قد ḳadd A s. m. Stature. قد آور ḳadd-āwar, adj. Tall. قد خم کرنا ḳadd ḵẖam karnā, v. a. To bow down. قد خميده ḳadd-ḵẖamīda, Bent in stature. قد دار ḳadd-dār, Of fine stature. قد کش ḳadd-kash or قد کشيده ḳadd-kashīda, adj. Tall and straight of stature. قد کشي ḳadd- kash-ī, s. f. Talness and straightness of stature. قد و قامت ḳadd-o-ḳāmat, s. m. Stature, figure (of a person).

قرعه ḳurʼaﻌ A (from قرع Heb. To split, to tear, to break, to knock) s. m. 1. A lot (es- pecially, one cast in the manner of the Arabs, by shooting arrows). 2. A wager, wagering, drawing lots, seeking to learn oneʼs fortune by opening a book, &c.

قبيله ḳabīla A s. m. 1. A family, a tribe. 2. A wife.

قاهره ḳāhira A adj. f. (part. act. of قـﮩر) Vic- torious, subduing, tri- umphing. القاهره al-ḳāhira, Cairo in Egypt.

قيد ḳaid A s. f. 1. A fetter, imprisonment, bond, bondage. 2. An obligation, compact. 3. An obstacle. قيد خانه ḳaid-ḵẖāna, s. m. A prison. قيد رهنا ḳaid rahnā, To remain in bonds, in pri- son, &c. قيد کرنا ḳaid karnā, To imprison, bind, fetter, captivate. قيد هونا ḳaid honā, To be imprisoned, bound, or fettered, &c.

قتيل ḳatīl A part. (of قتل) Killed, murdered. A. P. قحبگي ḳaḥba-gī (comp. of قحبه and Pers. particle گي) s. f. Whoredom, fornication.

قيمت ḳīmat A (from قوم) s. f. Price, value.

ق ḳāf called قاف قرشت the twenty-first letter of the Arabic alphabet, does not occur in pure Persian, and has no analogous letter in Sans- krit. Its sound differs from that of ک or the

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

قرابه ḳarāba A (from قربه ḳirba, which from قرب) s. m. A flagon.