قافله ḳāfila A (from Chald. and Syr. To roll, fold, compress; q. d. a compact multitude) s. m. A body of travellers, a caravan. (Hence قفل To return from a journey: Willmet). قافله سالار ḳāfila-sālār, The leader, or chief of a ca- ravan. قافله باشي ḳāfila-bāshī, s. f. The chief- tainship of a caravan.

قـﮩقـﮩ‍ا ḳahḳahā A. s. m. Loud laughter, horse- laugh. قـﮩقـﮩ‍ا کرنا ḳahḳahā karnā, or قـﮩقـﮩ‍ه مارنا ḳahḳaha mārnā, To laugh heartily, to giggle.

قلفي ḳulf-ī A. (corrupt. for قفلي ḳufl-ī, Shut or locked) s. f. 1. A small ḥuḳḳa snake. 2. A cup with a cover (peculiarly, in which ice is moulded).

قوج ḳoj T s. m. A ram.

قاعده ḳāʼiﻌda A (from قعد) s. m. 1. Basis; (hence) 2. Rule, custom, institute, system, institution, manners. 3. The rules of grammar.

قـﮩقه ḳahḳah P s. A loud laugh, horselaugh. قـﮩقه مارنا ḳahḳah-mārnā, To laugh out aloud.

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.

قصايد ḳaṣāʼịd A s. plur. of قصيده ḳaṣīda, q. v.

قانع ḳāniﻌ A (part. act. of قناعة) adj. Contented, satisfied.

قدرتي ḳudrat-ī A. adj. Of omnipotence, not made or produced by man. قدرتي زنگ ḳudrat-ī-rang, 1. White. 2. Natural colour (not stained or died). A. P. قدري ḳadr-e, s. Somewhat, a little, a quantity.