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Muslim community in South Asia
The Abdal (Shekh Hashmi) are a Muslim community found in North India. They are a sub-group within the Arabic old Shekh community. They are classified
Abdal_(caste)
Ethnoreligious group
together with. Abdals wouldn't intermarry with these people, yet they would be allowed to stay within the larger community. Doma (caste) Tahtacı Hephthalites
Abdal_people_(West_Asia)
Topics referred to by the same term
Indian state of Punjab Abdal, Iran, a village in Zanjan Province, Iran Abdal, Nebraska, a ghost town in the United States Abdal (caste), a Muslim community
Abdal_(disambiguation)
Ethnic group of India
Domba, Domaka, Dombara and Dombari, are castes, or groups, scattered across India. The Doma/Dom were a caste of drummers. According to Tantra scriptures
Doma_(caste)
2023 Survey in Bihar, India
The 2022 Bihar Caste-Based Survey was notified by the Government of Bihar on 6 June 2022 by gazette notification after a Supreme Court ruling. The survey
2022_Bihar_Caste-Based_Survey
Caste in India
The Deha, sometimes pronounced Dhea, Daiya and Dheya, are a caste in India, who have the Other Backward Class status in Haryana. Community myths refer
Deha
Hindu caste
The Perna are a Hindu caste found mainly in the state of Haryana in India. The Perna were a nomadic tribe, referred to as vagrant by British ethnographers
Perna_caste
The Sapera are a Hindu caste found in North India. They are also known as Barwa Sampheriya in West Bengal, Sapela in Punjab and Sapera in Madhya Pradesh
Sapera_(Hindu)
Muslim Maniyar, Manyar, Bangdiwala, Caste No. 309 22. Mujawar dafali, Caste No. 339 23. Tamboli 24. Muslim Beldar, Caste No. 330 25. Momin Ansari 26. Muslim
List of Muslim Other Backward Classes communities in India
List_of_Muslim_Other_Backward_Classes_communities_in_India
the Kingdom of Marwar Indians in Turkey India–Turkey relations Rowther Abdal of Turkey Audrey Truschke (2021). The Language Of History. Giv Nassiri (2002)
Turkic_peoples_in_India
Indian ethnoreligious group
Churches to receive canonical consecration as bishop. In 1665, Gregorios Abdal Jaleel, a bishop sent by the Syrian Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch Ignatius
Saint_Thomas_Christians
more than 150 Sikhs and Hindu families in Pakistan's have moved to Hasan Abdal and Rawalpindi in Punjab in 2009 In central Punjab, Hindus are a small minority
Hinduism_in_Pakistan
Nomadic communities in India
Biodiversity of India wiki, 25 November 2011, retrieved 23 February 2012 Abdal in People of India Bihar Volume XVI Part One edited by S Gopal & Hetukar
Nomads_of_India
Caste
The Hurkiya are a caste found in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand in India. They have been granted Scheduled Caste status in both these states
Hurkiya
Fortified royal place of Gondarine period emperors in Ethiopia
old, the architect behind the edifice of Fasilides was an Indian named Abdal Kerim who had previously worked on the palace of Emperor Susenyos I at Danqaz
Fasil_Ghebbi
Iranian ethnic group
of the Afghans. The Afghan tribe Abdal is one of the big tribes that has lived there for centuries. Renaming the Abdals to Durrani occurred in 1747, when
Pashtuns
2025 Indian-Malayalam language film
and abruptness of Bhanu and Purushothaman's character arc, the themes of caste and communal politics not being explored beyond superficiality and the portrayal
Vala:_Story_of_a_Bangle
Arabic term for Romani people
(Jat), with the Zotts being at least partially descended from them. Doma (caste) Nawar Romani Zutt (Jat) Kenrick, Donald (2004). Gypsies: From the Ganges
Zott
Kashmiri saint (c. 1377 – c. 1438)
foremost disciples Baba Nasr ud-Din, Sheikh Noor ud-Din was one of the Abdal, in the work Kashmiri Sufism it is quoted: On his sick-bed, he (Nasr ud-Din)
Nund_Rishi
Ethnic group with origins in the Indian subcontinent
/ ضوم or دوم, or sometimes also called Doms) are descendants of the Dom caste with origins in the Indian subcontinent, who through ancient migrations
