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[FN#62] Arab. "Allahumma"=Ya Allah (O Allah) but with emphasis

the Fath being a substitute for the voc. part. Some connect it

with the Heb. "Alihim," but that fancy is not Arab. In Al-Hariri

and the rhetoricians it sometimes means to be sure; of course;

unless indeed; unless possibly= Greek νὴ δία.

[FN#63] Probably in consequence of a vow. These superstitious

practices, which have many a parallel amongst ourselves, are not

confined to the lower orders in the East.

[FN#64] i.e., saying "Bismillah!" the pious ejaculation which

should precede every act. In Boccaccio (viii., 9) it is

"remembering Iddio e' Santi."

[FN#65] Arab. Nahas asfar = brass, opposed to "Nahas" and "Nahas

ahmar," = copper.