قبضيت ḳabẓīyat A (from قبض) s. f. 1. Seizure. 2. Costiveness. 3. Astringency.

قلم ḳalam A s. m. (by Hindūs s. f. Sans. कलम Gr. ka/lamos) 1. A reed. 2. A pen. 3. A mode of writing characters, handwriting. 4. s. f. Cuttings of trees, &c. for planting, a set, a slip. 5. A kind of firework. قلم انداز ḳalam- andāz, Throwing away the pen. قلم بند کرنا ḳalam band karnā, To take down, to write. قلم بندي ḳalam-band-ī, s. f. Signature, signing an agreement. قلم تراش ḳalam-tarāsh, s. f. A penknife. قلم جاري هونا ḳalam jārī honā, Le- vying of forces. قلمدان ḳalam-dām, s. m. An inkstand. قلمرو ḳalam-rau, s. m. Empire, sove- reignty, jurisdiction. قلم کار ḳalam-kār, An en- graver. قلم کاري ḳalam-kār-ī, s. f. Engraving. قلم کرنا ḳalam karnā, To cut. قلم کشي ḳalam- kash-ī, s. f. Writing. قلم لگانا ḳalam lagānā, To plant slips or cuttings.

قفل ḳufl A s. m. A lock, a bolt.

قوت ḳūt A s. f. m. Food, aliment, livelihood, subsistence, victuals. ¶ ḳūwat (from قوي) s. f. Power, virtue, authority, faculty, strength, vi- gour. قوت آخذه ḳūwāt-i-āḵẖiẕa, Strength of mind. قوت باصره ḳūwat-i-bāṣira, Sight. قوت باه ḳūwat-i-bāh, Lust. قوت جاذبه ḳūwat-i-jāẕi-

قصاب ḳaṣṣāb A (adj. superl. of قصب Heb. To cut in pieces) s. m. A butcher.

قطره ḳat̤ra A s. m. A drop (plur. قطرات). قطره زن ḳat̤ra-zan, or قطره زنان ḳat̤ra-zanān, adj. Drop-striking; cantering, going quick on the road, running hard.

قلندر ḳalandar A s. m. 1. A kind of monk, who deserts the world, wife, friends, &c. and travels about with shaven head and beard. 2. The fly of a tent.

قتلا ḳatlā H. (for کتلا which for کترا from کترنا) s. m. A slice. (Eng. cutlets).

قـﮩ‍اقا ḳahāḳā A. s. m. See قـﮩقـﮩ‍ا ḳahḳaha.

قرابه ḳarāba A (from قربه ḳirba, which from قرب) s. m. A flagon.