قدوم ḳudūm A (from قدم) s. m. Arrival, coming near, approach.

قاطع ḳāt̤iﻌ A part. act. (of قطع) 1. Cutting, rescinding. 2. adj. Peremptory, decisive, ex- plicit. قاطع الطريق ḳāt̤iʼuﻌ-t̤-t̤arīḳ, A highway- man, a robber.

قندهار ḳandhār H. (corrupt. of کهـنڐار) n. prop. Name of a country.

قدم ḳadam A (Heb. and Ch. To go before) s. m. 1. A pace, a step, a footstep. 2. The foot, the sole of the foot. 3. The going before, merit. قدم باز ḳadam-bāz, Fleet. قدم بقدم ḳadam-ba-ḳadam, Step by step, gently, by de- grees. قدم بوس ḳadam-bos, 1. adj. Kissing the feet, shewing respect, paying respects. 2. s. or قد مبوسي ḳadam-bos-ī, s. f. Kissing the feet, obeisance, respects. قدم چومنا ḳadam chūmnā, 1. To kiss the feet. 2. To leave the company of another, to bid adieu. قدم چهـوني ḳadam chhūne, To touch or embrace oneʼs feet. قدم رنجه فرمانا ḳadam ranja farmānā or قدم رنجه کرنا ḳadam ranja karnā, To take the trouble of going or coming (spoken respectfully). قدم لگنا ḳadam lagnā, 1. To take protection. 2. To walk well (a horse). قدم ليني ḳadam-lene, To acknowledge the superiority of another (either in good or evil qualities; but most frequently

قيدي ḳaid-ī A. s. m. A prisoner, captive.

قيامي ḳiyām-ī A. s. f. Stability, steadiness.

قلعي ḳalaʼīﻌ A s. f. Tin. قلعي کشته ḳalaʼīﻌ-i-kushta, Calx of tin, putty. قلعي کهـلنا ḳalaʼīﻌ khulnā. The removing of the disguise (of any one) so that his real qualities appear. قلعي گر ḳalaʼīﻌ- gar, A tinner of pots. قلعي گري ḳalaʼīﻌ-gar-ī s. f. The business of tinning pots.

قتال ḳitāl A (from قتل) s. f. Battle, slaughter, fighting. ¶ ḳattāl, adj. Great slayer, killer, murderer.

قـﮩقـﮩ‍ه ḳahḳaha A s. m. Loud laughter, horse- laugh. قـﮩقـﮩ‍ا کرنا ḳahḳahā karnā, or قـﮩقـﮩ‍ه مارنا ḳahḳaha mārnā, To laugh heartily, to giggle.

قراري ḳarār-ī A. adj. 1. Firm, stable. 2. Rati- fied, agreed to.