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).

قشعريره ḳushaﻌrīra A s. Horrour, hair standing on end.

قبيل ḳabīl A (from قبل) s. m. 1. Species, kind, sort. 2. Family, tribe, kindred, progeny.

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

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.

قد ḳadd A s. m. Stature. قد آور ḳadd-āwar, adj. Tall. قد خم کرنا ḳadd ḵẖam karnā, v. a. To bow down. قد خميده ḳadd-ḵẖamīda, Bent in stature. قد دار ḳadd-dār, Of fine stature. قد کش ḳadd-kash or قد کشيده ḳadd-kashīda, adj. Tall and straight of stature. قد کشي ḳadd- kash-ī, s. f. Talness and straightness of stature. قد و قامت ḳadd-o-ḳāmat, s. m. Stature, figure (of a person).

قطعي ḳat̤ʼīﻌ A 1. adv. Verily. 2. s. f. A tailorʼs measure. 3. adj. Decisive, conclusive.

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

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

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