قصدا ḳaṣdaṉ A adv. Voluntarily, intentionally, purposely, expressly.

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

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

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

قاش ḳāsh T s. f. m. 1. The eyebrow; (hence) 2. A bit, a piece, a slice. زين کا قاش zīn kā ḳāsh, The bow or pommel of a saddle.

قاعده ḳāʼiﻌda A (from قعد) s. m. 1. Basis; (hence) 2. Rule, custom, institute, system, institution, manners. 3. The rules of grammar.

قسط ḳist̤ A s. f. 1. Portion. 2. Instalment. 3. Tax. قسطبندي ḳist̤-band-ī, s. f. Settlement of the revenues or taxes by instalment.

قسمي هونا ḳasam-ī honā A. S̱. v. n. To be sworn, to be bound by oath.

قلزم ḳulzum A s. m. 1. A sea. 2. n. prop. The red sea. A.P. قلعچه ḳilʼaﻌ-cha (dimin. of قلعه) s. m. A re- doubt.

قماش ḳumāsh A (vulg. ḳimāsh) s. m. 1. Breeding, manners. 2. Trifles. 3. Goods, furniture of every kind. 4. Close or thick texture (in cloth, paper, &c.), texture, any thing heaped or collected together. ¶ ḳimāsh, Name of a suit at cards: see under تاج tāj.