قرات ḳirʼat A (from قرأ Heb. To read) s. f. Pronunciation, reading.

قرضي ḳarẓ-ī A. adj. Borrowed, on credit.

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.

قلگي ḳalgī T. s. f. (dakh.) See کلغي kalg̠ẖī.

قريه ḳarya A (Heb. from قرا Heb. To tend, to meet, to collect, q. d. a concourse of people) s. m. A village.

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

قرابتي ḳarābat-ī A. adj. Related, relative, akin; (substantively) A relative, a relation.

قابو ḳābū T. (from Turk. قاپو ḳāpū or قپو ḳapū, A gate; q. d. by which one may enter or arrive at the object of oneʼs desire) s. m. Power, com- mand, authority, opportunity, possession, will. قابوپانا ḳābū pānā, To get advantage or power (over). قابوپرست ḳābū-parast, adj. Tyranni- cal. قابوپرستي ḳābū-parast-ī, s. f. Tyranny. قابوچلانا ḳābū chalānā, To exercise oneʼs power, to take advantage. قابوچي ḳābū-chī, adj. Despotick, tyrannical.

قوتي ḳūtī H. (Panj. कुत्ती) s. f. A box.

قز ḳaz P. (from Pers. کژ) s. m. Silk.