Khatam kari 

What does Khatam kari mean? Meaning: term of Iranian origin used to designate fine marquetry work, the earliest examples of which date back to the Safavid period.  

Panjara 

What does Panjara mean? Meaning: term used in Central Asia to designate something similar to a moucharabieh.  

Damasquinage 

What does Damasquinage mean? Meaning: an artistic technique that consists in setting a copper, gold or silver wire on a metal surface, usually iron or steel, to create a decorative motif.…

Koch 

What does Koch mean? Meaning: term used in Uzbekistan to designate two buildings facing each other (see, for example, madrasa Koch in Bukhara).  

Ribat 

What does Ribat mean? Meaning: Fortified defensive constructions, generally installed on frontiers. They also serve as lodgings for travelers and as places for meditation.  

Dhal 

What does Dhal mean? Meaning: the "dhal" shield refers to an Indian shield, sometimes also used in Persia, made of leather and sometimes steel. It is therefore found, in particular, in…

Ksar 

What does Ksar mean? Meaning: fortified village (Berber architecture) found in North Africa.  

Diacritique (signe) 

What does Diacritique (signe) mean? Meaning: signs (dots, dashes) used in Arabic writing to precisely define words and their pronunciation.  

Lustre métallique 

What does Lustre métallique mean? Meaning: type of glaze obtained by applying a glaze containing metallic particles to an already glazed ceramic object. The lustre effects are created by the light…