ZARABESQUE'S GLOSSARYDefines terms and terminology that appear on Zarabesque... a global language for the global goddess. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Safi (ZHAH-fee) - one of the oldest cities in Morocco, located on its western coast, on the Atlantic Ocean
sama (SEH-mah) - paradise - Arabic sarifi (sah-REE-FEE) - neat; tidy - Arabic sarouel (also saroual, seroual) (sah-ROO-el) - ample unisex garment worn on the lower body, characterized by a very low crotch, near or below the knees; originated in Persia and spread throughout the region from India to North Africa along the Silk Route - Persian (Farsi) Scheherazade (shuh-HEER-uh-zahd) - a legendary Persian queen and the storyteller of One Thousand and One Nights (READ MORE...) shalal (SHAH-lahl) - waterfall - Arabic (dialectic) sharqi (shar-KEE) - a great seasonal wind in the Middle East that comes out of the south-southeast - Arabic shayla (SHAY-luh) - scarf or shawl - Arabic shazadi, shahzadi (shah-ZAH-dee) - princess - Persian sikkina (seh-KEE-nuh) - knives - Arabic Silk Road - From Wikipedia:
sitti (seh-TEE) - the number six - Egyptian Arabic sleeve width - the measurement of a garment's sleeve around the shoulder seam or armhole - Smara (ZMAR-uh) - the largest urban area in the Moroccan-held area of Western Sahara, an oasis and caravan trade community - Arabic souk (sook) - an open-air marketplace
sousde (SUS-deh, SUS-dee) - also transliterated as sousdi, susde, susti etc.; a superior fabric woven of cotton and rayon fibers specific to the region around the ancient city of Fez, Morocco
susti (SUHS-tee) - also transliterated as sousdi, sousde, susde etc.; a luxurious fabric woven of cotton and rayon fibers specific to the region around the ancient city of Fez, Morocco; sometimes called 'Moroccan cotton'
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