قصد ḳaṣd A s. m. Intention, design, aim, object, desire, wish, inclination, purpose, project, at- tempt, conspiracy. قصد کرنا ḳaṣd karnā, To design, intend, project, propose to oneʼs self,

قفا ḳafā A s. f. The back of the head, occiput, nape of the neck; behind, after.

قضيه ḳaẓiya A (from قضي) s. m. 1. Declaration, proposition, determination. 2. History, nar- rative. 3. Death. 4. Natura fœminæ, vulva. 5. A syllogism (in logick). 6. (in Hind. and Pers.) A quarrel, wrangling, wrangle, conten- tion, broil, litigation, lawsuit, action at law. (Plur. قضايا). قضيه دلال ḳaẓiya-dallāl, One who excites quarrel, mischiefmaker. قضيه کرنا ḳaẓiya karnā, To quarrel, to wrangle. قضيه مول لينا ḳaẓiya mol lenā, To take on oneʼs self the quarrel of another, to interfere without cause in the disputes of others. A. قط 1. ḳat̤t̤, s. m. Cutting transversely, making a pen. 2. ḳat̤, adj. Sufficient (hence, فقط fa-ḳat̤, Only, merely, alone, &c.). قطزن ḳat̤t̤- zan, s. m. 1. A stamp. 2. A pin or peg on which pens are cut. قط لگانا ḳat̤t̤ lagānā, To mend a pen.

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

قارون ḳārūn A n. prop. A person supposed to be the same as Korah, whom the Muhammadans describe as the cousin of Moses. (On account of his riches and avarice, his name is proverbially applied to all misers).

قله ḳulla A s. m. The top (of a head or other thing), summit (of a mountain).

قصبه ḳaṣba A (prop. ḳaṣaba, from قصب) s. m. A small town (particularly, when inhabited by decent people or families of rank).

قديم ḳadīm A (from قدم) adj. Ancient, old. قديم سي ḳadīm se, Of old, from ancient times.

قطعه ḳit̤ʼaﻌ A s. m. 1. A section, a cutting, a fragment, a division. 2. A strophe. قطعه بند ḳit̤ʼaﻌ-band, adj. A kind of verse, in which the meaning of the first verse of each stanza is com- pleted in the last. ¶ ḳat̤ʼﻌ or ḳut̤ʼaﻌ, A divi- sion, plot, parcel or portion of land, segment, portion; cut, shape.

قلمقاني ḳilmaḳānī H s. f. A female armed atten- dant on a lady (perhaps a Calmuck).