Meaning of takhterawan | Babel Free

Definitions

Noun. [C1]

Examples

“I find⟳ an exceedingly pleasant man here, an Abab'deh, a very great Sheykh from beyond Khartoum, a man of fifty I suppose⟳, with manners like⟳ an English nobleman, simple and polite and very intelligent. He wants to take⟳ me to Khartoum for two months up and back, having a tent and a takhterawan (camel-litter) and to show⟳ me the Bishareen in the desert.”

“My mind⟳ was very active, picturing that comfortable room where we should rest⟳, the refreshing water, the quiet rest⟳, the soft bed for the dear invalid, the quick cup of tea, his sweet words, our subsequent journey home in the takhterawan, our safe arrival there.”

“She rides only in a kajava, or basket, or in a closed takhterawan, or horse litter, or, as she sits perched high up, astride a man's saddle, looking in her balloon garments, and doubtless feeling, more insecure than Humpty Dumpty on the wall.”

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