—— Kathír = This is right good (also “abundant kindness”), ii. 275.
Khaznah = the Treasury = 1,000 kis or purses, each 500 piastres, £5,000, iv. 74, 180.
—— (Khazínah) or 10,000 Kís each = £5, v. 236.
Khaznat al-Siláh (_Arab._) = the ship’s armoury, v. 403.
Khil’ah = robe of honour, consists of many articles, such as a horse, sword, etc., iv. 235; v. 410.
Khila’h dakk al-Matrakah, _tr._ “whereon plates of gold were hammered” (an especial kind of brocade) vi. 81.
Khimár (_Arab._) = head-veil (a covering for the back of the head), v. 255.
Khorasan (including our Afghanistan) in a chronic state of rebellion in Al-Rashid’s reign, ii. 167.
Khudá, _mod. Pers._ form of Old Khudáí = Sovereign-King, iii. 269.
“—— and his brothers,” position of, compared with Galland, iii. 303.
Khurtúm = the trunk of an elephant, iii. 19.
Khwájah = merchant and gentleman, iii. 61.
—— is also a honorific title given by Khorásánis to their notables, iii. 61.
—— and Khawáját (_Pers._) = merchants (_Arab._), i. 332.
—— (spelt elsewhere “Khwájá”), iv. 50; corresponds with our “good man,” iv. 62.
—— Hasan al-Habbál = Master Hasan the Ropemaker, iii. 341.
Kíb (_pl._ “Kiyáb” and “Akyáb”) = a small thick mat used to produce shade (ST.) v. 215.
Kikán (_pl._ of Kík) _tr._ “raven,” vi. 147.
Kimcobs = velvets with gold embroidery, iii. 140.
King consummates his marriage in presence of his virgin sister-in-law, ii. 268.
—— Kulayb (“little dog”) al Wá’il, ii. 263.
—— of the Kingdoms (_i.e._ of the worlds visible and invisible), ii. 6.
—— in Persia speaks of himself in third person, and swears by his own head, etc., iii. 531.
“King’s Command is upon the head and the eyes” = must be obeyed, iii. 164.
Kintár = a quintal, 98 to 99 lbs. avoir. (in round numbers, a cwt.) vi. 29.
Kiosque, traced through the _Turk._ Kúshk (_pron._ Kyúshk) to the _Pers._ “Kushk” = an upper chamber, iv. 151.
—— or belvedere (used to avoid confusion between Kiosque and window) iii. 140.
Kírát (Carat), most often one twenty-fourth of the dinar, iii. 91.
Kirm Al- (_Arab._ and _Pers._) = a worm, vi. 5.
Kirsh (_pron._ “Girsh”) the Egyptian piastre = one-fifth of a shilling, iv. 72; 281.
—— (_Arab._), pop. “Girsh” = a dollar, iv., 281.
Kís = usually the _Giberne_ or pellet-bag (here the “bow-cover”) vi. 53.