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.

قلاچ ḳallāch T adj. 1. Shrewd, malicious. 2. Wretched, friendless, cun- ning. 3. Addicted to drinking, a drunkard.

قندل ḳandil A. s. (dakh.) See قنديل ḳandīl.

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

قابو ḳābū T. (from Turk. قاپو ḳāpū or قپو ḳapū, A gate; q. d. by which one may enter or arrive at the object of oneʼs desire) s. m. Power, com- mand, authority, opportunity, possession, will. قابوپانا ḳābū pānā, To get advantage or power (over). قابوپرست ḳābū-parast, adj. Tyranni- cal. قابوپرستي ḳābū-parast-ī, s. f. Tyranny. قابوچلانا ḳābū chalānā, To exercise oneʼs power, to take advantage. قابوچي ḳābū-chī, adj. Despotick, tyrannical.

قال ḳāl A (Heb. ) s. m. 1. A word, a saying. 2. Loquaciousness. 3. Boasting, egotism. قال مارنا ḳāl mārnā, 1. To be very loquacious. 2. To rebuke, to reproach. قال مقال ḳāl maḳāl, s. m. Altercation, wrangling, confabulation.

قدامت ḳadāmat A (vulg. ḳidāmat, from قدم) s. f. Priority, seniority, ancientness; excellence, worthiness.

قافله ḳāfila A (from Chald. and Syr. To roll, fold, compress; q. d. a compact multitude) s. m. A body of travellers, a caravan. (Hence قفل To return from a journey: Willmet). قافله سالار ḳāfila-sālār, The leader, or chief of a ca- ravan. قافله باشي ḳāfila-bāshī, s. f. The chief- tainship of a caravan.

قلابه ḳulāba A (from فلب To turn) s. m. A sta- ple, hinge, link, hook, hasp.

قدس سره ḳuddisa sirruhu A May his tomb be sanctified!