قqāfthirty-first letter of the Pashto alphabet, occurring mostly in loanwords, predominantly Arabic and Turkic; pronounced as /q/ or /k/ and may be replaced by the Arabic ک, sometimes it may also be replaced by spirants /x/ or /γ/; number 100 in the abjad system
قاتولqātawə́lv · denominative; transitiveto fold; to roll
قاتيqātíadjhunger; shortage, deficiency
قاتېدلqātedə́lv · denominative; intransitiveto be folded; to be rolled; to form folds
قادرqādíradj · religion; personal namemighty, powerful; able, capable; almighty; Qadirپه… قادر کول — to permit something; to facilitate somethingپه يو شي باندي قادر کېدل — to be able to do something
قاعدهqāʿidán-f · anatomy; mathrule; order; basis cordis; base of a cone; facetپه قاعده — regulated; tuned, adjusted; in orderپه قاعده ايښودل — to regulate; to adjust, to tune; to put in order
قاغهqā́γan-f · regionalblack crow
قافqāfn-mname of the letter ق
قافqāfn-mکوه قاف — Kaf Mountains (fairy-tale mountains encircling the entire Earth where the Simurgh bird is believed to live)
قانعqāníʿadj · personal namecontent, satisfied; acknowledging something; Qaniقانع کول — to satisfyپه … قانعکېدل — to be satisfied with somethingقانع کېدل — to be convinced
قانونqānúnn-mlaw; canon, regulationد طبعياتو قوانين — laws of natureد قانون فن — jurisprudence
قانون دانqānundā́nn-mlegal specialist, lawyer
قانون شکنqānunšikánn-mlawbreaker, offender, criminal
قانون نامهqānunnāmán-fcharter, statute, regulationsد يونو قانون نامه — the UN Charter
قانوناًqānunánadvaccording to the law, legally; lawfully
قانونيqānuníadj · grammarlegal, lawful, legitimate; legislative; juridical; regular (of a verb)په قانوني شکل — legally, according to the lawقانوني کول — to legalize, legitimizeقانوني مشاور — legal advisor, solicitor
قانونپوهqānúnpohn-mlegal specialist, lawyer
قاهرهqāhirán-fCairo (city)
قايدqāyídn-mleader, chiefقايد اعظم — /qāyid-i…/ “Great Leader” (title of the founder of Pakistan, Jinnah)
قايقqāyíqn-mboat; ship, vessel
قايلqāyíladjacknowledging something; agreeing; being an adherent of something; convinced of something; adherent; follower, supporter
قايلولqāyilawə́lv · denominative; transitiveto convince of something; to compel to something acknowledge something; to force to admit something, to force to confess
قبضqabzn-m · medicineacceptance, receipt, receiving; tax; receipt for something received; seizure, taking overقبض ورکول — to give a receipt
قبضهqabzán-fgrip, lever; hilt (of a sword); unoccupied land which has been seized; ownership, possession
قبضولqabzawə́lv · denominative; transitiveto accept, to receive; to grab, to seize, to take; to take over; to occupy; to constipate, to cause constipation
قبضېدلqabzedə́lv · denominative; intransitiveto be compressed, to be contracted; to be taken over, to be occupied; to suffer from constipation
قبلqabladvin front of, before, earlier; previous, early; front, front part of something
قبل التاريخqabl-ut-tāríxadjprehistoricد قبل التاريخ دوره — prehistoric epoch
قبل الميلادqabl-al-milā́dadvBefore the Common Era (BCE)
قبلاًqáblanadvearlier, before; beforehand
قبلهqiblán-f · figurativekibla (the direction in which the Muslims turn in praying); direction in which Mecca lies; western direction, west; temple; object of worship; honoured person
قبله نماqiblanumā́n-fcompass
قبله ګاهqiblagā́hn-m · figurativeMecca (city); place of worship; well-wisher, patron; father
قبلولqablawə́lv · denominative; transitive; figurativeto accept, to receive; to recognize, to acknowledge; to receive, to greet (guests); to bear, to experience, to endure (e.g., deprivations)
قبليqablíadjpreliminary; former, previous
قبلېدلqabledə́lv · denominative; intransitive; figurativeto be accepted, to be received (e.g., of an invitation); to be acknowledged; to be recognized; to be received, to be greeted (of a guest); to be endured, to be experienced
قبلېدهqabledə́n-m · plural; figurativeaccepting, receiving (e.g., of an invitation); recognition; approval; reception, greeting (of a guest); enduring, experiencingد يوې غوښتني قبلېده — satisfaction of a request
قبولولqabulawə́lv · denominative; transitive; figurativeto accept, to receive; to agree with, to approve; to endure, to suffer, to bear, to experience; to make an acceptance
