ط t̤oʼe or in Arabic t̤ā, called طاي مہمله or طاي غيرمنقوطه the sixteenth letter of the Arabic al- phabet, does not occur in pure Persian; but, in compliance with Arabic orthography, it is some- times introduced in Persian words which were originally written with ت; as, طبرزد for تبرزد, Sugar-candy; طبرخون for تبرخون, Red sanders.

طاؤس t̤āʼūs A (Ch. Gr. *taws) s. m. A pea- cock.

طاب t̤āb A (Heb. ) adj. Sweet, agreeable, good, pure, excellent.

طارم t̤ārim P. (Pers. تارم) s. m. Any building of a circular form with an arched or cupola roof, a wooden structure in gardens, &c. for the guarding of them.

طاري t̤ārī A part. act. (of طري) Happening, oc- curring, intervening.

طاس t̤ās A s. m. 1. Brocade. 2. A cup, goblet, bowl, the vessel in which water is cooled.

طاسه t̤āsa A s. m. A kind of drum. طاسه نواز t̤asa- nawāz, One who plays on the t̤āsa. طاسه نوازي t̤āsa-nawāz-ī, s. f. Beating the t̤āsa, q. v.

طاعات t̤āʼāﻌt A s. plur. of طاعت q. v.

طاعت t̤āʼaﻌt A (from طاع) s. f. Devotion, obe- dience, obsequiousness. (Plur. طاعات).

طاعن t̤āʼiﻌn A (part. act. of طعن) s. m. An asper- ser, slanderer, reproacher.

طافح t̤āfiḥ A (part. act. of طفح) adj. Overflowing, full of drink.

طاق t̤āḳ A 1. s. m. An arched building, arch, cupola. 2. A recess in a wall, shelf, niche. 3. A window. 4. adj. Unique, singular. 5. Odd (not even). 6. Fold, ply. طاق پررکهنا t̤āḳ par rakhnā (to lay on the shelf) 1. To refuse, to disobey. 2. To neglect, to abandon. طاق پرهونا t̤āḳ par honā, or طاق هونا t̤āḳ honā, To be laid on the shelf, to be thrown aside. طاق جفث t̤āḳ-juft, s. m. The game of odd or even.

طاقت t̤āḳat A s. f. Strength, power, force, pa- tience, ability. طاقت آزماٴي t̤āḳat-āzmā-ī, s. f. Trial of strength. طاقت سي طاق هونا t̤āḳat se t̤āḳ honā, To be weak, feeble, powerless. A.P. طاقچه t̤āḳ-cha, s. m. dimin. of طاق q. v.

طاقي t̤āḳī A. 1. adj. Wall-eyed (a horse). 2. Arched. 3. s. f. Froth of urine.

طالب t̤ālib A part. act. (of طلب) 1. Asking, de- manding, interrogating. 2. s. m. An inquirer, a seeker, a lover, asker, candidate, exacter. طالب دنيا t̤ālib-i-dunyā, Worldly-minded. طالب علم t̤ālib-i-iﻌlm, Searching after knowledge, a student. طالب علمي t̤ālib-i-iﻌlm-ī, or طالب العلمي t̤ālibu-l-iﻌlm-ī, s. f. Search of knowledge, study. (Plur. Pers. طالبان Arab. طلبا).