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

قطع ḳat̤ﻌ A s. f. Shape, form, cut (of a coat, &c.), cutting, section, intersection, breaking off, intercepting or passing (a road, country, &c.). قطع طريق ḳat̤-iﻌ-t̤ārīḳ, Highway-robbery, or the passing a way. قطع راه ḳat̤-iﻌ-rāh, Getting over a journey. قطع کرنا ḳat̤ﻌ karnā, To cut, cut out, cut or break off, carve, to perform or pass (a journey or way). قطع هونا ḳat̤ﻌ honā, To be cut or cut off; to be performed or passed (a journey or way). قطع نظر ḳat̤-iﻌ-naz̤ar, Turning away the eyes, averting the regard or attention (from), leaving off attending to or considering, abstraction.

قطامه ḳut̤t̤āma A (from قطم ḳat̤ima, Appetens coitus vel edendæ carnis fuit homo vel brutum) s. f. A strumpet, an adultress, a quean, a baggage.

قسم ḳism A s. f. 1. Kind, species, sort. 2. Part, division. ¶ ḳasam, s. f. An oath. قسم دلانا ḳasam dilānā, To administer an oath. قسم دينا ḳasam denā, To adjure. قسم کهـانا ḳasam khānā. To take an oath, to swear. ¶ ḳasm, s. Di- viding, parting.

قديم ḳadīm A (from قدم) adj. Ancient, old. قديم سي ḳadīm se, Of old, from ancient times.

قنبر ḳumbur A s. A lark. ¶ ḳambar, Name of a man.

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

قبولي ḳabūl-ī A. s. f. A kind of food, rice and pulse boiled together.

قلق ḳalaḳ A s. m. Disquietude, commotion, per- turbation, anxiety, trouble.

قلمي ḳalam-ī A. adj. 1. Of the reed or pen, writ- ten. 2. Crystallized (saltpetre, &c.).