قاق ḳāḳ A adj. 1. Dry, lean, thin, feeble, gaunt. 2. Disproportionately tall.

قـﮩ‍ار ḳahhār A adj. (superl. of قـﮩر) Powerful, im- perious, avenging.

ققنوس ḳuḳnūs P s. m. The phenix, a fabulous bird.

قلي ḳulī T s. m. A slave, a labourer, porter, a cooley.

قضا ḳaẓā A (from قضي To decree, to determine: analog. to Heb. To cut) s. f. 1. Fate, des- tiny, decree (divine). 2. Death, fatality. 3. Praying at the appointed time. 4. Adminis- tration of justice, judicature, jurisdiction, man- date, judgment, decree. 5. Saying a prayer after the time appointed for it is passed. قضاو قدر ḳaẓā-o-ḳadr, s. f. Fate, predestination. قضاي حاجت ḳaẓā-e-ḥājat, Going to the ne- cessary. قضاي عمري ḳaẓā-e-uﻌmrī, Repeating the prayers to make up for having omitted prayers in the former part of oneʼs life. قضاکار

قشون ḳushūn T s. A large body of troops, an army.

قانت ḳānit A (part. act. of قنوت) adj. 1. Obe- dient to God, devout. 2. Silent.

قبله ḳibla A s. m. 1. Any thing opposite. 2. That part to which people turn their face when at prayer; (hence, the word means) Mecca, an altar, temple; (and, by way of respectful address) Worship! Father! &c. قبلهٴحاجات ḳibla-i-ḥājāt, What is looked to for the attain- ment of necessities or desires. قبلهٴعالم ḳibla-e-āﻌlam, The ḳibla of the world, his Majesty, your Majesty! قبله کونين ḳibla-e-kaunain, The ḳibla of both worlds, applied to a father. قبله گاه ḳibla-gāh, The place turned to when at prayer, generally means a father or one beloved. قبله نما ḳibla-numā (lit. shewing the ḳibla or di- rection of Mecca) A marinerʼs compass, an in- strument to ascertain the direction of Mecca.

قريب ḳarīb A (from قرب) adv. Near, neighbouring, nigh, almost, about, akin, relative.

قاصر ḳāṣir A (part. act. of قصر) adj. Defective, unable, impotent, deficient, failing. قاصر البيان ḳāṣiru-l-bayān, Whose meaning is defective, in- explicable. قاصر اللسان ḳāṣiru-l-lisān, Deficient in tongue or language.