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 * __The Sheltering Sky__ Vocabulary**


 * (91) Aïn Krorfa || "I believe we go on to Aïn Krorfa tomorrow morning, unless he decides to leave this noon and spend the night in Sfissifa." || Aïn Krorfa (aka Aïn Khrorfa) is a small locality in Algeria, that appears to only appear in Paul Bowles' novels. It does not even have a Wikipedia page. In this excerpt, Mrs. Lyle is discussing her and her son's plans with Port, who is annoyed. ||
 * Sfissifa || - - - || Sfissifa is a municipality in Na[|â]ma Province, Algeria. It has a population of approximately 2,600. || [[image:sfissifa.jpg width="171" height="213"]] ||
 * deportment || It seemed much more likely that [Mrs. Lyle's] deportment was a roundabout means of communicating an idea she dared not express directly. || The word "deportment" refers to the way a person acts, generally towards other people. ||  ||
 * (92) “//Ouahad atai”// || "Ouahad atai," [Port] called; that much Arabic he remembered. || (?) Possibly an Arab greeting? ||  ||
 * //“Arf//// â ////! Arf//// â ////! Arf//// â ////! Arf//// â ////!”// || Filled with native passengers, [the bus] made the tour of the market again and again, the boy on the back platform pounding its resonant tin body rhythmically, and shouting //“Arf//// â ////! Arf//// â ////! Arf//// â ////! Arf//// â ////!”// without stopping. || (?) ||  ||
 * (94) fathma || Next [Kit] called the maid and asked her to have the fathma come and wash the floor. || "Fathma" appears to be a French word, meaning a Muslim woman. || [[image:green-eye-afghan-girl-national-geographic.jpg width="178" height="263"]] ||
 * (99) burnous || They came all at once on a man, seated with his burnous pulled up about his neck. || A "burnous" is a long hooded cloak woven by wool. It is a one-piece item that's usually worn by Arabs. || [[image:burnuous.jpg width="225" height="273"]] ||
 * (100) venerable || Only a few paces from them, atop a rock, sitting so still that they had no noticed him, was a venerable Arab, his legs tucket under him, his eyes shut. || "Venerable" means impressive, or something/someone who is (or should be) commanding respect/awe from an audience. || [[image:dalailama.htm]] ||
 * (103) tenuous || To have not even that tenuous communion with [Port] would be unbearable. || "Tenuous" means flimsy or weak. In this context, when Kit cannot bear the idea that Port would not be "furiously jealous" of her and Tunner, even if it is a flimsy or weak discussion in their relationship. ||  ||