ابرق abraḳ A (from ابرک Heb. and Ch. To lighten, to shine or sparkle. Sans. अभ्रक abhrak) s. m. Talk, mica.

ارقام irḳām A (inf. iv. of رقم Heb. He marked or punctured) s. m. Act of writing. ارقام کرنا irḳām karnā, To write. ارقام هونا irḳām honā, To be written.

ارقان arḳān A s. m. Jaundice, mildew or blight in corn.

ازرق azraḳ A adj. Cerulean, blue, azure.

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).

بدرقه badriḳa A s. m. 1. A guide, convoy or guard on the road. 2. A fellow-traveller. 3. Any thing ordered to be taken with a certain medicine (as water gruel with salts), a vehicle (in medicine). See s. ان پان anu-pān.

برق abrak S̱. (from ابرک Heb. and Ch. To lighten, to shine or sparkle. Sans. अभ्रक abhrak) s. m. Talk, mica.

برق barḳ A s. f. (Heb. ) Lightning. برق زده barḳ-zada, Struck with lightning. برقنداز barḳ- andāz, A matchlock man, a musketeer.

برقع burḳaﻌ A (or برقعه burḳaʼaﻌ) s. m. A dress or kind of veil with eye-holes to it, covering the whole body from head to foot. برقع پوش burḳaﻌ- posh, One who wears a burḳaﻌ.

بورق būraḳ A or bauraḳ, s. m. Borax.

بيرق bairaḳ P s. m. Banner, ensign, colours.

ترقب taraḳḳub A (inf. v. of رقب) s. m. Con- templating, expectation, hoping.

ترقي taraḳḳī A (inf. v. of رقي) s. f. 1. Promo- tion, preferment, advancement, elevation. 2. Increase, improvement. 3. Making progress in learning, proficiency. (Plur. ترقيات Prefer- ments, advances).

ترقيق tarḳīḳ A (inf. ii. of رقّت) s. f. Softening, thinning, dilution, rarefaction.

ترقيم tarḳīm A (inf. ii. of رقم) s. f. Writing, noting. A. P. ترک turk, s. m. 1. A soldier. 2. A Musal- mān (properly, a Turk, which in Persian takes many other meanings. Sans. तुरष्क). ترک چشم turk-chashm, A murdering or captivating eye. ترک سوار turk-sawār, s. m. A horseman, a cavalier. ترک مزاج turk-mizāj, adj. Wicked, sly; depraved. (Plur. ترکان turkān).