"Burh" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... 367) renders "a mat." [According to the Muht "Kb" is a small thick mat used to produce shade, pl. "Kiyb" and "Akyb." The same authority says the word is of Persian origin, but this seems an error, unless it be related to "Keb" with the Y majhl, which in the Appendix to the Burhni Kti' is given as synonymous with "Pech," twist, fold. Under "Bard"papyrus the Muht mentions that this is the material from which the mats known by the ...
— Supplemental Nights, Volume 5 • Richard F. Burton |
