Note 404
TALE OF NUR AL-DIN AND HIS SON.
Arab. "Ahdab," the common hunchback; in classical language the Gobbo in the text would be termed "Ak'as" from "Ka'as," one with protruding back and breast; sometimes used for hollow back and protruding breast.
…er nurses and tirewomen, weeping and wailing; for they have forbidden her father to come near her. Never have I seen, O my sister, more hideous being than this Hunchback [FN#404] whilst the young lady is the likest of all folk to this young man, albeit even fairer than he,"—And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say.
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