قاش ḳāsh T s. f. m. 1. The eyebrow; (hence) 2. A bit, a piece, a slice. زين کا قاش zīn kā ḳāsh, The bow or pommel of a saddle.

قيمه ḳīma A s. m. 1. (perhaps from Gr. *xumos) Minced meat. قيمه پلاو ḳīma-pulāʼo, A kind of dish. 2. See قيمت ḳīmat.

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).

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

قانون ḳānūn G. (Gr. kanwn) s. m. 1. Rule, regula- tion, statute, canon, institute, system. 2. A dulcimer, or harp. قانونگو ḳānūn-go, s. m. An officer in each district, acquainted with its cus- toms, the nature of the tenures of the land, &c. قانونگوٴي ḳānūn-go-ī, s. f. The office of a ḳā- nūn-go, q. v.

ققنس ḳuḳnus P s. m. The phenix, a fabulous bird.

قنبر ḳumbur A s. A lark. ¶ ḳambar, Name of a man.

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.

قندهار ḳandhār H. (corrupt. of کهـنڐار) n. prop. Name of a country.

قيام ḳiyām A (from قوم) s. m. 1. Standing erect, resurrection. 2. Stability, permanence. 3. Attention. 4. Residence, settlement.