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

قايم ḳāʼịm A (part. act. of قوم Heb. ) 1. adj. Standing, erect, perpendicular. 2. Firm, fixed, constant, stable, durable, lasting, continuing. 3. Attentive, persevering. قايم النار ḳāʼịmu-n-nār, Fixed quicksilver (i. e. fixed by fire). قايم مزاج ḳāʼịm-mizāj, Of a settled temper, constant. قايم مقام ḳāʼịm-maḳām, A viceroy, lieutenant, vicegerent, representative, locum tenens, deputy, successour, assignee.

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

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.

قلب ḳalb A 1. s. m. The heart. 2. Mind, soul, understanding. 3. Kernel, marrow. 4. The centre or main body (of an army). 5. adj. Inverted. 6. Adulterated, bad. 7. Strongly

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

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.

قران ḳirān A (from قرن) s. m. 1. Conjunction of

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

قطمير ḳit̤mīr A s. m. 1. The thin pellicle on a date stone. 2. Name of the dog which ac- companied the seven sleepers. نقيروقطمير na- ḳīr o ḳit̤mīr, adv. Minutely, exactly, to the point.