Note 3 — MA’ARUF THE COBBLER AND HIS WIFE FATIMAH.
Richard Francis Burton translation · Edition 2
Dozy translates “’Urrah” = Une Mégère: Lane terms it a “vulgar word signifying a wicked, mischievous shrew.” But it is the fem. form of ’Urr = dung; not a bad name for a daughter of Billingsgate; and reminds us of the term “Dung-beardlings” applied by the amiable Hallgerda to her enemy’s sons. (The Story of Burnt Njal, ii. 47.)