عنقريب aﻌn-ḳarīb A (عن prepos. and قريب Near) adv. Near, soon, shortly, nearly, almost.

فقرا fuḳarā A s. plur. (of فقير) Dervises, &c.

قرابت ḳarābat A (from قرب) s. f. Kin, vicinity, relationship, affinity, propinquity, alliance.

قرابتي ḳarābat-ī A. adj. Related, relative, akin; (substantively) A relative, a relation.

قرابه ḳarāba A (from قربه ḳirba, which from قرب) s. m. A flagon.

قرابين ḳarābīn Fr. s. f. A carbine. (French, ca- rabine).

قرار ḳarār A (from قرّ Heb. To rest, to cool) s. m. 1. Rest, residence, tranquillity, quietness. 2. Firmness, stability. 3. Ratification, agree- ment, engagement. 4. Waiting, patience. قرار داد ḳarār-dād, An engagement, contract, agree- ment. قراردينا ḳarār denā, To fix, to establish. قرارواقعي ḳarār-wāḳiʼīﻌ, adv. Effectively, effec- tually, efficaciously, truly.

قراري ḳarār-ī A. adj. 1. Firm, stable. 2. Rati- fied, agreed to.

قراقر ḳarāḳar A (from قرقر) Grumbling of the bowels, Borborygmi.

قراول ḳarāwal T s. m. f. 1. The advanced guard of an army. 2. A sentinel, a piquet. 3. A gamekeeper.

قراولي ḳarāwal-ī T s. f. Skirmishing.

قرقرا ḳarḳarā A s. m. The name of a bird. (Ardea virgo).

قريب ḳarīb A (from قرب) adv. Near, neighbouring, nigh, almost, about, akin, relative.

قريبه ḳarīb-a A adj. fem. of قريب ḳarīb, q. v.

قرين ḳarīn A adj. Conjoined, contiguous, connected; equal, associate, friend. گردون قرين gar- dūn-ḳarīn, adj. Joined or reaching to the skies. نصرقرين nuṣrat-ḳarīn, adj. Victorious.