On Fire's Wings - Christie Golden [153]
sandcattle: cattle that survive well in the desert
Sammis: Jashemi’s cousin
-sha-: “daughter of”
shakaal: long horns, blown at moments of high ceremony or great import
Shamizan: board game with colored glass stones
Sharu: five-score
simmar: big cat of the desert
skuura: female dog; used as an epithet
sulim: Arukani term for female genitalia
Swift-Over-Sand: Tahmu’s horse
Tahmu-kha-Rakyn: Kevla’s father, khashim of the Clan of the Four Waters
Terku: leader of the Sa’abah Clan
Tiah: voluptuous handmaiden of Yeshi
uhlal: term of respect; “gentleman” or “sir”
uhlala: female term; “lady” or “ma’am”
Yeshi: wife of Tahmu, mother of Jashemi
Yuma: Jalik’s friend
ON FIRE’S WINGS
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