Note 73 — ALA AL-DIN ABU AL-SHAMAT.”[24]
Richard Francis Burton translation
Arab. “Samúr,” applied in slang language to cats and dogs, hence the witty Egyptians converted Admiral Seymour (Lord Alcester) into “Samúr.”
Richard Francis Burton translation
Arab. “Samúr,” applied in slang language to cats and dogs, hence the witty Egyptians converted Admiral Seymour (Lord Alcester) into “Samúr.”