Sentence:  merchants from the bazaar <WSD>bickering</WSD> over a deal ; a Bakhtiari khan in a cap and hacking jacket ; dervishes who stand with the stillness of the blind , their eyes filmed with rheum and visions ; the old Kajar princes arriving in their ancient limousines ; students , civil servants , beggars , musicians , hawkers , and clowns . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  argue over petty things