ارتباط irtibāt̤ A (inf. viii. of ربط) s. m. Connexion, friendship, familiarity.

استبداد istibdād A (inf. x. of بدّ) s. m. Absolute dominion, despotism, insisting upon a thingʼs being done.

استبرا istibrā A (inf. x. of برأ) s. m. 1. Cleansing, washing oneʼs hands of a business or desiring to be freed from it. 2. The waiting of a woman after being divorced from her husband, to as certain whether she is pregnant or not, before she can contract another marriage. (The term is three months, according to the Muhammadan law).

استبرق istabraḳ A s. m. Silk cloth or satin, the colour of which seems to change agreeably to the light it is seen in (particularly, green silk).

اشتباه ishtibāh A (inf. viii. of شبه) s. m. Doubt, ambiguity, scruple.

اشتباهي ishtibāh-ī A adj. Suspicious, doubtful.

اعتبار iﻌtibār A (inf. viii. of عبر Heb. and Ch. He passed over) s. m. 1. Confidence, trust, faith, belief, credit, reliance, respect, esteem. 2. Taking as an example, reasoning by compa- rison. اعتبار رکهنا iﻌtibār rakhnā, To give credit to, to believe, to trust.

اعتباري iﻌtibār-ī A adj. Of credit, creditable, trust-worthy; a confidant.

اقتباس iḳtibās A (inf. viii. of قبس) s. m. Bor- rowing (fire from another); acquiring, procuring, gaining, asking, begging, quotation.

برهسپتبار brihaspatibār S (वृहस्पतिवार) s. m. Thursday.

تبار tabār P s. m. 1. People, nation. 2. Race, tribe, family. شـﮩريارعالي تبار shahryār-i-āﻌlī- tabār, A monarch of an illustrious house.

تبارا tibārā S̱. See تباره tibāra.

تباره tibāra त्रिवार S̱. 1. adj. Thrice. 2. A hall or room with three doors.

تبارک tabārak A v. Be blessed, bless. تبارک الله tabārak-allāh, God be blessed.

تباه tabāh P adj. Bad, wicked, depraved, abject, spoiled, ruined, wretched. تباه حال tabāh-ḥāl, adj. Ruined.