قدسي ḳuds-ī A 1. adj. Holy. 2. s. m. The angel Gabriel.

ققنس ḳuḳnus P s. m. The phenix, a fabulous bird.

قـﮩ‍ار ḳahhār A adj. (superl. of قـﮩر) Powerful, im- perious, avenging.

قماش ḳumāsh A (vulg. ḳimāsh) s. m. 1. Breeding, manners. 2. Trifles. 3. Goods, furniture of every kind. 4. Close or thick texture (in cloth, paper, &c.), texture, any thing heaped or collected together. ¶ ḳimāsh, Name of a suit at cards: see under تاج tāj.

قل ḳul A s. m. Reading of the sūra or chapter of the ḳurʼān, entitled ḳul huwa-l-lāh; which is done, by way of benediction, over fruits and sweetmeats presented to the guests, at the conclusion of the religious annual feasts, held in commemoration of ancestors and other relations. Hence, it comes to signify conclusion. قل هو چکا ḳul ho chukā, It is all over. قل هوالله پڙهنا ḳul huwa-l-lāh paṛhnā, To grumble (the bowels), to be hungry. (See under انتڙي).

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.

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

قبايل ḳabāʼịl A s. m. plur. (of قبيله from قبل) 1. Family (wife and children, &c.). 2. Tribes.

قراد ḳarrād A s. m. A monkey-keeper, or-trainer.

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