GUIDE TO USING
IBN E SIREEN
DICTIONARY OF DREAMS
I. THE MAIN ENTRY
This dictionary of dreams contains over 4300 indexed entries. However, the
combined multi-usage of nouns, verbs, adjectives, proper names, synonyms,
etcetera, provide the reader with a much greater access to vocabulary and
interpretation of elements. Interpreting dreams is like reading the meaning of
each element and its synonyms in its own mother tongue. Example:
Artichoke, (art'i chok') n. arb. Art earth -choke, thorn.
Omniscient: (am nishent) < omni, all + -sciens, a prp. of scire, to know, discern.
Viscount: (vikount.') n. vice, deputy and -count, companion < Earl; Count.
In a couple of instances, I used the meaning of a proper name, followed by the
root of the entry word. Example:
Zachariah: (Zachar, to remember + ya, God; ... )
Dream interpretation also explains how the human mind works. In fact, this art
clearly identifies the state of one's innate awareness. Interpreting dreams also
portrays the spirit of a culture and may sometimes carry a universal perception
of values.
The entries in this book are mostly followed immediately by related synonyms
that are placed in brackets. Sometimes the elements inside the brackets represents
a cross-reference on such subject. Example:
Medicine: (Drug; Inkwell).
Other entries are followed by a reference in Italics on where to find explanations
about the said element. Example:
Immolation: (See Feast of immolation; Manumission; Offering; Sacrifice;
Slave)
Colors of the face: (See Colors; Face)
In this case, for example, one should look under both:
1. Colors, and
2. Face.
In some cases, the reader is advised to look up the opposite meaning of an
interpretation, where he may find further interpretations, with ending instructions
in italics. Example:
Incompletejob: (Unfinished business) (Also see Finished business)
The word Jiimi in Arabic means the center of a congregation. In this dictionary
of dreams, one can look the word Jami under Masjid (sajada, to prostrate oneself,
pray. arb. place of prostration or place of worship), and under Mosque, (the British
version of the Arabic word Masjid, using the Egyptian pronunciation Masgid >
muskey. fro
Jami: (See Masjid; Mosque)
When main entries are spelled alike but each carries a different meaning or
usage, as pit (snake pit) and pit (date pit), they are entered in separate blocks and
are followed by subscript numbers immediately following the boldface entry.
Mercury) (planet)
Mercury2 (Quicksilver)
In this dictionary of dreams, foreign words are followed by an abbreviation of
their origin, and set in italics (See List ofAbbreviations). Example:
Hajj: (arb. Pilgrimage)
Immediately after the origin of a foreign word, I indicated where to find such
entry. Example:
SaUit: (arb. See Five timesprayers.) Though the word B.allitin Arabic also means:
Prayers, Benediction, Blessings, Grace, etcetera.
In some places, I used a phrase to provide an indication of how to build the
elements of one's dream. Example:
1- Visiting God's House in Mecca: (See Pilgrimage; 'Umrah)
However, the reader can also find other interpretations on visiting God's House,
by looking under Masjid and Mosque. The reader is advised to search for other
interpretations and in this case under: (Also see Imam; Ka'aba; Minaret; Minbar;
Muezzin)
2- Walking on water: (Also see River; Water)
In some instances, a list of interpretations is provided under one entry.
Example:
Sound of birds: .
Sound of animals: .
Playing games: .
or one may find his favorite ball game under one entry such as:
Ball: (Baseball; Basketball; Cricket ball; Football; etcetera. Also see Games)
Other entries include Arabic words that are sometime used in Eglish such as:
Islam, Muezzin, Saker, Wadi, etcetera.
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