قاز ḳāz T s. m. A goose or duck.

قالبي ḳālib-ī A. adj. Cast in a mould, made on a mould, moulded.

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

قمر ḳamar A s. m. The moon.

قبيله ḳabīla A s. m. 1. A family, a tribe. 2. A wife.

قناره ḳannāra A or ḳinnāra, s. m. Shambles where meat is exposed to sale.

قلت ḳillat A (from قلّ Heb. To be light or little) s. f. Littleness, penury, scarcity, want, indigence, paucity, fewness, scantiness.

قواعد ḳawāʼiﻌd A s. m. plur. of قاعده q. v. Rules: also, military evolution or exercise, drill, re- view.

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).

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.