قرات ḳirʼat A (from قرأ Heb. To read) s. f. Pronunciation, reading.

قـﮩ‍اقا ḳahāḳā A. s. m. See قـﮩقـﮩ‍ا ḳahḳaha.

قايم ḳāʼịm A (part. act. of قوم Heb. ) 1. adj. Standing, erect, perpendicular. 2. Firm, fixed, constant, stable, durable, lasting, continuing. 3. Attentive, persevering. قايم النار ḳāʼịmu-n-nār, Fixed quicksilver (i. e. fixed by fire). قايم مزاج ḳāʼịm-mizāj, Of a settled temper, constant. قايم مقام ḳāʼịm-maḳām, A viceroy, lieutenant, vicegerent, representative, locum tenens, deputy, successour, assignee.

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.

قواعد ḳawāʼiﻌd A s. m. plur. of قاعده q. v. Rules: also, military evolution or exercise, drill, re- view.

قدر ḳadr A or ḳadar, s. f. 1. Worth, value, price, importance, dignity. 2. Quantity, size, magni- tude, bulk, measure; degree. 3. Destiny, fate.

قصف ḳaṣf A (Heb. To boil up, to foam, to rage) s. m. 1. The wind breaking, dashing to pieces (a ship). 2. Blowing with a loud noise (wind), thundering. ¶ ḳaṣif, adj. Weak, broken, split.

قفص ḳafaṣ A (Heb. and Chald. To re- strain, to shut up) s. m. A cage, a lattice, network.

قانع ḳāniﻌ A (part. act. of قناعة) adj. Contented, satisfied.

قامت ḳāmat A (from قوم Heb. To stand) s. f. Stature, shape, form, figure, body.