قيراط ḳīrāt̤ A (from قرط To divide into small parts. A seed of the Abrus precatorius, taken out of the pod, keration, is the weight in question) s. m. A carat, the twenty-fourth part of an ounce: four barley-corns: Alf.

قنديل ḳandīl A s. f. 1. A candle. 2. Lantern, chandelier, shade.

قايل ḳāʼịl A part. act. (of قول) 1. Saying, sayer, assertor; confessing, confessor, consenting, agreeing, acknowledging, giving up a point, owning. 2. adj. Subdued, confuted. قايل کرنا ḳaʼịl karnā, To confute, to convince, to convict. قايل هونا ḳaʼịl honā, To acquiesce, acknowledge, confess, consent, assent, to own, yield. (Plur. قاٴيلين ḳāʼịlīn).

قصايدات ḳaṣāʼịdāt A s. plur. of قصيده ḳaṣīda, q. v.

قدم ḳadam A (Heb. and Ch. To go before) s. m. 1. A pace, a step, a footstep. 2. The foot, the sole of the foot. 3. The going before, merit. قدم باز ḳadam-bāz, Fleet. قدم بقدم ḳadam-ba-ḳadam, Step by step, gently, by de- grees. قدم بوس ḳadam-bos, 1. adj. Kissing the feet, shewing respect, paying respects. 2. s. or قد مبوسي ḳadam-bos-ī, s. f. Kissing the feet, obeisance, respects. قدم چومنا ḳadam chūmnā, 1. To kiss the feet. 2. To leave the company of another, to bid adieu. قدم چهـوني ḳadam chhūne, To touch or embrace oneʼs feet. قدم رنجه فرمانا ḳadam ranja farmānā or قدم رنجه کرنا ḳadam ranja karnā, To take the trouble of going or coming (spoken respectfully). قدم لگنا ḳadam lagnā, 1. To take protection. 2. To walk well (a horse). قدم ليني ḳadam-lene, To acknowledge the superiority of another (either in good or evil qualities; but most frequently

قلاچ ḳallāch T adj. 1. Shrewd, malicious. 2. Wretched, friendless, cun- ning. 3. Addicted to drinking, a drunkard.

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

قرن ḳarn A (from قرن ḳarana, To join) s. m. 1. Conjunction of the planets. 2. A period of (40, 10, 20, 30, 50, 60, 70, 80, 100, or 120) years. (Ḳām.).

قربت ḳurbat A s. f. Nearness, relationship.

قرابتي ḳarābat-ī A. adj. Related, relative, akin; (substantively) A relative, a relation.