlike musical instrument

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ululation — howl or wail

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bey — a provincial governor

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mihrab — a niche or chamber in a mosque indicating the direction of Mecca

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Kunya name:

… an honorific name. "Umm" means mother…. Amina’s Kunya name would be Umm Fahmy; Yasin is older, but he is not her son.

A kunya (Arabic) is a name which is honorably given to the mother or father of an Arabic child. Kunya is pronounced koon-ya. A married person (especially ladies) are called by their kunya name, which is abu (father) or umm (mother) plus the name of their first son. Their whole name is their name plus their kunya. For example, Umm Ja'far Aminah is the mother of Ja'far. The kunya precedes the personal name.

A kunya (Arabic) or Kunyat is an honorific widely used in place of given names through the Arab world and the medieval Muslim world. It is a component of an Arabic name, a type of epithet referring to the bearer’s first-born son or daughter.

Abu (father) or umm (mother) precedes the son’s name, in a genitive (idafa) construction. The English equivalent would be to call someone whose eldest son is named John "Father of John". Use of the kunya normally signifies some closeness between the speaker and the person so addressed, but is more polite than use of the first name. The kunya is also frequently used with reference to politicians and other celebrities to indicate respect.