قلتبان ḳaltabān P s. m. A pimp, wittol, scoun- drel, one who connives at his wifeʼs intercourse with other men.

قسمت ḳismat A s. f. (dakh. s. m.) 1. Fate, for- tune, lot. 2. Share, distribution, portion, division.

قيام ḳiyām A (from قوم) s. m. 1. Standing erect, resurrection. 2. Stability, permanence. 3. Attention. 4. Residence, settlement.

قلمقاني ḳilmaḳānī H s. f. A female armed atten- dant on a lady (perhaps a Calmuck).

قنوت ḳunūt A (from قنت To be obedient to God) s. f. Devotion, piety.

قضيه ḳaẓiya A (from قضي) s. m. 1. Declaration, proposition, determination. 2. History, nar- rative. 3. Death. 4. Natura fœminæ, vulva. 5. A syllogism (in logick). 6. (in Hind. and Pers.) A quarrel, wrangling, wrangle, conten- tion, broil, litigation, lawsuit, action at law. (Plur. قضايا). قضيه دلال ḳaẓiya-dallāl, One who excites quarrel, mischiefmaker. قضيه کرنا ḳaẓiya karnā, To quarrel, to wrangle. قضيه مول لينا ḳaẓiya mol lenā, To take on oneʼs self the quarrel of another, to interfere without cause in the disputes of others. A. قط 1. ḳat̤t̤, s. m. Cutting transversely, making a pen. 2. ḳat̤, adj. Sufficient (hence, فقط fa-ḳat̤, Only, merely, alone, &c.). قطزن ḳat̤t̤- zan, s. m. 1. A stamp. 2. A pin or peg on which pens are cut. قط لگانا ḳat̤t̤ lagānā, To mend a pen.

قاطبتا ḳāt̤ibatā A adv. All together.

قصاص ḳiṣāṣ A (improp. ḳaṣāṣ from قصّ ḳaṣṣa Heb. To cut off) s. m. The law of retalia- tion. (This word is used in contradistinction to ديت diyat).

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.

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