قضايا ḳaẓāyā A s. plur. (of قضيه) Quarrels, &c.

قاقله ḳāḳula A s. m. Cardamums.

قعود ḳuʼuﻌd A s. m. The act of sitting, sitting down.

قند ḳand A s. m. Sugar, sugar-candy.

قانت ḳānit A (part. act. of قنوت) adj. 1. Obe- dient to God, devout. 2. Silent.

قيل ḳīl A (from قول Heb. ) s. m. A word, speech, saying. قيل وقال ḳīl-o-ḳāl, s. f. Con- versation, confabulation, controversy, altercation, babble, clack.

قوت ḳūt A s. f. m. Food, aliment, livelihood, subsistence, victuals. ¶ ḳūwat (from قوي) s. f. Power, virtue, authority, faculty, strength, vi- gour. قوت آخذه ḳūwāt-i-āḵẖiẕa, Strength of mind. قوت باصره ḳūwat-i-bāṣira, Sight. قوت باه ḳūwat-i-bāh, Lust. قوت جاذبه ḳūwat-i-jāẕi-

قبله ḳibla A s. m. 1. Any thing opposite. 2. That part to which people turn their face when at prayer; (hence, the word means) Mecca, an altar, temple; (and, by way of respectful address) Worship! Father! &c. قبلهٴحاجات ḳibla-i-ḥājāt, What is looked to for the attain- ment of necessities or desires. قبلهٴعالم ḳibla-e-āﻌlam, The ḳibla of the world, his Majesty, your Majesty! قبله کونين ḳibla-e-kaunain, The ḳibla of both worlds, applied to a father. قبله گاه ḳibla-gāh, The place turned to when at prayer, generally means a father or one beloved. قبله نما ḳibla-numā (lit. shewing the ḳibla or di- rection of Mecca) A marinerʼs compass, an in- strument to ascertain the direction of Mecca.

قابو ḳābū T. (from Turk. قاپو ḳāpū or قپو ḳapū, A gate; q. d. by which one may enter or arrive at the object of oneʼs desire) s. m. Power, com- mand, authority, opportunity, possession, will. قابوپانا ḳābū pānā, To get advantage or power (over). قابوپرست ḳābū-parast, adj. Tyranni- cal. قابوپرستي ḳābū-parast-ī, s. f. Tyranny. قابوچلانا ḳābū chalānā, To exercise oneʼs power, to take advantage. قابوچي ḳābū-chī, adj. Despotick, tyrannical.

قـﮩوه ḳahwa A s. m. Coffee. قـﮩوه دان ḳahwa-dān, A coffee-pot.