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1911

The Defence of Plevna, 1877; Written by One Who Took Part in It


Frederick William von Herbert - 1911
    Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 edition. Excerpt: ... APPENDIX C TURKISH AND OTHER WORDS USED IN GEOGRAPHICAL NOMENCLATURE, IN THE COMPOSITION OF PROPER NAMES AND NICKNAMES, OR OTHERWISE EMPLOYED IN THIS VOLUME A. --Arabic; B. = Bulgarian; P. = Persian; Rou. = Roumanian; Ru. = Russian; = Servian. Where no indication is given, the word belongs to the Turkish language. Al1d (A.); servant Abdul (A.); tho Arabic proper names commencing with Abdul signify ' the servant of God, ' the Deity being named by some attribute; for instance, Abdul Rahman, the servant of the Merciful Abdullah (A.); the servant of God Ada; island Aga; official, master; also a title given to officials and officers of low rank, which in Arabic precedes the name, in Turkish follows it Agach; tree Agrisi; pain Ak; white Akbar (A.); great Alai; regiment Alaili; trooper; also an officer who has risen from the ranks Araba; cart Arabji; train soldier Ashaga; lower Aziz; beloved Baba; father Bagh; vineyard Baghche; garden Baghlctrbashi; summit of the vineyards Bair; hill Bakal; grocer Bakshish; alms, beer-money Bash; head Bash agrisi; headache Bash chawush; head sergeant Bashi; ace. sing, of bash, head, expressing possession: for instance, bitibashi, a man who possesses 1,000 heads, i.e. a major. (The numerals are followed by the noun in the singular) Bashi Bazouk; madman. (See Note 28, p. 445) Bazar; market, mart Beirak; standard, banner Beirakdar; standard-bearer Bey; lord; also a title given to