Dom_people
Sikh preacher (1874–1962)
further helped the Akalis seize the control of Gurdwara Panja Sahib (Hasan Abdal, November 1920), Gurdwara Sacha Sauda (Chuhar Kana, December 1920), Gurdwara
Kartar_Singh_Jhabbar
Islamic eschatological figure
Wayback Machine p446. Seeing with Both Eyes, transcript of a lecture on the Dajjal by Cambridge Professor Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad (born Timothy Winter)
Al-Masih_ad-Dajjal
Adherents of Islam who identify linguistically, culturally, and genealogically as Biharis
Idrisi Kulhaiya Muslim Kayasths Muslim Rajputs Thakurai Malkana Khanzada Abdal Muslim Chhipi Lal Begi or Lala Baig Turuk Pasi/Pashai Sayyid/Syed Chik Sai
Bihari_Muslims
Sufism. Saints and mythical stories provided solace and inspiration to Hindu caste communities, often in rural villages of India. The Sufi teachings of divine
Sufism_in_India
Tribe from Rajasthan, India
(29 January 2025). "PRSU status calls for SC status for denotified Nat caste in CG". Times of India. Retrieved 2 May 2026. Singh, Kumar Suresh; Lavania
Kalbelia
Muslim community in West Bengal, India
known as Kharia Muslims, as they are said to be converts from the Kharia caste, and prefer to be known as Kharia. The Kela have now entirely given up their
Kela_(tribe)
Ethnogenesis of the Pashtun people
of the Epthalites — Abdal. The Siah-posh, the Kafirs (Nuristanis) of the Hindu Kush, called all Pashtuns by a general name of Abdal still at the beginning
Theories_of_Pashtun_origin
Pashtun-descended ethnic group of Uttar Pradesh, India
from Swat and Bajaur in the north to Sibi in the south, and from Hasan Abdal (Attock) in the east to Kabul and Kandahar in the west, which corresponded
Rohilla
Punjabi philosopher and poet (1680–1757)
times, when even his family looked down upon him (for accepting a lower-caste Shah Inayat Qadiri as a teacher), his sister loved him and stood with him
Bulleh_Shah
Ethnic group
Narikurava Nawar Orh Patharkat Rom / Rrom / Roma / Romani Sinti Zott Castes Abdal Bansphor Domba Gandhila Heri Hurkiya Kan Kela Madari Nat Qalandar Perna
Doms_in_Jordan
Ethnic group
called Doms) are a community in Palestine. They are descended from the Dom caste, with origins in the Indian subcontinent. They are present across the Middle
Doms_in_Palestine
Indigenous group from Tamil Nadu, South India
Tribes was accepted by the government of Tamil Nadu.[citation needed] Doma (caste) Origins of the Romani people Meena Radhakrishna (16 July 2006). "Dishonoured
Narikurava
Founder and first guru of Sikhism (1469–1539)
denouncing the Varnasramadharma aspect of the Indian caste system, staying at the house of the low-caste Bhai Lalo. Bhai Lalo was appointed as the first Sikh
Guru_Nanak
Racism against Romani people
1177/1468796813518206. JSTOR 26413989. S2CID 145807312. "Romani, Domari, and Abdal earthquake victims face discrimination and hate crimes in Turkey". errc
Anti-Romani_sentiment
Mahdist Sufi mystic order
UNESCO. ISBN 978-92-3-103467-1. L. K. A. Iyer, The Mysore: Tribes and Castes, Vol. IV (1930), p. 383: "The benign British government issued a proclamation
Mahdavi_movement
Ethnic group in Israel
Narikurava Nawar Orh Patharkat Rom / Rrom / Roma / Romani Sinti Zott Castes Abdal Bansphor Domba Gandhila Heri Hurkiya Kan Kela Madari Nat Qalandar Perna
Doms_in_Israel
Ethnic group of Indo-Aryan origin
Narikurava Nawar Orh Patharkat Rom / Rrom / Roma / Romani Sinti Zott Castes Abdal Bansphor Domba Gandhila Heri Hurkiya Kan Kela Madari Nat Qalandar Perna
Bede_people
more than 150 Sikhs and Hindu families in Pakistan's have moved to Hasan Abdal and Rawalpindi in Punjab in 2009. The Kalasha people practice an ancient
Hinduism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Hinduism_in_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa
Dalit community in North India
the Dewangan Silsila of Sufi Syed Zinda Shah Madar. Dewan/Diwan is not a caste but the name of a Sufi order executed by Sufi Dewan Syed Zamaluddin Janeman
