رقبه raḳaba A (from رقب) s. m. 1. Neck; slave. 2. Enclosure, esplanade, environs.

عقب aﻌḳab A (Heb. ) 1. adv. Behind, after. 2. s. m. The rear, the heel. عقب کرنا aﻌḳab karnā, To follow.

عنقبوت aﻌnḳabūt A (Heb. comp. of عکب To do or make quickly, and عکش To weave a spiderʼs web: Schult.) s. f. A spider.

قب ḳabb A s. m. The sound of a falling sword. P. A. قبا ḳabā, s. f. A garment (quilted), a jacket. ¶ ḳubā, 1. Name of a village near Madīna. 2. The earth, ground, soil. (Hunter).

قباحت ḳabāḥat A (from قبح) s. f. Villainy, de- formity, turpitude, dishonesty, baseness, base action, evil, ill, wrong, inconvenience.

قباله ḳabāla A (from قبل) s. m. A deed, writing, written agreement, contract, a bill of sale.

قبايل ḳabāʼịl A s. m. plur. (of قبيله from قبل) 1. Family (wife and children, &c.). 2. Tribes.

قبر ḳabr A (Heb. ) s. f. A grave, a tomb. قبرکن ḳabr-kan, A grave-digger. قبر گاه ḳabr- gāh, s. f. A burying ground. قبرستان ḳabr- istān, s. f. A burying ground. A. قبس 1. ḳabs, s. m. Lighting or getting fire from another, striking or asking fire. 2. Learning, teaching. 3. ¶ ḳabas, A firebrand, a match, any thing for kindling fire with. 4. ¶ kabis (perhaps for قبص ḳabiṣ) adj. Quick, expeditious.

قبض ḳabẓ A (Heb. To meet together, to contract) s. f. 1. Contraction. 2. Costiveness. 3. A receipt. 4. Tax, tribute. قبض الوصول ḳabẓu-l-wuṣūl, s. f. A receipt, acknowledgment. قبض کرنا ḳabẓ karnā, To seize, take possession of. قبض هونا ḳabẓ honā, To be seized, &c.

قبضه ḳabẓa A (from قبض) s. m. 1. Grasp, gripe (of the hand), clutch; possession. 2. Handle, hilt. قبضه کرنا ḳabẓa karnā, To seize, to take possession of.

قبضيت ḳabẓīyat A (from قبض) s. f. 1. Seizure. 2. Costiveness. 3. Astringency.

قبل ḳabl A (Heb. and Chald. ) 1. s. m. The anteriour part, the front. 2. adj. First. 3. adv. Before. قبل ازين ḳabl az-īn, Before this, heretofore. ¶ ḳibal, 1. Power. 2. Plenty.

قبول ḳabūl A or ḳubūl (from قبل) 1. s. m. Con- sent, favourable reception, concession, approba- tion, assent. 2. adj. Accepted, approved, consented, agreed. قبول صورت ḳabūl-ṣūrat, Handsome. قبول صورتي ḳabūl-ṣūrat-ī, s. f. Handsomeness. قبول کرنا ḳabūl karnā, To accept, receive, take, assent, allow, confess, consent, deign, agree to, own, promise. قبول هونا ḳabūl honā, To be accepted, agreed to, &c. A. H. قبولنا ḳabūl-nā, v. a. To agree, consent, as- sent, accept, approve, make choice of.

قبولي ḳabūl-ī A. s. f. A kind of food, rice and pulse boiled together.

قبوليت ḳabūliyat A s. f. A written agreement, acceptance, assent, consent.