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.

قليه ḳaliya A (from قلا Heb. To roast or broil) s. m. The name of a dish; also, a kind of soap- ashes.

قاقم ḳāḳum A s. m. A fine kind of ermine.

قطره ḳat̤ra A s. m. A drop (plur. قطرات). قطره زن ḳat̤ra-zan, or قطره زنان ḳat̤ra-zanān, adj. Drop-striking; cantering, going quick on the road, running hard.

قطعه ḳit̤ʼaﻌ A s. m. 1. A section, a cutting, a fragment, a division. 2. A strophe. قطعه بند ḳit̤ʼaﻌ-band, adj. A kind of verse, in which the meaning of the first verse of each stanza is com- pleted in the last. ¶ ḳat̤ʼﻌ or ḳut̤ʼaﻌ, A divi- sion, plot, parcel or portion of land, segment, portion; cut, shape.

قمري ḳumrī A s. f. A turtledove. ¶ ḳamar-ī, adj. Belonging to the moon.

قصاص ḳiṣāṣ A (improp. ḳaṣāṣ from قصّ ḳaṣṣa Heb. To cut off) s. m. The law of retalia- tion. (This word is used in contradistinction to ديت diyat).

قاهر ḳāhir A adj. m. (part. act. of قـﮩر) Vic- torious, subduing, tri- umphing. القاهره al-ḳāhira, Cairo in Egypt.

قاصد ḳāṣid A (part. act. of قصد) s. m. A courier, an express, a messenger, envoy, postman.

قتل ḳatl A (Heb. ) s. m. Slaughter, killing, homicide, murder, assassination. قتل عام ḳatl-i-āﻌmm, A general massacre. قتل کرنا ḳatl karnā, To kill, to murder, execute. قتل گاه يا گـﮩ‍ہ ḳatl- gāh or -gah, Place of murder. قنل هونا ḳatl- honā, To be killed.