Arnaut

As late as 1840 the Arnaut soldiers used to “pot” any peasant who dared to ride (instead of walking) past their barracks.

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

We found it full of pilgrims, amongst whom we had no trouble to recognise our fellow-travellers, the quarrelsome old Arnaut and his impudent slave-boy.

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003

Immediately after the reception of these Shaykhs, there was a parade of the Arnaut Irregular horse.

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003

The Beni Harb established at Djedeyde, Szafra, and Beder, give their daughters in marriage to strangers, and even to settlers; and a few Turkish soldiers, attracted by the beauty of some Bedouin girls, had fixed themselves here, and married them: one of them, an Arnaut, who spoke good

Travels in Arabia 2003

In our party was an Arnaut, a white-bearded old man, so decrepit that he could scarcely stand, and yet so violent that no one could manage him but his African slave, a brazen-faced little wretch about fourteen years of age.

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003

One of the Arnaut garrison, who had obtained leave to go to

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003

“Daluls5” (dromedaries), and clinging like apes to the hairy humps; Arnaut, Kurd, and

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003

In one place a half-drunken Arnaut stalked down the road, elbowing peaceful passengers and frowning fiercely in hopes of a quarrel.

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003

But the Arnaut, whose rage was “like red-hot steel,” would hear nothing but our repeated declarations, that unless he behaved more like a pilgrim, we should be compelled to leave him and his slave behind.

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003

The Arnaut in his rage seized a pole, raised it, and delivered a blow which missed the camel-man, but, which brought the striker headlong to the ground.

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003