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- ABBAFather; religious superior; in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch; a title given to Jewish scholars in the
- ABBOTThe superior or head of an abbey or monastery.
- ANGARYThe right of one belligerent (government) in a conflict to seize, use or destroy the property of another belligerent or neutral state, or the private citizens thereof, provided com
- BEIGEA colour, variously defined from a pale brown, to a yellow greyish off-white.
- DUKAA shop, store.
- KADDISHA Jewish prayer of praise to God recited during services, and specifically when mourning the death of a close relative.
- SAFFRONA plant of species Crocus sativus, a crocus.
- SOUQA street market, particularly in Arabic- and Somali-speaking countries; a place where people buy and sell goods.
- ZAKATAlmsgiving, usually in the form of an annual tax on certain types of property which is then used for charitable purposes; the third of the five pillars of Islam.