القاب alḳāb A s. m. plur. (of لقب) Titles, ho- norary names; forms of address, &c. in letters.

تقابل taḳābul A (inf. vi. of قبل) s. m. Encoun- tering, the being drawn up in mutual opposition.

رقاب ṛiḳāb A s. (plur. of رقبة) Necks, slaves, servants.

عقاب uﻌḳāb A (from عقب Heb. ) s. m. f. An eagle. ¶ iﻌḳāb, s. m. Chastisement.

قاب ḳāb A (Heb. ) 1. s. f. A large dish used for serving rice, &c. in at a meal, or for kneading dough in, &c. 2. s. m. The distance be- tween the part where a bow is grasped by the hand and its extremities. قاب قوسين ḳāb-ḳau- sain, The distance of two bows, or rather of two bows from the part grasped by the hand to the extremities.

قابض ḳābiẓ A (part. act. from قبض) 1. adj. Seizing, holding, grasping, taking. 2. Astrin- gent. 3. s. m. A receiver, possessor. قابض الارواح ḳābiẓu-l-arwāḥ, The angel of death.

قابل ḳābil A (from قبل) 1. part. act. Receiving, taking. 2. adj. Possible, capable, worthy, fit, skilful, sufficient, able, clever, deserving. قابل هونا ḳābil honā, To deserve, to merit.

قابله ḳābila A s. f. A midwife.

قابليت ḳābil-īyat A s. f. Possibility, skill, suf- ficiency, capacity, capability, ability, accom- plishment.

قابو ḳābū T. (from Turk. قاپو ḳāpū or قپو ḳapū, A gate; q. d. by which one may enter or arrive at the object of oneʼs desire) s. m. Power, com- mand, authority, opportunity, possession, will. قابوپانا ḳābū pānā, To get advantage or power (over). قابوپرست ḳābū-parast, adj. Tyranni- cal. قابوپرستي ḳābū-parast-ī, s. f. Tyranny. قابوچلانا ḳābū chalānā, To exercise oneʼs power, to take advantage. قابوچي ḳābū-chī, adj. Despotick, tyrannical.

مشقاب mushḳāb T. s. f. A large shallow vessel in which rice is served or bread is kneaded.

مقابا muḳābā A. s. m. A dressing-box or case. See مقابه muḳāba.

مقابر maḳābir A s. plur. (of مقبره) Tombs, se- pulchres.

مقابل muḳābil A (part. act. III. of قبل Heb. and Aram. ) adj. Opposite, confronting, op- posing, matching, resembling, equal, comparing: (postpos. mas.) in opposition, against, for.

مقابله muḳābala A (inf. III. of قبل Heb. and