Glossary

Glossary

‘Ayn: spring

Bumah: small domical rooftop construction

Harah: settlement quarter 

Juss: gypsum

Mihrab: prayer niche

Qiblah: direction (of prayer)

Sablah: meeting hall

Sahn/ barrah: terrace

Tawi: well

Wudu’: ablution

Zara’: garden