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

قوم ḳaum A s. f. Tribe, sect, cast, a people, na- tion, family. قوم و خويش ḳaum-o-ḵẖẉesh, plur. m. Friends and relations.

قوقنوس ḳūḳnūs (ḳūḳnus, ḳuḳnus P or ḳuḳnūs,) s. m. The name of a bird, Phenix.

قابله ḳābila A s. f. A midwife.

قيل ḳīl A (from قول Heb. ) s. m. A word, speech, saying. قيل وقال ḳīl-o-ḳāl, s. f. Con- versation, confabulation, controversy, altercation, babble, clack.

قبه ḳubba A (from قبّ) s. m. A vault, an arch, a dome, a cupola; (hence) alcove.

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.

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.

قلبي ḳalb-ī A adj. Cordial, hearty, of heart.

قعب ḳaﻌb A (Heb. ) s. m. 1. A cavern, a pit, a furrow, a cup. 2. A hidden meaning of a speech.