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The New Zealanders in Sinai and Palestine
Appendix I. — Glossary
Appendix I.
Glossary.
Descriptive terms which occur with place names, and the abbreviations used:
| Abu | Father |
| Ain | Spring |
| Beit | House |
| Birket | Pool |
| Bir | Well |
| Deir | Monastry |
| Ed, El, Er, Es, Ez | The definite article "The" |
| Jebel | Mountain |
| Jisr | Bridge |
| Kefr | Village |
| Khan | Inn |
| Khurbet | Rum |
| Makhadet | Ford |
| Nahr | River |
| Neby | A Prophet |
| Ras | Head, cape, top |
| Sheikh | Chief, Elder, Saint |
| Tel | Mound (especially one covering ruins) |
| Wadi | A watercourse (normally dry) |