قيم ḳaiyim A (from قوم) 1. adj. True. 2. Standing, erect. 3. s. m. Nature.

قدح ḳadaḥ A s. m. 1. A goblet, glass, bowl, cup. 2. A satire or lampoon.

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.

قب ḳabb A s. m. The sound of a falling sword. P. A. قبا ḳabā, s. f. A garment (quilted), a jacket. ¶ ḳubā, 1. Name of a village near Madīna. 2. The earth, ground, soil. (Hunter).

قناره ḳannāra A or ḳinnāra, s. m. Shambles where meat is exposed to sale.

قسمي هونا ḳasam-ī honā A. S̱. v. n. To be sworn, to be bound by oath.

قبضه ḳabẓa A (from قبض) s. m. 1. Grasp, gripe (of the hand), clutch; possession. 2. Handle, hilt. قبضه کرنا ḳabẓa karnā, To seize, to take possession of.

قصبه ḳaṣba A (prop. ḳaṣaba, from قصب) s. m. A small town (particularly, when inhabited by decent people or families of rank).

قالبي ḳālib-ī A. adj. Cast in a mould, made on a mould, moulded.

قسط ḳist̤ A s. f. 1. Portion. 2. Instalment. 3. Tax. قسطبندي ḳist̤-band-ī, s. f. Settlement of the revenues or taxes by instalment.