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Terminology of the Imperium
Ya(now)inthiscryisaugmentedbythehyaform(theever-extendednow).
Chouhada(fighters)carriesthisaddedmeaningoffightersagainstinjustice.
Thereisadistinctioninthiswordthatspecifiesthefightersarenotstrugglingforanything,butareconsecratedagainstaspecificthing—thatalone.
YALI:aFremen’spersonalquarterswithinthesietch.
YA!YA!YAWM!:Fremenchantingcadenceusedintimeofdeepritualsignificance.Yacarriestherootmeaningof“Nowpayattention!”Theyawmformisamodifiedtermcallingforurgentimmediacy.Thechantisusuallytranslatedas“Now,hearthis!”
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ZENSUNNI:followersofaschismaticsectthatbrokeawayfromtheteachingsofMaometh(theso-called“ThirdMuhammed”)about1381B.G.TheZensunnireligionisnotedchieflyforitsemphasisonthemysticalandareversionto“thewaysofthefathers.”MostscholarsnameAliBenOhashiasleaderoftheoriginalschismbutthereissomeevidencethatOhashimayhavebeenmerelythemalespokesmanforhissecondwife,Nisai.
