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Sab, Ab, Nab, Sah, Ri, Ruf, J pi. ridum Ruf, rdum J, mirdam Na, ma’gum
Qa. In Sab, Ab, Nab, Sah, Ri, Ruf, J, Na the term also refers to the top of
the window frame.
46. Threshold: ‘atabah Qi, I, Ar, Gh, Al, Sh, B, firasah Al, Sh, N, T,
Ith, magris N, T, magris T, siddah Ith, mi'gam Sab, Ab, Nab, Sah, Ri,
Ruf, Aq, J, Na pi. ma'agim J, ma‘gum Qa. In Sab, Ab, Nab, Sah, Ri, Ruf,
Aq, J, Na the term also refers to the bottom of the window frame.
47. Side of the window frame: ‘abir T, Qarurah pi. QawarTr Ruf, J,
mircaz pi. maraclz Qa. In T, J the term also refers to the side of the door
frame.
48. Door frame: tagwim Ri. This kind of door frame, consisting of a
top and two sides, was not observed elsewhere.
49. Window: biday ah pi. badayih Qi, I, Ar, Gh, Al, Sh, N, T, Ith,
gutrah pi. gutar Sab, Sah, Ri, kutrah pi. kutar Ab, Nab, Ruf, Aq, J, lahay
pi. lihuy Ruf, Aq, lahaj pi. lihuj J, Qa, bawayij (pi.) Na, fagah pi. tiyag B.
The word gutrah also occurs in Wadi Ruwam near Mabayil.
50. Large window in the short wall: matraf Ruf.
51. Small square opening in the ceiling for letting out smoke: gutrah pi.
gutar I, Al, Sh, N, T, Sah, naffar N, furah pi. fuwar Sab, tayah Ab, Ruf,
Aq, J pi. fawaya J, yubah Nab, sayyah Qa, tagah pi. tiyag B.
52. Small ventilation opening in the wall: mlsaj pi. mawaslj Aq, kutrah
Qa.
53. Alcove: raff Gh, Al, Sab, Nab, Sah, Qa, B pi. rufuf Gh, Al, Nab,
Sah, ’ar/a/ Qa, xalf pi. xulufGh, Sh, gutrah pi. gutar T, lahi N, T, lahay pi.
lihuy Ith, lugf Ruf, J pi. ’algaf Ruf, liguf, lgafah J, kutrah Qa.
54. Shelf: raff T, Ruf, Aq, J pi. rfuf J, murfa* Ruf, mirfa‘ J.
55. Window seat: jalsah I.
56. The lower part of the window in Ri. It consists of an inside sill,
batn il-gutrah, a ledge, maradd, a low vertical partition, $arf, and an
outside sill, xarij il-gutrah.
57. Shutter: bab I, Gh, Al, Ri pi. biban I, $arf Al, Sh, N, T, Ith, Ruf pi.
$uru/N, T, $urfah pi. $uraf Qa, dirfah Nab, Sah, B, dirf Ruf, B pi. 'adraf
Ruf.
58. Vertical dividing piece in the window: ‘abir N, gasim, gasim pi.
gussam T.
59. Clay seat running along the walls of the majlis/maylis: mutka pi.
mataki T, dabab Nab, Sah, dabub pi. dawabib Ruf, martabah Na.
60. Corner inside and outside the house: hadda/i pi. h/dad Ar, Al, N,
zawyah N, T, Ith pi. zawSya, zuwwah Na, gumah Ith, Ab, Aq, J, Qa pi.
gran J, guran Qa, rukn pi. yarkan Ith, Ri, rub* pi. rubu‘ Na.
61. Corner inside the house only: mazwa Sh, gumah Sab, Nab, Sah,
Ruf, B pi. guran Sab, B.
62. Corner outside the house only: baddah pi. hidad Sh, Sab, Ri, $ubah
pi. $uwab Nab, Sah, Ruf, rab‘ah pi. rubu‘ B. It was rather difficult to elicit
information about 60, 61 , and 62.
63. Yard: sahah I, bay/a/i i, fads I, Al, N, Sab, Ab, Nab, Sah, J, Qa, B,
T pi. ’abwSs N, J, batfah Al, jarln Sh, ha$ir Ab, Nab, Sah,
bawi Ab, J.