Manqiyah (منقية): A group of similar camels shown together.
Round (شوط): One contest at a festival for one class and one colour, for example "Wudh single Jal".
Single (فردي): A round in which a camel competes alone.
Dag (دق): Young camels, up to the Jadha age.
Jal (جل): Mature camels, from the Thani age and up.
Matn (متن): A camel registered on the entry list.
Front, middle and back (الصدر والوسط والأخير): The order of the camels in a Manqiyah. The front has the largest weight in the score.
Tashbeeh (التشبيه): The check of a camel’s breed and colour, to make sure it fits the round.
Tasneen (التسنين): The check of a camel’s age from its teeth.
Tampering (العبث): Any unnatural change to a camel’s look to improve its appearance. It leads to disqualification.
Screening (الفرز): The stage that removes camels that do not fit, or the weaker ones, before the final.
Record (المحضر): The signed results of a festival.
Ban (الحرمان): A participant is stopped from entering because of a violation.
Reserve (احتياط): The camel that moves up in place of a disqualified winner.
Bayraq (بيرق): The banner of the first-place winner.
Safi (صافي): A pure colour that is not mixed.
Multabis (ملتبس): A mixed colour that is not clear.
Majaheem (مجاهيم): Black or dark camels.
Maghateer (مغاتير): Light-coloured camels: Wudh, Shaqh, Sufr and others.
Wudh (وضح): White camels. One she-camel: Wadha.
Shaqh (شقح): Light camels with a slight yellow or red tone. One she-camel: Shaqha.
Shual (شعل): Camels with a colour between red and yellow. One she-camel: Shala.
Sufr (صفر): Camels with a yellowish coat. One she-camel: Safra.
Humr (حمر): Brown camels with a red tone. One she-camel: Hamra.
Halal (حلال): The livestock a man owns. It usually means his camels.
Stud (فحل): The male kept for breeding.
Mu’ashira (معشرة): A pregnant she-camel. In the game it is a state with a timer until the birth.
Weak (هزيلة): A she-camel made weak by a lack of water and fodder.
Hwar (حوار): The young calf of a she-camel.
Mafrud (مفرود): A camel of about one to two years.
Hiqq (حق): A camel of two to three years.
Liqi (لقي): A camel of three to four years.
Jadha (جذع): A camel of four to five years.
Thani (ثني): A camel of five to six years.
Ruba (رباع): A camel of six years and more.
Prestige (هيبة): In the game: reputation points that you win from top places. They open the larger festivals.
Namus (ناموس): Honour and reputation. "A bloodline that deserves the Namus."
Ra’i al-nadhar (راعي النظر): A person with an expert eye for camel beauty.
Marah (مراح): The place where camels spend the night.
Wayt (وايت): A water tanker truck.
The Barr (البر): The desert and the open country. In the game: the world map.
Samar (سمر): A thorny desert tree (acacia). In the game: a node that gives firewood.

Glossary of camel beauty terms

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