| adab |
salutation |
| ashrafi |
gold coin |
| begum |
title given to women of rank |
| burqa |
head to toe clothing worn by women |
| charpoy |
wooden bed |
| chaush |
slang for Arabs |
| chauth |
donation of one-fourth of all revenue |
| crores |
ten million |
| dams |
copper coins |
| darbar |
court |
| dastar |
turban worn by Nizam’s officials |
| devadasis |
temple dancers or prostitutes |
| Diwan |
Prime Minister |
| faqir |
Muslim religious mendicant |
| farman |
royal decree or order |
| gaddi |
raised platform |
| ghazals |
love poem |
| hakeem/hakim |
physician, doctor |
| haveli |
palace |
| hookah |
pipe |
| howdah |
a seat on an elephant for riding |
| jagir |
small territory |
| jihad |
holy war |
| kafir |
non-believer |
| khana |
house |
| khanazad |
adopted son or daughter of Nizam |
| khilat |
dress of honour |
| khureeta |
dispatch |
| khutba |
Friday Sermon at the mosque |
| kismet |
fate |
| kulcha |
bread |
| lakhs |
one hundred thousand |
| lungyi |
traditional Burmese dress |
| maidan |
open field |
| mannat |
vows |
| mans |
unit of measurement |
| mansab |
hereditary title |
| maulvi |
religious tutor |
| muezzin |
one who calls Muslims to prayer |
| musnud |
throne |
| nawab |
provincial governor or nobleman |
| nazar |
gift |
| paan |
betel nut |
| pagodas |
a unit of currency |
| Paigah |
household troops of the Nizam |
| pasha |
officer |
| peshi |
pertaining to the Nizam’s office |
| peshkar |
deputy |
| peshkash |
monetary tribute |
| peshwa |
a Maratha minister |
| pilau |
traditional rice dish |
| purdah |
lit. curtain, signifying concealment of woman |
| Rajpramukh |
governor |
| ryot |
subject |
| Sadr-i-Azam |
president |
| sahibzada |
son of the Nizam |
| salaam |
ceremonial greeting |
| sanad |
scroll |
| Sarf-i-Aman |
state treasury |
| Sarf-i-Khas |
private estate |
| satyagraha |
non-violent protest |
| shamsheer |
Persian sword |
| sherwani |
suit |
| shikar |
hunting |
| sowcar |
local banker |
| taluqdar |
collector |
| ulemma |
learned man |
| vakil |
deputy |
| zamindar |
holder/occupier of land |
| zat |
army ranking |
| zenana |
harem, or women’s quarter |