قيدي ḳaid-ī A. s. m. A prisoner, captive.

قرمساق ḳurram-sāḳ U A term of abuse, pimp, cuckold, scoundrel, &c.

قمري ḳumrī A s. f. A turtledove. ¶ ḳamar-ī, adj. Belonging to the moon.

قصاب ḳaṣṣāb A (adj. superl. of قصب Heb. To cut in pieces) s. m. A butcher.

قلنج ḳulinj G. s. m. Colick. See قولنج.

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

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

قضاک ḳaẓẓāk U s. m. Robber, brigand, free- booter. U. P. قضاقي ḳaẓẓāḳ-ī, s. f. Pillage, brigandage.

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.

قبور ḳubūr A s. plur. (of قبر) Tombs.