قرض ḳarẓ A s. m. A loan, debt, money bor- rowed at interest. قرض حسنه ḳarẓ-i-ḥasana, Money lent without interest, and repaid at the pleasure of the borrower. قرض خواه ḳarẓ-

قصيده ḳaṣīda A (from قصد) s. m. A poem, a long ode.

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).

قسم ḳism A s. f. 1. Kind, species, sort. 2. Part, division. ¶ ḳasam, s. f. An oath. قسم دلانا ḳasam dilānā, To administer an oath. قسم دينا ḳasam denā, To adjure. قسم کهـانا ḳasam khānā. To take an oath, to swear. ¶ ḳasm, s. Di- viding, parting.

قرقرا ḳarḳarā A s. m. The name of a bird. (Ardea virgo).

قضاق ḳaẓẓāḳ U s. m. Robber, brigand, free- booter.

قور ḳor A. (in Arab. ḳūr, analog. to Heb. A web, especially a spiderʼs, from قار Heb. To surround, to ensnare) s. f. 1. A new rope of fine cotton. 2. Edging, facing of a dress, ri- band, twist, tape. 3. A string or row (of ani- mals succeeding each other); train, retinue. قور خانه ḳor-ḵẖāna, An armoury, arsenal, a wardrobe.

قاب ḳāb A (Heb. ) 1. s. f. A large dish used for serving rice, &c. in at a meal, or for kneading dough in, &c. 2. s. m. The distance be- tween the part where a bow is grasped by the hand and its extremities. قاب قوسين ḳāb-ḳau- sain, The distance of two bows, or rather of two bows from the part grasped by the hand to the extremities.

قرعه ḳurʼaﻌ A (from قرع Heb. To split, to tear, to break, to knock) s. m. 1. A lot (es- pecially, one cast in the manner of the Arabs, by shooting arrows). 2. A wager, wagering, drawing lots, seeking to learn oneʼs fortune by opening a book, &c.

قناعت ḳanāʼaﻌt A (improp. kināʼaﻌt, from قنع) s. f. 1. Content, tranquillity. 2. Abstinence. قناعت کرنا ḳanāʼaﻌt karnā, To be content (on).