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

قيد ḳaid A s. f. 1. A fetter, imprisonment, bond, bondage. 2. An obligation, compact. 3. An obstacle. قيد خانه ḳaid-ḵẖāna, s. m. A prison. قيد رهنا ḳaid rahnā, To remain in bonds, in pri- son, &c. قيد کرنا ḳaid karnā, To imprison, bind, fetter, captivate. قيد هونا ḳaid honā, To be imprisoned, bound, or fettered, &c.

قراولي ḳarāwal-ī T s. f. Skirmishing.

قواعد ḳawāʼiﻌd A s. m. plur. of قاعده q. v. Rules: also, military evolution or exercise, drill, re- view.

قربان ḳurbān A (from قرب q. d. approaching, pecul. to God. ) s. m. 1. A sacrifice, victim, offering, oblation (*karpwma). 2. A quiver. قربان کرنا ḳurbān karnā, To sacrifice, to devote. قربان گاه ḳurbān-gāh, s. f. An altar. قربان هونا ḳur- bān honā, To be sacrificed or devoted.

قسط ḳist̤ A s. f. 1. Portion. 2. Instalment. 3. Tax. قسطبندي ḳist̤-band-ī, s. f. Settlement of the revenues or taxes by instalment.

قرط ḳurt̤ A (Chald. from قرط ḳarat̤a, Aram. Chald. To cut, to amputate) s. m. 1. A piece, a little, a mouthful. 2. An earring.

قرن ḳarn A (from قرن ḳarana, To join) s. m. 1. Conjunction of the planets. 2. A period of (40, 10, 20, 30, 50, 60, 70, 80, 100, or 120) years. (Ḳām.).

قصب ḳaṣab A s. 1. A reed, pen or any thing hollow like a reed, as a bone or a metal tube. 2. A sort of fine linen. قصب پوشي ḳaṣab- posh-ī, s. f. The wearing or being dressed in fine linen.

قدم ḳadam A (Heb. and Ch. To go before) s. m. 1. A pace, a step, a footstep. 2. The foot, the sole of the foot. 3. The going before, merit. قدم باز ḳadam-bāz, Fleet. قدم بقدم ḳadam-ba-ḳadam, Step by step, gently, by de- grees. قدم بوس ḳadam-bos, 1. adj. Kissing the feet, shewing respect, paying respects. 2. s. or قد مبوسي ḳadam-bos-ī, s. f. Kissing the feet, obeisance, respects. قدم چومنا ḳadam chūmnā, 1. To kiss the feet. 2. To leave the company of another, to bid adieu. قدم چهـوني ḳadam chhūne, To touch or embrace oneʼs feet. قدم رنجه فرمانا ḳadam ranja farmānā or قدم رنجه کرنا ḳadam ranja karnā, To take the trouble of going or coming (spoken respectfully). قدم لگنا ḳadam lagnā, 1. To take protection. 2. To walk well (a horse). قدم ليني ḳadam-lene, To acknowledge the superiority of another (either in good or evil qualities; but most frequently