[FN#306] The "Mehari," of which the Algerine-French speak, are the dromedaries bred by the Mahrah tribe of Al-Yaman, the descendants of Mahrat ibn Haydan. They are covered by small wild camels (?) called Al-H ú sh, found between Oman and Al-Shihr: others explain the word to mean "stallions of the Jinns " and term those savage and supernatural animals, "Naj á ib al-Mahriyah" – nobles of the Mahrah.
[FN#307] Arab. "Khaznah"=a thousand purses; now about £ 5000. It denotes a large sum of money, like the "Badrah," a purse containing 10,000 dirhams of silver (Al-Hariri), or 80,000 (Burckhardt Prov. 380); whereas the "Nis á b" is a moderate sum of money, gen. 20 gold dinars=200 silver dirhams.
[FN#308] As The Nights show, Arabs admire slender forms; but the hips and hinder cheeks must be highly
