menzil

In a footnote to the list of borrowings he says "The distance between two caravanserais—a day's travel, in other words—is known by the Turkish loanword menzil"; for one thing, the preferred spelling is manzil, for another it means not 'the distance between two caravanserais' but 'a halting-place; the distance between two halting-places, a stage,' and for a third it's not from Turkish but Arabic—all this according to the OED itself!

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Our _menzil_ now standing, the men step over to Zeyd's coffee-fire, if the _sheykh_ be not gone forth to the _mejlis_ to drink his mid-day cup there.

All About Coffee 1909

Leaving the bicycle outside in the snow, I clamber over the humpy forms of kneeling camels, through an intricate maze of mules and over barricades of miscellaneous merchandise, and, making a virtue of dire necessity, invade the menzil of a well-to-do looking traveller.

Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama Thomas Stevens 1894

Once, in his wrath, he hops lightly off the menzil floor, seizes an individual twice his own size by the kammerbund, jerks him violently forward, bids him stare until he gets ashamed of staring, and then, turning him round, shoves him unceremoniously away again, pursuing him as he retreats to his own quarters with vengeful shouts of "y-a-h!"

Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama Thomas Stevens 1894

Around two sides of the caravanserai compound is a narrow, bricked walk, elevated to the level of the menzil floors; at the imminent risk of breaking my neck, I endeavor to appease the clamorous multitude, riding to and fro for the edification of what is probably the wildest-looking assembly that could be collected anywhere in the world.

Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama Thomas Stevens 1894

I attempt to appeal to the reason of my obstreperous audience by standing on the menzil front and delivering a harangue in such Persian as I have at command.

Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama Thomas Stevens 1894

When I explain to the occupants of the menzil that this nolens volens invasion of their premises is but a temporary arrangement, in the flowery language of polite Persian they tell me that the menzil, the fire, and everything they have is mine.

Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama Thomas Stevens 1894

It is a cheery, hopeful prospect, the glowing charcoal fire sparkling in response to the vigorous waving of half a saddle-flap, the savory, sizzling kabobs and the carpeted menzil, in comparison with the dreary tumble-down place I have just left.

Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama Thomas Stevens 1894

Shortly after this little incident the part-proprietor of a tchai-khan not far from the caravanserai, proposes that I leave my menzil and come with him to his place.

Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama Thomas Stevens 1894

Scarcely have they had time to alight and seek out quarters than the little man makes his appearance at my menzil door in all the glory of a crimson velvet dressing-cap and blue slippers, and beaming gladsomely through his moon-like spectacles, he comes forward and without further ceremony shakes hands.

Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama Thomas Stevens 1894