قزل باشي ḳazal-bāshī T (comp. of t. قزل ḳizil, Red, and باش The head) s. m. A kind of Mug̠ẖal soldier. The ḳazal-bāshīs are consi- dered to be the descendants of the captives given to Shaikh Haidar by Tamerlane. They wore the red caps assumed by those captives as a mark of distinction, and are considered as the best troops of the Persian armies.

قابليت ḳābil-īyat A s. f. Possibility, skill, suf- ficiency, capacity, capability, ability, accom- plishment.

قلتبان ḳaltabān P s. m. A pimp, wittol, scoun- drel, one who connives at his wifeʼs intercourse with other men.

قريبه ḳarīb-a A adj. fem. of قريب ḳarīb, q. v.

قاق ḳāḳ A adj. 1. Dry, lean, thin, feeble, gaunt. 2. Disproportionately tall.

قيتار ḳītār G. s. m. A guitar. (Gr. kiqa/ra).

قوقنوس ḳūḳnūs (ḳūḳnus, ḳuḳnus P or ḳuḳnūs,) s. m. The name of a bird, Phenix.

قرار ḳarār A (from قرّ Heb. To rest, to cool) s. m. 1. Rest, residence, tranquillity, quietness. 2. Firmness, stability. 3. Ratification, agree- ment, engagement. 4. Waiting, patience. قرار داد ḳarār-dād, An engagement, contract, agree- ment. قراردينا ḳarār denā, To fix, to establish. قرارواقعي ḳarār-wāḳiʼīﻌ, adv. Effectively, effec- tually, efficaciously, truly.

قدوس ḳuddūs A (from قدس) adj. Pure, holy.

قمار ḳimār A (from قمر) s. m. Dice, or any game of hazard. قمار باز ḳimār-bāz, A gambler. قمار بازي ḳimār-bāz-ī, s. f. Gaming. قماري ḳimār-ī, s. m. A gambler.