Madar'i
Slave-soldiers and enslaved mercenaries in the Muslim world
their training they were freed, but remained part of the ruling military caste, forming elite regiments and, in some periods and regions, rising to sovereign
Mamluk
Prejudice against Indian people
instilled in Pakistani soldiers early in their training at Cadet College Hasan Abdal and Cadet College Petaro. He also claimed that in order to prosper, Pakistan
Anti-Indian_sentiment
Branch of Shia Islam
inter-caste or inter-faith marriage. They do not oppose it but do not encourage it either. If a Dawoodi Bohra member does marry into another caste or religion
Ismailism
Indian mystic
Qadiri tariqa, which took its name from its illustrious founder, the Shaikh Abdal Qadir al Jilani (1078–1166 A.D.). He is the great great great great grandfather
Shah_Afzal_Biabani
Name list
Meitei Odia Punjabi Tamil Telugu Labbay Goan Muslims Alavi Bohras Bihari Abdal Ansari Bisati Chamail Churihar Chik Gaddi Idrisi Khanzada Kulhaiya Lal Begi
Dudi
Ethnic group
Narikurava Nawar Orh Patharkat Rom / Rrom / Roma / Romani Sinti Zott Castes Abdal Bansphor Domba Gandhila Heri Hurkiya Kan Kela Madari Nat Qalandar Perna
Doms_in_Egypt
Ethnic group in larger Punjab region
3. ISBN 978-81-269-0857-8. Gujjars were numerous around Jehlum in Hasan Abdal and throughout the Hazara district and thinly scattered towards the north
Gurjars_in_Punjab
Tatral, Thirpal, Thoha Bahader, Janga, Sadwal, Waryamal and Warwal, Kotha Abdal, Mohara kor chisham. In Mandi Bahauddin District, they are found in villages
Kahut
Ethnic group
migrated from India via Persia. They seem to have been an Indian nomadic caste specializing in metalwork and entertainment. The language is Indo-Aryan
Doms_in_Syria
Sufi order founded by Abu al-Najib Suhrawardi
conversion of Hindus and Buddhists to Islam, and its converts were mainly upper caste. Suhrawardiyya spirituality focused on dhikr and Ramadan fasting and followed
Suhrawardiyya
Mystic practices in Islam
Maudūd Chishtī → Abū Yūsuf Chishtī → Abū Muḥammad ibn Abī Aḥmad → Abū Aḥmad ʿAbdāl Chishtī → Abū Isḥāq Shāmī Chishtī → Mamshād ʿUlw Dīnawarī → Amīnuddīn Abū
Sufism
Sufi saint and poet (1274–1356)
Asia Library". dsal.uchicago.edu. Ibbetson, Denzil (24 July 1916). "Panjab castes". Lahore : Printed by the Superintendent, Government Printing, Punjab –
Nasiruddin_Chiragh_Dehlavi
Yazidi principality
and were attacked near Bashiqa by a group that included individuals named Abdal and Imad al-Din. The victims were killed and their property seized. While
Sheikhan_principality
Sikh movement in Punjab from the 1870s onwards
Christian conversion from a caste purification ritual to a conversion ritual, to convert non-Hindus and outcastes into dvija or pure-caste Hindus, between 1889
Singh_Sabha_movement
Eastern Catholic church
churches to receive canonical consecration as bishop. In 1665 Gregorios Abdal Jaleel, a bishop sent by the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, arrived
Syro-Malabar_Church
Historic Indian Christian denomination
consecration of Thoma I as a bishop was regularized in 1665 by Gregorios Abdal Jaleel Jerusalem Bishop of the Syriac Orthodox Church. This led to the first
Malankara_Church
Muslim community in India
parts of Kishanganj of Indian state of Bihar.[full citation needed] "Bihar Caste Wise Population Share Full List: बिहार में किस जाति की कितनी संख्या, आबादी
Kulhaiya
Muslim descendants of Kadia
of Maharashtra in India. They are Muslim converts from the Hindu Kadia caste. (India), Maharashtra (1972). Maharashtra State gazetteers, Volume 12. p
Kadia_(Muslim)
Alevi militant groups
denomination. The Qizilbash of Kashmir use the title, Agha and belong to the Syed caste. The Qizilbash in Awadh use the title, Nawab, which was awarded to them
Qizilbash
1653 oath by members of the Saint Thomas Christians
metropolitan bishop of the Saint Thomas Christians, leading to Gregorios Abdal Jaleel's arrival in India in 1665, who regularized Thoma I's episcopal succession
