قايزي ḳāʼịz-ī A. s. f. A bridle used whilst cleaning a horse, a bit.

قرق ḳurḳ A s. m. 1. An embargo. 2. Confisca- tion, the act of seizing, attacking, seizure. 3. Enclosure, hinderance, prevention of access.

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.

قاتل ḳātil A part. act. (of قتل) 1. Killing. 2. s. m. A murderer, assassin. 3. Homicide. 4. adj. Mortal, deadly, fatal.

قراقر ḳarāḳar A (from قرقر) Grumbling of the bowels, Borborygmi.

قلوب ḳulūb A s. plur. (of قلب) Hearts, &c.

قيدي ḳaid-ī A. s. m. A prisoner, captive.

قحبه ḳaḥba A (from قحب To cough) 1. s. m. A cough. 2. An old woman (subject to coughing). 3. (the usual acceptation in Hindī) s. f. A whore, a prostitute (accustomed to notify her profession by coughing: Gol.). 4. adj. f. Unchaste.

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

قطر ḳut̤r A s. m. Diameter. ¶ ḳat̤r, s. Drop- ping (of water), drops. A. G. قطران ḳit̤rān or ḳat̤rān (q. d. obtained by distillation, from قطر or from Gr. kedri/a or ke/drion) s. m. Tar.