[168] Fakhr-ed-Deen, in De Sacy, Chrest. Arabe. [169] "While tears of blood trickle from the strainer, the ewer beneath it giggles." (Eṣ-Ṣadr Ibn-El-Wekeel, quoted in the Ḥalbet el-Kumeyt, chap. xiii.)--The strainer is called "ráwooḳ." [170] The Moḥtesib is inspector of the markets, the weights and measures, and provisions, etc. [171] Mir-át ez-Zemán, events of the year 295. [172] The cup, when full, was generally called "kás:" when empty, "ḳadaḥ," or "jám." The name of kás is now given to a small glass used for brandy and liqueurs, and similar to our liqueur-glass: the glass or cup used for wine is called, when so used, "koobeh:" it is the same as that used for sherbet; but in the latter case it is called "ḳulleh." [173] Es-Suyooṭee, account of the fruits of Egypt, in his history of that country (MS.) [174] Es-Suyooṭee. [175] Ibid. [176] El-Ḳazweenee, MS. [177] Ibid. [178] Es-Suyooṭee, ubi supra. [179] Ibid. [180] The Arabic names of these fruits are, tuffáḥ (vulgo, tiffáḥ), kummetrè, safarjal, mishmish, khókh, teen, jummeyz (vulgo, jemmeyz), ´eneb, nabḳ or sidr, ´onnáb (vulgo, ´annáb), ijjás or barḳooḳ, józ, lóz, bunduḳ, fustuḳ, burtuḳán, nárinj, leymoon, utrujj or turunj, kebbád, toot, zeytoon, and ḳaṣab es-sukkar. [181] Ḥalbet el-Kumeyt, chap. xvii.; and Es-Suyooṭee, account of the flowers of Egypt, in his history of that country. [182] Ḥalbet el-Kumeyt, chap. xvii. [183] Ibid. [184] Es-Suyooṭee, ubi supra. [185] The night of the Prophet's Ascension [in dream, into Heaven]. [186] Gabriel, who accompanied the Prophet. [187] The beast on which Moḥammad dreamed he rode from Mekkeh to Jerusalem previously to his ascension. These traditions are from Es-Suyooṭee, ubi supra. [188] This flower is called "fághiyeh," and more commonly "temer el-ḥennà;" or, according to some, the fághiyeh is the flower produced by a slip of temer el-hennà, planted upside down, and superior to the flower of the latter planted in the natural way! [189] Es-Suyooṭee, ubi supra. [190] Ibid. [191] Es-Suyooṭee. [192] Shaḳáïḳ. The "adhriyoon," or "ádharyoon," is said to be a variety of the anemone. [193] From the former, or from "noạmán," signifying "blood," the anemone was named "shaḳáïḳ en-noạmán." [194] Ḥalbet el-Kumeyt, chap. xvii. [195] Ḥalbet el-Kumeyt; Es-Suyooṭee, ubi supra; and El-Ḳazweenee. [196] The Arabic names of these flowers are, yásameen, nisreen, zahr (or zahr nárinj), soosan, reeḥán (or ḥobaḳ), nemám, bahár, uḳḥowán, neelófar, beshneen, jullanár or julnár, khashkhásh, khiṭmee, zaạfarán, ´oṣfur, kettán, báḳillà, and lebláb, and lóz. [197] Bán, and khiláf or khaláf. Both these names are applied to the same tree (which, according to Forskál, differs slightly from the salix Ægyptiaca of Linnæus) by the author of the Ḥalbet el-Kumeyt and by the modern Egyptians. [198] Ḥalbet el-Kumeyt, chap. xiv. [199] Ḥalbet el-Kumeyt, chap. xi. [200] Mishkát el-Maṣábeeḥ, ii. 425. [201] Ḥalbet el-Kumeyt, chap. xiv.