قفتان ḳaftān T s. m. A robe of honour.

قسيس ḳissīs A s. m. A presbyter, a chief of the religious, a bishop.

قدسي ḳuds-ī A 1. adj. Holy. 2. s. m. The angel Gabriel.

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

قشقه ḳashḳa A s. m. A mark made by the Hin- dūs on the forehead with sandal, &c.: see ؟يکا ṭīkā. قشقه دينا ḳashḳa denā, To put the ḳashḳa on the forehead.

قينچي ḳainchī U s. f. 1. Scissors. 2. An oblique or St. Andrewʼs cross. قينچي کرنا ḳainchī kar- nā, To prune trees, or cut the hair. قينچي باندهنا ḳainchī bāndhnā, To bind or fasten an un- skilful rider on his horse. ک

قانت ḳānit A (part. act. of قنوت) adj. 1. Obe- dient to God, devout. 2. Silent.

قاصر ḳāṣir A (part. act. of قصر) adj. Defective, unable, impotent, deficient, failing. قاصر البيان ḳāṣiru-l-bayān, Whose meaning is defective, in- explicable. قاصر اللسان ḳāṣiru-l-lisān, Deficient in tongue or language.

قلمه ḳulma A s. m. Sausage, or any food stuffed into the intestines of animals, haggis, black pudding.

قرمساق ḳurram-sāḳ U A term of abuse, pimp, cuckold, scoundrel, &c.