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dragomans — drag·o·man || drægəʊmÉ™n n. interpreter or guide in Oriental countries (Turkey, Persia etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
From Babel to Dragomans — From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting the Middle East is a 2004 book written by Middle East historian Bernard Lewis.DescriptionThe book comprises a series of scholarly essays and speeches given over the past 4 decades on the topic of the Middle… … Wikipedia
List of dragomans — The following is a list of dragomans.*Jean Baptiste Adanson (1732 1803), Scottish French *Wojciech Bobowski (1610 1675), Polish *Stefan Bogoridi (1775/1780 1859), Bulgarian *Ioan Teodor Callimachi, Greek Romanian *Nicolas Caradja (18th century),… … Wikipedia
dragoman — dragomanic /drag euh man ik/, dragomanish, adj. /drag euh meuhn/, n., pl. dragomans, dragomen. (in the Near East) a professional interpreter. [1300 50; < F; r. ME drogman interpreter < MF drog(o)man, dragoman < MGk drago(u)mános < Sem; cf. Ar… … Universalium
Dragoman — For other uses, see Dragoman (disambiguation). Amédée Jaubert (left) was Napoleon s favourite orientalist adviser and dragoman .[1 … Wikipedia
Bernard Lewis — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Lewis. Bernard Lewis, né le 31 mai 1916 à Londres, est un historien, professeur émérite des études sur le Moyen Orient à l Université de Princeton, spécialiste de la Turquie, du monde musulman et des interactions … Wikipédia en Français
Wojciech Bobowski — Contents 1 Life 2 Works 2.1 Bible translation 2.2 Psalter … Wikipedia
Karl Emil Schabinger von Schowingen — Karl Emil Schabinger Freiherr von Schowingen (* 27. September 1877 in Gernsbach; † 1967) war ein deutscher Diplomat und Leiter der Nachrichtenstelle für den Orient. Leben Schabinger von Schowingen studierte ab 1897 an der Universität Heidelberg… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Dragoman — Drag o*man, n.; pl. {Dragomans}. [From F. dragoman, or Sp. dragoman, or It. dragomanno; all fr. LGr. ?, Ar. tarjum[=a]n, from the same source as E. targum. Cf. {Drogman}, {Truchman}.] An interpreter; so called in the Levant and other parts of the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Khutbah — (Arabic: (خطبة khuṭbah )) serves as the primary formal occasion for public preaching in the Islamic tradition. Such sermons occur regularly, as prescribed by the teachings of all legal schools, at the dhuhr (noon) congregation prayer on Friday.… … Wikipedia
