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.

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-

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.

قليل ḳalīl A (from قلّ Heb. ) adj. Little, small, scanty, moderate, a few, rare. قليل وکثير ḳalīl-o-kas̤īr, More or less, little or much.

قرنبيق ḳarambīḳ A s. m. An alembick, a still.

قطع ḳat̤ﻌ A s. f. Shape, form, cut (of a coat, &c.), cutting, section, intersection, breaking off, intercepting or passing (a road, country, &c.). قطع طريق ḳat̤-iﻌ-t̤ārīḳ, Highway-robbery, or the passing a way. قطع راه ḳat̤-iﻌ-rāh, Getting over a journey. قطع کرنا ḳat̤ﻌ karnā, To cut, cut out, cut or break off, carve, to perform or pass (a journey or way). قطع هونا ḳat̤ﻌ honā, To be cut or cut off; to be performed or passed (a journey or way). قطع نظر ḳat̤-iﻌ-naz̤ar, Turning away the eyes, averting the regard or attention (from), leaving off attending to or considering, abstraction.

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.

قورمه ḳorma U s. m. A kind of dish.

قاز ḳāz T s. m. A goose or duck.

قطعي ḳat̤ʼīﻌ A 1. adv. Verily. 2. s. f. A tailorʼs measure. 3. adj. Decisive, conclusive.