Note 222 — THE STORY OF THE KAZI WHO BARE A BABE.[204]
Richard Francis Burton translation · Edition 2
For Ummu ’Amrin = mother of ’Amru, so written and pronounced “’Amr,” a fancy name, see vol. v. 118, for the Tale of the Schoolmaster, a well-known “Joe Miller.” [Ummu ’Amrin, like Ummu ’Ámirin, is a slang term for “hyena.” Hence, if Ass and Umm Amr went off together, it is more than likely that neither came back. St.]