قرات ḳirʼat A (from قرأ Heb. To read) s. f. Pronunciation, reading.

قاهره ḳāhira A adj. f. (part. act. of قـﮩر) Vic- torious, subduing, tri- umphing. القاهره al-ḳāhira, Cairo in Egypt.

قمچي ḳamchī T s. f. 1. A horse-whip. 2. A bamboo twig.

قايم ḳāʼịm A (part. act. of قوم Heb. ) 1. adj. Standing, erect, perpendicular. 2. Firm, fixed, constant, stable, durable, lasting, continuing. 3. Attentive, persevering. قايم النار ḳāʼịmu-n-nār, Fixed quicksilver (i. e. fixed by fire). قايم مزاج ḳāʼịm-mizāj, Of a settled temper, constant. قايم مقام ḳāʼịm-maḳām, A viceroy, lieutenant, vicegerent, representative, locum tenens, deputy, successour, assignee.

قندهار ḳandhār H. (corrupt. of کهـنڐار) n. prop. Name of a country.

قسر ḳasr A s. m. Violence, compulsion, retalia- tion, revenge.

قانت ḳānit A (part. act. of قنوت) adj. 1. Obe- dient to God, devout. 2. Silent.

قطع ḳat̤ﻌ A s. f. Shape, form, cut (of a coat, &c.), cutting, section, intersection, breaking off, intercepting or passing (a road, country, &c.). قطع طريق ḳat̤-iﻌ-t̤ārīḳ, Highway-robbery, or the passing a way. قطع راه ḳat̤-iﻌ-rāh, Getting over a journey. قطع کرنا ḳat̤ﻌ karnā, To cut, cut out, cut or break off, carve, to perform or pass (a journey or way). قطع هونا ḳat̤ﻌ honā, To be cut or cut off; to be performed or passed (a journey or way). قطع نظر ḳat̤-iﻌ-naz̤ar, Turning away the eyes, averting the regard or attention (from), leaving off attending to or considering, abstraction.

قريب ḳarīb A (from قرب) adv. Near, neighbouring, nigh, almost, about, akin, relative.

قايزي ḳāʼịz-ī A. s. f. A bridle used whilst cleaning a horse, a bit.