قليه ḳaliya A (from قلا Heb. To roast or broil) s. m. The name of a dish; also, a kind of soap- ashes.

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

قله ḳulla A s. m. The top (of a head or other thing), summit (of a mountain).

قايمه ḳāʼịma A (fem. of قايم) 1. adj. Erect, per- pendicular. 2. s. m. A perpendicular line. 3. A right angle.

قبايل ḳabāʼịl A s. m. plur. (of قبيله from قبل) 1. Family (wife and children, &c.). 2. Tribes.

قطعي ḳat̤ʼīﻌ A 1. adv. Verily. 2. s. f. A tailorʼs measure. 3. adj. Decisive, conclusive.

قضاک ḳaẓẓāk U s. m. Robber, brigand, free- booter. U. P. قضاقي ḳaẓẓāḳ-ī, s. f. Pillage, brigandage.

قراقر ḳarāḳar A (from قرقر) Grumbling of the bowels, Borborygmi.

قل ḳul A s. m. Reading of the sūra or chapter of the ḳurʼān, entitled ḳul huwa-l-lāh; which is done, by way of benediction, over fruits and sweetmeats presented to the guests, at the conclusion of the religious annual feasts, held in commemoration of ancestors and other relations. Hence, it comes to signify conclusion. قل هو چکا ḳul ho chukā, It is all over. قل هوالله پڙهنا ḳul huwa-l-lāh paṛhnā, To grumble (the bowels), to be hungry. (See under انتڙي).

قليل ḳalīl A (from قلّ Heb. ) adj. Little, small, scanty, moderate, a few, rare. قليل وکثير ḳalīl-o-kas̤īr, More or less, little or much.