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assassin : (omission of an initial /tin transcriptions).

See ASSASSIN, p. 53.

« assassin » : (old French form from halâin).

See ASSASSIN, p. 53.

« assassin » : other form for « assassin ».

See ASSASSIN, p. 52-53. « Assassins ».

See ALAODIN, p. 25.

« assasis » : the first form of the word « assassin », in French in the 13th cent.

See ASSASSIN, p. 54.

« Assod » : mongol tribe.

See ALAINS, p. 24.

Asura : (king of the..) the name Shan-p'o-li given to him represents a Prâkrit form *S`ambari of Bambara.

See COTTON, p. 467.

Asura : (a-hsiu-lo) worshipped by the Kingdom of Women. See FEMELES (ISLAND OF WOMEN), p. 695.

ASYA MEDIA.

Represents some such forms as « Asie mediane » or « Aise mediane ».

See p. 55.

« a§-bin » : the hypothesis that « Cin » should be pronounced « Sin » on account of this Arabic form cannot be retained.

See CIN, p. 264.

Anoka : (Inscriptions of).

See ALEXANDRE (1), p. 27. Aspahân : indicated by Ya`gnt, as being the most popular pronunciation in his time.

See ISPAAN, p. 753.

Asut : regular Mongol plural from As.

See ALAINS, p. 17.

Asut guard.

See ALAINS, p. 22.

*Asutai (*Asut-tai ?) : cf. A-su. See ALAINS, p. 17.

Asutai : brought the coffin of his father Mongka to his ordos. See CINGHIS, p. 338.

Asa-gambu : according to the Secret History, Chinghiz-khan won a victory over this Hsi-Hsia commander in the Alasan region. See CINGHIS, p. 316.

Asa-gambu : in the Secret History, plays the same part as Wei-ming ling-kung in the YS.

See CINGHIS, p. 316.

As"raf : sultan of Mi-hsi-êrh or Mi-ssû-

êrh who sent the second em-

bassy to China under the Ming

dynasty. Also an epithet taken

by many of the Burji Mamink.

See EGIPTE, p. 640.

Asuaf (Sultan) : he sent China an

embassy on 11 oct. 1441.

See EGIPTE, p. 640.

Asraf Saifu-'d-Din Bars-bai : a sul-

tan who died in June 1438.

See EGIPTE, p. 640.

« Atacai ».

See ABACAN, p. 3.

*Atagai

Named in place of Alagan, as

commander-in-chief of the

troops sent against Japan. (YS

II, 6a.)

See ABACAN, p. 2.

atholon : (in the title of the King

of the Maldives) seems to be

« island », our « atoll ».

See COWRIES, p. 560.

Atli : (or Ätii) this is the true me-

diaeval Turkish form of the

name of the Volga.

See COTTON, p. 523.

Atlas : German ; it is the Arabic

word atlas.

See ÇAITON, p. 595.

atlas : « satin » made at Zâitnn (Ibn

Battntah).

See ÇAITON, p. 594.

allas-i zaitani : « satin of Zâitnn ».

See ÇAITON, p. 595.

« Auchara » : (read « Auchata ») is

« Catai » with the article.

See CATAI, p. 216.

« Aucheo » : mentioned by the Au-

gustine Martin de Rada. It

surely meant Fu-chou.

See FUGIU, p. 726.

« Auemur » or Avenir.

See AVENIR, p. 56.

« Auennie » : other alteration of

« Avenir ».

See AVENIR, p. 57.

« Auennir » : in the German edition

of Barlaam's legend, for « Ave-

nir ».

See AVENIR, p. 57.

*Auénir : (or Avennir) the phonetic

transcription of the Greek word.

See AVENIR, p. 56.

« Auigi ».

See AVIGI, p. 57.

aular : for Turk. ular is not correct.

See CATORS, p. 230.

auqueton : old Fr., derived from

Arabic goton.

See COTTON, p. 426.

AVA.

The Ava which was here men-

tioned.

The head-city of a group of

40 villages in the district of

Savah.

See p. 55-56.

Avah : or Ava.

See AVA, p. 55.

« Avar » : the argument that the

meaning of « flexible », « wrig-

gling like worms » attached to a

native name would be this very

name can only partly be accep-

ted.

See CIORCIA, p. 383.

« Avar » : there is no chance that the

origin of Jou-jan, Juan-juan

should be sought in the mean-

ing of this name.

See CIORCIA, p. 384.

« Avaria » : the original form of

« Avarium ».

See AVARIUM, p. 56.

AVARIUM.

A wrong rendering of « Avariu »,

under the influence of the Latin

finals in -um.

This word used as an epithet of

the apostles and disciples of

Christ.

See p. 56.

Avars : their name occurs in Chinese

texts in several forms, some sou-

them, some northern.

See CIORCIA, p. 382.

AVENIR.

The name is in the legend of

Barlaam and Josaphat.

See p. 56, 57.

AVIGI.

According to Polo, this is the

name of the famous goshawks

of Georgia, derived from Arabic

`afs`i (Yule).

See p. 57-58.

Ayaci : 8th son of Qubilai.

See CUBLAI, p. 569.

Ayaèi : son of Husi}in.

See CUBLAI, p. 568.

« Ayaruc » : (in Z) ? = « Aygiaruc ».

See AIGIARUC, p. 15.

Ayas : in Lesser Armenia.

See GUILIELME DE TRIPULE,

p. 742.

Ayas : it is now a small village of

the gulf of Alexandretta.