قطامه ḳut̤t̤āma A (from قطم ḳat̤ima, Appetens coitus vel edendæ carnis fuit homo vel brutum) s. f. A strumpet, an adultress, a quean, a baggage.

قنديل ḳandīl A s. f. 1. A candle. 2. Lantern, chandelier, shade.

قران ḳirān A (from قرن) s. m. 1. Conjunction of

قضا ḳaẓā A (from قضي To decree, to determine: analog. to Heb. To cut) s. f. 1. Fate, des- tiny, decree (divine). 2. Death, fatality. 3. Praying at the appointed time. 4. Adminis- tration of justice, judicature, jurisdiction, man- date, judgment, decree. 5. Saying a prayer after the time appointed for it is passed. قضاو قدر ḳaẓā-o-ḳadr, s. f. Fate, predestination. قضاي حاجت ḳaẓā-e-ḥājat, Going to the ne- cessary. قضاي عمري ḳaẓā-e-uﻌmrī, Repeating the prayers to make up for having omitted prayers in the former part of oneʼs life. قضاکار

قعود ḳuʼuﻌd A s. m. The act of sitting, sitting down.

قاسم ḳāsim A part. act. (of قسم) 1. Dividing. 2. (sub.) A distributer. قاسم الارزاق ḳāsimu-l-arzāḳ, Distributer of daily bread, i. e. God.

قناعت ḳanāʼaﻌt A (improp. kināʼaﻌt, from قنع) s. f. 1. Content, tranquillity. 2. Abstinence. قناعت کرنا ḳanāʼaﻌt karnā, To be content (on).

قشر ḳishr A (improp. ḳashr) s. m. Peel, skin, bark, husk, rind, shell, crust.

قرةالعين ḳurratu-l-aﻌin A Coolness of eye, viz. cheerfulness, tranquillity.

قيراط ḳīrāt̤ A (from قرط To divide into small parts. A seed of the Abrus precatorius, taken out of the pod, keration, is the weight in question) s. m. A carat, the twenty-fourth part of an ounce: four barley-corns: Alf.