قاقم ḳāḳum A s. m. A fine kind of ermine.

قالبي ḳālib-ī A. adj. Cast in a mould, made on a mould, moulded.

قصف ḳaṣf A (Heb. To boil up, to foam, to rage) s. m. 1. The wind breaking, dashing to pieces (a ship). 2. Blowing with a loud noise (wind), thundering. ¶ ḳaṣif, adj. Weak, broken, split.

قارون ḳārūn A n. prop. A person supposed to be the same as Korah, whom the Muhammadans describe as the cousin of Moses. (On account of his riches and avarice, his name is proverbially applied to all misers).

قيامي ḳiyām-ī A. s. f. Stability, steadiness.

قاصد ḳāṣid A (part. act. of قصد) s. m. A courier, an express, a messenger, envoy, postman.

قدر ḳadr A or ḳadar, s. f. 1. Worth, value, price, importance, dignity. 2. Quantity, size, magni- tude, bulk, measure; degree. 3. Destiny, fate.

قلقاري ḳilḳārī H. (perhaps, from s. किलकिला)

قورمه ḳorma U s. m. A kind of dish.

قاف ḳāf A (from قوف To trace oneʼs footsteps, or rather Heb. and Chald. To revolve or go round) s. m. A fabulous mountain, supposed to surround the world, and bound the horizon. It rests on the stone Sakhrat, an entire emerald, which covers the azure colour of the sky. 2. Mount Caucasus.