قاتل ḳātil A part. act. (of قتل) 1. Killing. 2. s. m. A murderer, assassin. 3. Homicide. 4. adj. Mortal, deadly, fatal.

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).

قاري ḳārī A (part. act. of قرأ Heb. To read) s. m. A reader, especially of the ḳurʼān. (plur. قاريين ḳāriyīn).

قير ḳīr A s. m. Pitch.

قرول ḳaraul T. s. m. for قراول ḳarāwal, q.v.

قرط ḳurt̤ A (Chald. from قرط ḳarat̤a, Aram. Chald. To cut, to amputate) s. m. 1. A piece, a little, a mouthful. 2. An earring.

قيمه ḳīma A s. m. 1. (perhaps from Gr. *xumos) Minced meat. قيمه پلاو ḳīma-pulāʼo, A kind of dish. 2. See قيمت ḳīmat.

قلم ḳalam A s. m. (by Hindūs s. f. Sans. कलम Gr. ka/lamos) 1. A reed. 2. A pen. 3. A mode of writing characters, handwriting. 4. s. f. Cuttings of trees, &c. for planting, a set, a slip. 5. A kind of firework. قلم انداز ḳalam- andāz, Throwing away the pen. قلم بند کرنا ḳalam band karnā, To take down, to write. قلم بندي ḳalam-band-ī, s. f. Signature, signing an agreement. قلم تراش ḳalam-tarāsh, s. f. A penknife. قلم جاري هونا ḳalam jārī honā, Le- vying of forces. قلمدان ḳalam-dām, s. m. An inkstand. قلمرو ḳalam-rau, s. m. Empire, sove- reignty, jurisdiction. قلم کار ḳalam-kār, An en- graver. قلم کاري ḳalam-kār-ī, s. f. Engraving. قلم کرنا ḳalam karnā, To cut. قلم کشي ḳalam- kash-ī, s. f. Writing. قلم لگانا ḳalam lagānā, To plant slips or cuttings.

قصه ḳiṣṣa A (from قصّ) s. m. 1. A tale, a story, narration. (Plur. قصص ḳiṣaṣ). 2. (met. in Hind.) A quarrel, a dispute. قصه خوان ḳiṣṣa- ḵẖẉān, A storyteller. قصه کوتاه ḳiṣṣa kotāh, In short, in one word. قصه کوتاه کرنا ḳiṣṣa kotāh karnā, To settle a dispute. قصه مختصر ḳiṣṣa muḵẖtaṣar, In short.

قبور ḳubūr A s. plur. (of قبر) Tombs.