Modaina

Nabul means a she-camel that has foaled.
hewar is said of her young.
laqthat means "she has been covered," i. e. has conceived.
kesar means a she-camel whose milk is about to dry up.
wad kesar means a young that is weaned.
wad nabul means a foal two years old.
kayro means a foal three years old ; the young she-camels are then covered.
fagatlb means a camel four years old.
medres means a camel five years old.
raba kraqlq or mafrud means a he-camel six years old.
raba kraqqaq or mafrudat means a she-camel six years old. l*. 177-

After this the male are called sa cab, and the female Baudot; or gamal and na'at.
Maqray means the same as megda with the cattle, i.e. "herd."

NAMES OF SHE-CAMELS.

1. Heletat, from hele, a spe- cies of dura.
2. Haldyit "singer", i. e. groans much.
3. Her to "of short and heavy figure."
4. Haccar "short."
5. Mesra "sipping milk."
6. Matela, i. e. also the name of her race.
7. Menkeb "elbow."
8. Me^eser "round box."
9. Rehe, i. e. "give room !"
10. Saber, i. e. the race of camels of the Asfada (among the Habab).
11 . Shamal " breeze."
12. Shagru, from shagray "yellow."
13. Qattin "thin."
14. Bar hat "bright."
15. Tora, perhaps from (or a "he espied" (?).
1 6. Nawidat "kid"; this is also the name of the race of camels of the Ad-Shek Hamed.
17. Adddglt "tarrying."
1 8. Kerker probably from tekarkara "to be bent."
19. Kabbiri "giving notice."
20. Kebud-^aula "high-priced."
21. 'Abat "cloak."
22. Awel- albas "clothes- worth."
23. Awel-g'amal "a he-camel worth;" the she-camel is more valuable and costs more than a he-camel; this name, however, may have been given to a she-camel that had been bought for a he-camel.
24. Awel- faras "a horse worth."
2 5 . GeJieri " having good front- teeth" (?), probably from gaharat "front-tooth."
26. Gabarat, i. e. a cloak of coloured cloth (black, white red) with fringes; it comes from Kassala and Sennar.
27. Gemso, from gammesay "hairy."
28. Gadud "barren" or "fat"
29. shfariit "model," or "bottom of a large leather vessel."