قبولېدلqabuledə́lv · denominative; intransitiveto be accepted, to be received; to be approved
قدqaddn-mheight; altitude; lengthپه قد ميانه — of average height
قدامتqadāmátn-mpriority; preference; old age; antiquityقدامت ورکول — to prefer
قدرqádərn-mquantity; measure, degree; dimension, size; honour, merit; value; meaning; power, mightلږ قدر — some, a certain amountد چا د حقوقو قدر او مراعات کول — to respect someone’s rights
قدرتqudrátn-m · religion; personal nameforce, power, might; supremacy, sovereignty; power, authority; abilityسیاسي قدرت — political power
قدردانqadrdā́nn-mexpert, connoisseur, one appreciating something
قدردانيqadrdānín-ffair assessment; recognition of achievements; attention to someone; celebration in honour of someoneد چاقدرداني کول — to appreciate someone
قدرمنqadrmánadjesteemed; valued; valuable, appreciated; dearقدرمن مېلمانه — dear guestsوقت په مونږ کې قدرمن دئ — time is valuable to us, we appreciate (our) time
قدرولqadrawə́lv · denominative; transitiveto value, to appreciate, to treasure; to show respect (e.g., to a guest); to praise
قدريqadríadjpredestined by fate, fatal; fatalist
قدرېqádrequantifiersome, somewhat, something; just, merely, only
قدمqadámn-mstep; measure, action; pas, dance stepقدم په قدم — at a walking pace; step by step, graduallyد چا سره قدم قدم تلل — to keep pace with someone
قدمqidámn-mseniority (in rank or position); antiquity, old times
قدم دارqidamdā́rn-msenior (in rank or position)
قدم والاqidamwālā́n-msenior (in rank or position)
قدوقامتqadd-u-qāmátn-mfigure, stature
قدومqudúmn-marrival, advent
قديفهqadifán-fblanket
قديمqadímadj · pluralancient, old; antiquity; ancestor; ancient people
قديميqadimíadjancient, antique, oldپه قديمي ډول — in an old-fashioned way
قرارqarā́rn-m · predicativepeace, tranquillity; constancy, stability; firmness; decision; resolution; conclusion; establishment, definitionقرار ميندل — to calm downقرار نيول — to calm down; to be established, to be defined, to be determined
قراردادqarārdā́dn-mtreaty, agreement; contractقرارداد کول — to conclude a treatyقرارداد لغو کول — cancel the contract, to renounce an agreement
قطعqatʿn-fcutting off, chopping off; break; interruption; discontinuance; solution, decision (e.g., of a question, problem); format (of a book, a sheet, a page)
قطعهqitʿan-f · literaturepiece; part; fragment; qita (a short poem); (playing) card; piece, item (classifier used in counting letters, illustrations, photos)
قطعهqitʿan-f · militarycontinent, mainland; unit, subdivision
قطعه بازيqitʿabāzín-fgambling with cards, card-playing
قطعيqatʿíadjdecisive, categoric; conclusiveقطعي فيصله — final decision
قطعيتqatʿiyátn-mcompleteness; outcome; categoricalness, decisivenessقطعيت ميندل — to be completed
قفرqafrn-mdesert, wilderness
قفسqafásn-mcage (for birds, etc.)
قفسهqafasán-fbookcase
قفقازqafqā́zn-mCaucasus
قفقازيqafqāzíadjCaucasian
قفقازيqafqāzáyadjCaucasian
ققنسqaqnásn-mphoenix (the legendary bird)
قلاqalā́n-fcastle; big house with a fence; fortress, fort
قياسqiyā́sn-m · philosophycomparison, analogy; induction; hypothesisپه همدې قياس سره — analogously, similarlyپر… قياس کول — to compare
قياسولqiyāsawə́lv · denominative; transitiveto compare, to draw an analogy
قياسيqiyāsíadjcomparative; similar, analogous
قيافهqiyāfán-fface; appearance, aspect, look
قيامqiyā́mn-mestablishment; uprising, protest; rising; maintenance, supportد چا په مقابل کې قيام کول — to rise against someone, to revolt against someone
قيدولqaydawə́lv · denominative; transitiveto imprison; to chain, to shackle, to handcuff; to take prisoner, to seize; to enter on a list, to register
قيديqaydín-m · Eastern; grammarcaptive, prisoner, person under arrest; adverbial
قيدېدلqaydedə́lv · denominative; intransitiveto be imprisoned; to be chained, to be fettered, to be handcuffed; to be taken prisoner, to be seized; to be registered
قيرqirn-mresin, pitch; tar; tarredattributive and predicativeقير سړک — tarred road
قيراطqirā́tn-mcarat
قيرولqirawə́lv · denominative; transitiveto tar, to asphalt (a road)
قيرېدلqiredə́lv · denominative; intransitiveto be tarred, to be asphaltedقير شوې لار — tarred road, asphalted road
قیqayn-mvomit; carbon deposit (on a candle)قی ورتلل — to feel nauseous
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