قوانين ḳawānīn A s. m. plur. (of قانون ḳānūn) Rules, ordinances, statutes, &c.

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.

قصر ḳaṣr A (from قصر Heb. and Ch. To cut, to abbreviate, to diminish) s. m. 1. Diminution, defect. 2. Evening twilight (q. d. defect of light). 3. An edifice, a palace, a building, an elegant villa.

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.

قوج ḳoj T s. m. A ram.

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.

قاري ḳārī A (part. act. of قرأ Heb. To read) s. m. A reader, especially of the ḳurʼān. (plur. قاريين ḳāriyīn).

قرعه ḳurʼaﻌ A (from قرع Heb. To split, to tear, to break, to knock) s. m. 1. A lot (es- pecially, one cast in the manner of the Arabs, by shooting arrows). 2. A wager, wagering, drawing lots, seeking to learn oneʼs fortune by opening a book, &c.

قدوس ḳuddūs A (from قدس) adj. Pure, holy.

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