Note 20 — THE TALE OF ZAYN AL-ASNAM. (ARABIC.)
Richard Francis Burton translation
Arab. Khawábi (plur. of Khábiyah) large jars usually of pottery. In the H. V. four shelves of mother o’ pearl support ten jars of porphyry ranged in rows and the Prince supposes (with Galland) that the contents are good old wine.