an intoxicating drink made from millet.

11 – “Ghamṭ al-nās” ⦗51⦘
To belittle people, hold them in contempt, and attack them without justification; this is what al-ghams denotes, as stated in al-Nihāyah.

12 – “al-Qanīn” ⦗57, 58, 60⦘
This is the ṭunbūr (a lute) used in Abyssinia, and taqnīn means striking its strings, according to Ibn al-Aʿrābī as cited in Ighāthat al-Lahfān. Al-Qāmūs adds that taqnīn, following the pattern of “sikkīn,” denotes the ṭunbūr and also a Roman gambling game. I maintain that the first meaning is unquestionably intended here, for gambling is already mentioned in the same ḥadith under the term maysir. The instrument itself is a long-necked, stringed lute with a half-oval sound box and two or three strings.

13 – “al-Qiyān” ⦗63⦘
Plural of qīnah: a female slave who sings. The plural can also appear as qīnat.

14 – “al-Qīnat” ⦗45, 65, 66⦘
See the previous entry.