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

قطب ḳut̤b A s. m. 1. The iron spindle or axis on which a millstone turns. 2. The polar star, the north pole. قطب جنوبي ḳut̤b-i-janūb-ī,

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.

قالين ḳālīn P s. f. See قالي ḳālī.

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

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.

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.

قصبه ḳaṣba A (prop. ḳaṣaba, from قصب) s. m. A small town (particularly, when inhabited by decent people or families of rank).

قنوط ḳunūt̤ A (from قنط) s. f. Despair.

قال ḳāl A (Heb. ) s. m. 1. A word, a saying. 2. Loquaciousness. 3. Boasting, egotism. قال مارنا ḳāl mārnā, 1. To be very loquacious. 2. To rebuke, to reproach. قال مقال ḳāl maḳāl, s. m. Altercation, wrangling, confabulation.