Terminology of the Imperium

           INSTUDYINGtheImperium,Arrakis,andthewholeculturewhichproducedMuad’Dib,manyunfamiliartermsoccur.Toincreaseunderstandingisalaudablegoal,hencethedefinitionsandexplanationsgivenbelow.

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           ABA:looserobewornbyFremenwomen;usuallyblack.

           ACH:leftturn:aworm-steersman’scall.

           ADAB:thedemandingmemorythatcomesuponyouofitself.

           AKARSO:aplantnativetoSikun(of70OphiuchiA)characterizedbyalmostoblongleaves.Itsgreenandwhitestripesindicatetheconstantmultipleconditionofparallelactiveanddormantchlorophyllregions.

           ALAMAL-MITHAL:themysticalworldofsimilitudeswhereallphysicallimitationsareremoved.

           AL-LAT:mankind’soriginalsun;byusage:anyplanet’sprimary.

           AMPOLIROS:thelegendary“FlyingDutchman”ofspace.

           AMTALorAMTALRULE:acommonruleonprimitiveworldsunderwhichsomethingistestedtodetermineitslimitsordefects.Commonly:testingtodestruction.

           AQL:thetestofreason.Originally,the“SevenMysticQuestions”

           beginning:“Whoisitthatthinks?”

           ARRAKEEN:firstsettlementonArrakis;long-timeseatofplanetarygovernment.

           ARRAKIS:theplanetknownasDune;thirdplanetofCanopus.

           ASSASSINS’HANDBOOK:Third-centurycompilationofpoisonscommonlyusedinaWarofAssassins.LaterexpandedtoincludethosedeadlydevicespermittedundertheGuildPeaceandGreatConvention.

           AULIYA:IntheZensunniWanderers’religion,thefemaleatthelefthandofGod;God’shandmaiden.

           AUMAS:poisonadministeredinfood.(Specifically:poisoninsolidfood.)Insomedialects:Chaumas.

           AYAT:thesignsoflife.(SeeBurhan.