Coonan_Cross_Oath
Former campaign within Sikhism
Parbandhak Committee (SGPC).[citation needed] Next, the Akalis headed to Hasan Abdal, where Gurdwara Panja Sahib was under the control of Mahant Mitha Singh
Akali_movement
Colonial pseudo-diocesan synod in 1599
Churches to receive canonical consecration as bishop. In 1665, Gregorios Abdal Jaleel, a bishop from Syriac Orthodox Church, arrived in India and the faction
Synod_of_Diamper
Ethnic group
Narikurava Nawar Orh Patharkat Rom / Rrom / Roma / Romani Sinti Zott Castes Abdal Bansphor Domba Gandhila Heri Hurkiya Kan Kela Madari Nat Qalandar Perna
Lori_people
Religious festival in Sikhism and Hinduism
(Pakistan) with festivities centered on the Panja Sahib complex in Hasan Abdal, Gurudwaras in Nankana Sahib, and in various historical sites in Lahore
Vaisakhi
Ethnic group
Narikurava Nawar Orh Patharkat Rom / Rrom / Roma / Romani Sinti Zott Castes Abdal Bansphor Domba Gandhila Heri Hurkiya Kan Kela Madari Nat Qalandar Perna
Doms_in_Lebanon
Ethnic group
Narikurava Nawar Orh Patharkat Rom / Rrom / Roma / Romani Sinti Zott Castes Abdal Bansphor Domba Gandhila Heri Hurkiya Kan Kela Madari Nat Qalandar Perna
Doms_in_Libya
Indo-Aryan Muslim community
villages known as a paras. Each of these settlements contains an informal caste council known as a panchayat, which acts as an instrument of social control
Kan_(tribe)
Indo-Aryan language
Narikurava Nawar Orh Patharkat Rom / Rrom / Roma / Romani Sinti Zott Castes Abdal Bansphor Domba Gandhila Heri Hurkiya Kan Kela Madari Nat Qalandar Perna
Domari_language
Sufi pir
ISBN 978-0-691-20722-3. OCLC 1129216166. Page 479, A glossary of the tribes and castes of the Punjab and North-West frontier province Page 34,Punjab Today, Mandeep
Pir_Budhan_Shah
Sikh warrior and ruler of Lahore
from his headquarters there. He also extended Sikh authority over Hasan Abdal, Attock, and the Surrian parganah, including Jagdeo, Ghaniwala, and Karial
Gujjar_Singh_Bhangi
Cultural or linguistic change towards Pashtun
Swat and Bajaur in the north to Sibi and Bhakkar in Sind, and from Hasan Abdal in the east to Kabul and Kandahar in the west. Khan, Iqbal Ghani (2002)
Pashtunization
Western Turkic people
people Gagauz people Turkish people Turkmen people Salar people Anatolia Abdal of Turkey Yörüks Tahtacı Varsak Barak Karakeçili (Black Goat Turkomans)
Oghuz_Turks
Branch of Ghorbati people
self claimed to be Indo-Turkic people. The group divides itself into a caste system that suggests a migration from the Indian subcontinent into Central
Mugat_Ghorbati
root amongst Wolof traders living in Nioro, but soon spread to servile caste Muslims in Mauretania and Mali. Hammallist doctrinal changes from Tijaniyyah
Hamallayya
Indian Islamic scholar (1892–1981)
Government of Saudi Arabia For Imposing Tax on Pilgrims in 1365 A.H) No Caste is Inferior His disciples include:[failed verification] Muhammad Alawi al-Maliki
Mustafa_Raza_Khan_Qadri
Railway station in Pakistan
district of Sindh province, Pakistan. Detha community belongs to Cāraṇa caste in hindu religion. Detha people live in Pakistan and also in India. In India
Detha_railway_station
1873 faction of the Singh Sabha movement
like the Khande di Pahul ceremony on the grounds that it threatened their caste and polluted their ritual boundaries which they considered as primary. As
Amritsar_Singh_Sabha
Indic language spoken in Iran
Narikurava Nawar Orh Patharkat Rom / Rrom / Roma / Romani Sinti Zott Castes Abdal Bansphor Domba Gandhila Heri Hurkiya Kan Kela Madari Nat Qalandar Perna
Seb_Seliyer_language
Christians from Kerala, India
Eastern churches. In response, a Syriac Orthodox bishop named Gregorios Abdal Jalīl arrived in Malabar in 1665 and regularised Thoma's episcopacy. Succeeding
Saint Thomas Christian denominations
Saint_Thomas_Christian_denominations
District in Punjab, India
24% of the district area, including Pathankot, consists of forest area. Abdal Bangowani Barnala Bhoon Qila Lal Singh Chakarrayian Dabanwala Khojala Ram
