رقصان raḳaṣān A s. Dancing, skipping about.

قصاب ḳaṣṣāb A (adj. superl. of قصب Heb. To cut in pieces) s. m. A butcher.

قصابه ḳaṣāba A s. m. A handkerchief tied round the head (worn by women, principally).

قصاص ḳiṣāṣ A (improp. ḳaṣāṣ from قصّ ḳaṣṣa Heb. To cut off) s. m. The law of retalia- tion. (This word is used in contradistinction to ديت diyat).

قصايد ḳaṣāʼịd A s. plur. of قصيده ḳaṣīda, q. v.

قصايدات ḳaṣāʼịdāt A s. plur. of قصيده ḳaṣīda, q. v.

قصاٴي ḳaṣāʼi A. (for قصاب) 1. s. m. A butcher. 2. adj. Cruel, hardhearted.

قصب ḳaṣab A s. 1. A reed, pen or any thing hollow like a reed, as a bone or a metal tube. 2. A sort of fine linen. قصب پوشي ḳaṣab- posh-ī, s. f. The wearing or being dressed in fine linen.

قصبات ḳaṣbāt A s. plur. (of قصبه) Towns.

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

قصد ḳaṣd A s. m. Intention, design, aim, object, desire, wish, inclination, purpose, project, at- tempt, conspiracy. قصد کرنا ḳaṣd karnā, To design, intend, project, propose to oneʼs self,

قصدا ḳaṣdaṉ A adv. Voluntarily, intentionally, purposely, expressly.

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.

مقصد maḳṣad A (from قصد) s. m. Intention, de- sign, meaning, purpose, purport, object, aim, scope, desire, wish. (Plur. مقاصد).

مقصر muḳaṣṣar A (part. pass. II. of قصر Heb. and Aram. ) adj. Deficient, defective.