Uberuck, abrak, talc, mica,
Ulsee, alsi, linseed, Linum usitatissimum,
Umbrella, a mark of dignity,
Umultass, amaltas,
  the Indian laburnum, Cassia fistula, use in medicine,
Ungeeah, angiya, an under-jacket or bodice,
Ungeel, injil, Evangel, the Gospels,
Unnah, anna, a nurse,
Unrurkha, angarkha, a long tunic,
Ununas, ananas, the pineapple, Ananassa sativa,
Urzees, arziz, tin, used in medicine and dyeing,
Usury, forbidden

Vakeel, wakil, an agent
Vazeefah, wazifah, a passage read from the Koran
Vegetables, use of as food
Veil, worn by a bridegroom
Venus, the conjunction of
Vermicelli, used in the times of fasting
Villoiettee Begum, Wilayati begam, ‘the foreign lady’
Vizier, wazir, the prime minister at the Court of Oudh

Walking barefoot, a sign of mourning
Wax from the human ear administered to elephants
White ants
Widows, dress of;
  reduced numbers of;
  marriage of
Window glass, scarcity of
Witch, tale of a;
  hair plucked from the head of;
  has crooked feet;
  sucking out the vitals of a victim
Witchcraft, general belief in
Wives, prescribed number of;
  large numbers of married
Women, belief that they do not possess souls;
  seclusion of
Wounds, treatment of

Yaacoob, Ya’qub, Jacob
Yeusuf, Yusuf, Joseph
Yieyah, Yahya, St. John
Yoube, Aiyub, Job
Yumen, Yemen in Arabia
Yuzeed, Yazid, second Caliph of the house of Umaiyah

Zahur morah, zahr mohra, the bezoar stone
Zarbund, zerband, a waist string
Zechareah, Zachariah
Zeearut, ziyarah, ziyarat, a visit to a shrine
Zeenahnah, the zenanah, described
Zemindhaar, zamindar, a landowner
Zohur namaaz, salatu-’z-zuhr, mid-day prayer
Zuckhaut, zakat, alms for the poor
Zynool auberdene, Az-zainu’l-’abidin