قفتان ḳaftān T s. m. A robe of honour.

قباله ḳabāla A (from قبل) s. m. A deed, writing, written agreement, contract, a bill of sale.

قانون ḳānūn G. (Gr. kanwn) s. m. 1. Rule, regula- tion, statute, canon, institute, system. 2. A dulcimer, or harp. قانونگو ḳānūn-go, s. m. An officer in each district, acquainted with its cus- toms, the nature of the tenures of the land, &c. قانونگوٴي ḳānūn-go-ī, s. f. The office of a ḳā- nūn-go, q. v.

قوانين ḳawānīn A s. m. plur. (of قانون ḳānūn) Rules, ordinances, statutes, &c.

قضات ḳuẓāt A s. plur. (of قاضي) Judges, jus- tices. ¶ ḳaẓʼat (from قضئي ḳaẓiʼa, To rot, to spoil) s. f. Vice, disgrace, stain.

قربان ḳurbān A (from قرب q. d. approaching, pecul. to God. ) s. m. 1. A sacrifice, victim, offering, oblation (*karpwma). 2. A quiver. قربان کرنا ḳurbān karnā, To sacrifice, to devote. قربان گاه ḳurbān-gāh, s. f. An altar. قربان هونا ḳur- bān honā, To be sacrificed or devoted.

قضاق ḳaẓẓāḳ U s. m. Robber, brigand, free- booter.

قصف ḳaṣf A (Heb. To boil up, to foam, to rage) s. m. 1. The wind breaking, dashing to pieces (a ship). 2. Blowing with a loud noise (wind), thundering. ¶ ḳaṣif, adj. Weak, broken, split.

قصيده ḳaṣīda A (from قصد) s. m. A poem, a long ode.

قول ḳaul A (Heb. ) s. m. 1. A word, saying, assertion. 2. Agreement, promise, consent, contract, affirmation. 3. A kind of song. قول قرار ḳaul-ḳarār, s. m. Agreement. compact. قول قرار کرنا ḳaul ḳarār karnā, To covenant, to stipulate. قول قلبا نه ḳaul-ḳalbāna, A kind of song. قولنامه ḳaul-nāma, s. m. A written agreement,