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Resultat de la recherche : 45 Mots- Abadhiyya
One of the main branches of the Kharejites, members of the oldest sects of Islam. - Amine
Head of a professional or commercial guild. This function gives its holder the title of expert (in construction or other professions). - ASM
Association de Sauvegarde de la Medina (Association for the Preservation of the Medina). - Bab
Gate - Borj
Fortification built on either side of some of the gates giving access to the city inside the high wall surrounding it. Any ordinary tour or defensive structure on the wall. - Dar
House, a private building housing a family. It is usually composed of several apartments (rooms or suites) overlooking a roofless central courtyard (patio). It may have one or two stories. - Diwan
Religious tribunal where a Cadhi (judge) or a Mufti (juris-consultant) held court. Proceedings were usually presided over by a Malekite Sheikh al Islam (Religious scholar) or a Hanefite Mufti. - Driba
Vestibule of a traditional house containing interior doors giving access to the ground floor, the first floor or annexes. - Fondouk
A traditional inn where traders could find rooms for themselves, stables for their animals and storage for their goods. - Grand Vizir
Prime Minister - Habous Also waqf (plural awqaf)
Property held in trust that cannot be sold, transferred or ceased and that the owner grants by notarised act to a designated person or institution; the property or the income it generates are to used for a specific purpose (zaouia, mosque, public fountain…) - Hadith
Citation or description of the Prophet's words, deeds or behaviour. The hadith's are the second highest Islamic reference after the Koran. - Hammam
Public baths similar to those used by the Romans. They are found in most Arab cities. Open to women in the afternoon and to men in the morning and early evening. In the old days a barber would keep shop in the entrance hallway at those times. - Hanafiyya
Muslim legal-religious group that became a legal school (al-madhhab al-hanafi). It is named after Abu Hanafi al-Nôman, a theologian and legal scholar of the 2nd century of the Hegira (7th c. AD). - Hirch
Yellowish sandstone used in its natural colour or painted to outline arches, curves or covings in facades and ceilings. - Imam
Religious person who leads prayers in major or small mosques. - INP
Institut National du Patrimoine [National Heritage Institute] - Jemaâ
Mosque where prayers (services) are held on Fridays and religious holidays (aïd) as well as the ordinary daily five prayers. - Kadhel
Yellow or whitish limestone used plain or sculptured for building porches or entrances - Kechla
Barracks
- Khelwa
Retreat where devout or holy men go for meditation or worship
- Khotba
Sermon given by an imam before the Friday prayer and after the prayer of the two aïd - Kottab
Primary Koranic school - Ksar
Palace or large luxurious home where high officials or rich families live. - Makhzen
a)In architecture, an outbuilding for food storage or used as a stable for riding or fieldwork animals
b) A State agent or employee - Malikiyya
Muslim legal-religious group that became a legal school (al-madhhab al-maliki). It is named after Malik Ibn Anas, a theologian and legal scholar of the 3rd century of the Hegira (9th c. AD) - Maqsoura
Small room inside a larger T-shaped room where family member can have some privacy - Masjid
Prayer hall: Small neighbourhood mosque where only the five daily prayers can be done - Mathara
Inside a hammam a small individual booth where a bather goes for his ultimate private ablutions - Meddeb
Teacher who gives young children basic language, Koran and religious instruction - Medersa
Building where classes were held and serving at the same time as a dormitory for students at the Zitouna Grand Mosque - Medina
City; refers to the core of the modern city of Tunis - Midha
Space attached to a mosque or a jamaâ where latrines are available and where people can do their ablutions before prayers - Minbar
Pulpit from which an imam gives his sermon - Naqch hadida
Sculptured plaster stucco (floral or geometric decorations or inscriptions in Arabic) - Néo-destour
"New Constitutional Party": national political party that fought for national independence and for instituting a republic; became on 2 March 1934 the successor of another party called the Old Destour and has been replaced by present-day "Rassemblement Constitutionnel Démocratique (RCD)" - Oukala
Multi-family housing building - Q'bou
Frontal area of a T-shaped room for receiving guests. Generally, it has a maqsoura on each of its sides - Sabil
Public fountain - Sahn
Courtyard of a mosque giving access to the prayer room and where prayers may be conducted in the summertime - Souk
Street or plaza - usually covered - where craftsmen and tradesmen have their shops; souks are usually organised by product or group of similar products - Stuc Naqch hadida
sculpture on plaster found on the upper part of interior walls of traditional homes or monuments
- Tariqa
Mystical brotherhood like Chadhouliya, Tijaniya, Kadriya, Aissaouiya, Taïbiya, Soulamiya, etc. - Tourba
Sepulchral vault containing generally the tombs of the members of a same family - Zaouia
Mausoleum or sanctuary: burial place of a devout or holy man or site dedicated to him or his disciples. It is sometimes used by mystical brotherhoods to accommodate members, followers and visitors who come to attend rituals organised by the brotherhood in the zaouia
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