Gurdaspur_district
Building for gatherings of a Sufi brotherhood
fraternity brought khānaqāhs to provide services for members of the lowest castes. The popularity of khānaqāhs declined in the early 14th century in India
Sufi_lodge
root amongst Wolof traders living in Nioro, but soon spread to servile caste Muslims in Mauretania and Mali. Hamahullah bin Muhammad bin Umar was exiled
Hamahullah bin Muhammad bin Umar
Hamahullah_bin_Muhammad_bin_Umar
Major historical events in Kerala, India
Portuguese India as a result of Dutch–Portuguese War. 1665 - Gregorios Abdal Jaleel recognized and validated the consecration of Thoma I. 1678 – 1693
Timeline_of_Kerala
Sect of Isma'ilism
Shahada at Bab al-Futuh Fatimid Cairo Enthoven, R. E. (1922). The Tribes and Castes of Bombay. Vol. 1. Asian Educational Services. p. 199. ISBN 81-206-0630-2
Musta'li_Ismailism
Complex set of issues and debates surrounding education for girls and women
and Exclusion. doi:10.4324/9780203465202. ISBN 978-1-134-41283-9. Osman, Abdal Monium Khidir (November 2002). "Challenges for integrating gender into poverty
Female_education
Ethnic group
contact with Turkmen tribes, it is suspected that they are the same as Abdal of Turkey. A subgroup of the Bulgarian Gypsies in southern Bulgaria, the
Romani_people_in_Bulgaria
Ethnic group
Narikurava Nawar Orh Patharkat Rom / Rrom / Roma / Romani Sinti Zott Castes Abdal Bansphor Domba Gandhila Heri Hurkiya Kan Kela Madari Nat Qalandar Perna
Doms_in_Sudan
Term to refer to leaders amongst various Sikh sects
for identity". Indian Express. 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2012-02-27. "'Sikh' Caste Violence: Jalandhar Via Vienna - FAQ | outlook blogs". Blogs.outlookindia
Gaddi_Nashin
Eastern churches. In response, a Syriac Orthodox bishop named Gregorios Abdal Jalīl arrived in Malabar in 1665 and regularised Thoma's episcopacy. Succeeding
Puthankoottukar
Sikh organisation
Sec. Public School, Ajnala Sri Guru Harkrishan Sr. Sec. Public School, Abdal Sri Guru Harkrishan Public School, Mehal Jandiala Sri Guru Harkrishan Public
Chief_Khalsa_Diwan
for all hospital, free of cost and without any discrimination of faith, caste, creed or colour. People from near and far come with all sorts of visible
Hajib_Shakarbar
Sufi mystic order in Sunni Islam
other social cleavages. There, however, remains a potential for ethnic and caste divides to enter the Senegalese socio-political organization.[page needed]
Mouride_Order
Sufi saint of 14th century
the 12th century. H. A. Rose (1990) (1990). A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West ..., Volume 2, page 72. Asian Educational Services
Tajuddin_Chishti
Village in Punjab, Pakistan
spoken language but as a national language Urdu is also widely used. Major castes of this village are Arain, Syed, Gujjar, Rajputs, Khokhar, etc. It is located
Chak_285_GB
Syrian Bar Hebraeus Tekle Haymanot Giyorgis of Segla Mar Thoma I Gregorios Abdal Jaleel Geevarghese Gregorios Related topics Abuna Catholicos Catholicos
History_of_Oriental_Orthodoxy
Part of a series on Islam Sufism Ideas Abdal Al-Insān al-Kāmil Baqaa Dervish Dhawq Fakir Fana Hal Haqiqa Ihsan Irfan Ishq Karamat Kashf Lataif Manzil
Persecution_of_Sufis
Abdul Gafoor Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) M.S.M Nizam Mohamed Abdal Hassain " Abu Fuard " (6 December 1936 – 28 July 2012) was a Sri Lankan
List_of_Sri_Lankan_Moors
ABDAL CASTE
ABDAL CASTE
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Servant of the Just
Girl/Female
Hindu
Goddess Andal
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian, Muslim
Substitutes; Persons by whom God Continues the World in Existence
Girl/Female
Tamil
Jajwalya | ஜஜà¯à®µà®¾à®²à¯à®¯à®¾Â
Goddess Andal
Jajwalya | ஜஜà¯à®µà®¾à®²à¯à®¯à®¾Â
Boy/Male
Indian
Slave of the high
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Goddess of Srivilliputtur Andal
Male
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ãrdghal, ARDAL means "high valor."
