GLOSSARY OF INDIAN TERMS
USED IN THIS WORK AND IN MISSIONARY CORRESPONDENCE.
| (The common spelling is given In Italic, followed by the correct or phonetic spelling in Roman.) | ||
| Ab | ’Ab | Water; e.g., Do-ab, two waters; Punj-ab, five waters |
| Abad | ’Abád | A dwelling or city, as Allah-abad, City of God |
| Adawlat | Adálat | A court of justice. |
| Admee | ’Admí | A man. |
| Allah | Alláh | The Arabic or Mohammedan name of God. |
| Alum | ’Alam | The universe, or world. |
| Ameen | Amín | A native Judge. |
| Amreeta | Amrit | The water of immortality; the ambrosia of the Hindoo gods. |
| Anna | ’Aná | A coin; the sixteenth of a rupee, worth three cents. |
| Ap | ’Ap | Your Honor. |
| Asman | ’Asmán | Heaven; the firmament or sky. |
| Asoor | Asur | A devil, an evil spirit. |
| Ata | ’Atá | Flour, meal. |
| Attar | Itr | Essence, or rose oil. |
| Avatar | Autár | An incarnation; particularly of Vishnu, nine of which have taken place, the tenth is yet to come. |
| Ayah | ’Ayáh | A maid or nurse. |
| Baboo | Bábú | Hindoo title of respect; sir, gent |
| Bagh | Bágh | A garden or grove. |
| Bahadoor | Bahádur | Brave, title of rank. |
| Bajra | Bájrá | A kind of millet. |
| Bana | Báná | The Word; the so-called sacred writings of the Bhuddists. |
| Bandy | Bándí | A gig or cart. |
| Banghy | Bahangí | A pole with ropes, for carrying baggage on the shoulder. |
| Bangle | Bangle | A bracelet. |
| Bap | Báp | Father. |
| Baraduree | Bárádarí | A building with twelve doors. A summer-house in a garden. |
| Barat | Barát | Marriage ceremony of bringing home the bride. |
| Basun | Básan | A plate, dish, or vessel. |
| Bavurchee | Báwarchí | A cook. |
| Bawarcheekana | Báwarchikhána | A cooking-place or kitchen. |
| Bazaar | Bázár | A market or trading-street. |
| Beegah | Bíghá | A land measure; about one third of an acre, but differing in the various provinces of India. |
