قانون ḳānūn G. (Gr. kanwn) s. m. 1. Rule, regula- tion, statute, canon, institute, system. 2. A dulcimer, or harp. قانونگو ḳānūn-go, s. m. An officer in each district, acquainted with its cus- toms, the nature of the tenures of the land, &c. قانونگوٴي ḳānūn-go-ī, s. f. The office of a ḳā- nūn-go, q. v.

ققنس ḳuḳnus P s. m. The phenix, a fabulous bird.

قصه ḳiṣṣa A (from قصّ) s. m. 1. A tale, a story, narration. (Plur. قصص ḳiṣaṣ). 2. (met. in Hind.) A quarrel, a dispute. قصه خوان ḳiṣṣa- ḵẖẉān, A storyteller. قصه کوتاه ḳiṣṣa kotāh, In short, in one word. قصه کوتاه کرنا ḳiṣṣa kotāh karnā, To settle a dispute. قصه مختصر ḳiṣṣa muḵẖtaṣar, In short.

قصف ḳaṣf A (Heb. To boil up, to foam, to rage) s. m. 1. The wind breaking, dashing to pieces (a ship). 2. Blowing with a loud noise (wind), thundering. ¶ ḳaṣif, adj. Weak, broken, split.

قور ḳor A. (in Arab. ḳūr, analog. to Heb. A web, especially a spiderʼs, from قار Heb. To surround, to ensnare) s. f. 1. A new rope of fine cotton. 2. Edging, facing of a dress, ri- band, twist, tape. 3. A string or row (of ani- mals succeeding each other); train, retinue. قور خانه ḳor-ḵẖāna, An armoury, arsenal, a wardrobe.

قانت ḳānit A (part. act. of قنوت) adj. 1. Obe- dient to God, devout. 2. Silent.

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

قران ḳirān A (from قرن) s. m. 1. Conjunction of

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.

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