قلاش ḳallāsh T adj. 1. Shrewd, malicious. 2. Wretched, friendless, cun- ning. 3. Addicted to drinking, a drunkard.

قاق ḳāḳ A adj. 1. Dry, lean, thin, feeble, gaunt. 2. Disproportionately tall.

قياس ḳiyās A (from قيس) s. m. Measuring or comparing (by reason), judgment, opinion, sup- position, thought, guess, theory, a syllogism. قياس کرنا ḳiyās karnā, To guess, think, sup- pose.

قصاٴي ḳaṣāʼi A. (for قصاب) 1. s. m. A butcher. 2. adj. Cruel, hardhearted.

قدوه ḳidwa A s. m. An example, model, leader.

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).

قميص ḳamīṣ A s. m. A shirt. (Hence, Fr. Che- mise, It. Camicia, Port. Camisa, Hind. and Beng. kamij).

قايم ḳāʼịm A (part. act. of قوم Heb. ) 1. adj. Standing, erect, perpendicular. 2. Firm, fixed, constant, stable, durable, lasting, continuing. 3. Attentive, persevering. قايم النار ḳāʼịmu-n-nār, Fixed quicksilver (i. e. fixed by fire). قايم مزاج ḳāʼịm-mizāj, Of a settled temper, constant. قايم مقام ḳāʼịm-maḳām, A viceroy, lieutenant, vicegerent, representative, locum tenens, deputy, successour, assignee.

قدرت ḳudrat A (from قدر) s. f. 1. Power, au- thority. 2. Omnipotence.

قـﮩقـﮩ‍ا ḳahḳahā A. s. m. Loud laughter, horse- laugh. قـﮩقـﮩ‍ا کرنا ḳahḳahā karnā, or قـﮩقـﮩ‍ه مارنا ḳahḳaha mārnā, To laugh heartily, to giggle.