Boy/Male
Muslim
Servant of the just
Boy/Male
Muslim
Slave of the high
Boy/Male
Arabic
Servant of the provider.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Servant of the merciful.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Servant of the compassionate.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Narrator of Hadith; Daughter of Abdul Malik had this Name
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Seeker; Abdul Muttalib; Grand Father of the Prophet Muhammad
Boy/Male
Arabic
Servant of the provider.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian, Biblical, Farsi, French, German, Iranian, Turkish
Abbreviated Form of Abdul; My Servant
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Narrator of Hadith; Ibn Abdul Hameed had this Name
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Telugu
Brightness of Flames from Yagna; Goddess Andal
Boy/Male
Arabic
Servant of peace.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Servant of the giving.
ABDAL CASTE
ABDAL CASTE
Girl/Female
Arabic
Lady; Woman
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Beauchamp.
Surname or Lastname
Welsh
Welsh : Anglicized form of Welsh ap Rhiddid ‘son of Rhiddid’, a personal name of unexplained etymology.Welsh : Anglicized form of ap Redith ‘son of Redith’, a short form of Meredith; the short form occurs only in this Anglicized spelling.Welsh : from the personal name Predyr, Peredur (perhaps from Old Welsh peri ‘spears’ + dur ‘hard’, ‘steel’), which was borne, in Arthurian legend, by one of the knights of the Round Table.Welsh : occupational name, from Welsh prydydd ‘bard’.English : habitational name from Priddy in Somerset, named probably with Celtic words meaning ‘earth house’.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Vishnu name
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Victory of the Lotus
Boy/Male
Hindu
Girl/Female
Hindu
Abode of fame
Girl/Female
Tamil
Lucky
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam
Goddess Lakshmi
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Traditional
King of Religion
ABDAL CASTE
ABDAL CASTE
ABDAL CASTE
ABDAL CASTE
ABDAL CASTE
n.
A vial, cruet, or other small vessel, used to contain condiments at the table; as, a set of casters.
n.
The third of the four great original castes among the Hindus, now either extinct or partially represented by the mercantile class of Banyas. See the Note under Caste, 1.
n.
A Hindoo of the second, or royal and military, caste; a Kshatriya; especially, an inhabitant of the country of Rajpootana, in northern central India.
n.
One born of a European parent on the one side, and of a Hindoo or Mohammedan on the other. Also adjective; as, half-caste parents.
n.
The military caste, the second of the four great Hindoo castes; also, a member of that caste. See Caste.
n.
A religious devotee or dervish in Persia.
n.
A small tablet of wood supported on casters and having a pencil attached. The characters produced by the pencil on paper, while the hand rests on the instrument and it is allowed to move, are sometimes translated as of oracular or supernatural import.
n.
A follower of Abdel Wahab (b. 1691; d. 1787), a reformer of Mohammedanism. His doctrines prevail particularly among the Bedouins, and the sect, though checked in its influence, extends to most parts of Arabia, and also into India.
n.
One who casts; as, caster of stones, etc. ; a caster of cannon; a caster of accounts.
n.
A small wheel or caster.
n.
A small wheel, as of a caster, a roller skate, etc.
n.
The lowest of the four great castes among the Hindoos. See Caste.
n.
The berries of a species of cypress in the East Indies.
v. t.
To roll or move upon truckles, or casters; to trundle.
n. pl.
A caste of priests, philosophers, and magicians, among the ancient Persians; hence, any holy men or sages of the East.
pl.
of Castellany
n.
Connection by marriage; reciprocal marriage; giving and taking in marriage, as between two families, tribes, castes, or nations.
n.
One of an aboriginal people of Southern India, regarded by the four castes of the Hindoos as of very low grade. They are usually the serfs of the Sudra agriculturalists. See Caste.
v. i.
To become connected by marriage between their members; to give and take mutually in marriage; -- said of families, ranks, castes, etc.
a.
Inclosed within a building; as, a fountain or cistern castellated.