ابوالفضل abu-l-faẓl A (father of excellence) n. prop. The secretary of the Emperor Akbar.

اراضي arāẓī A s. plur. (of ارض) Lands.

ارضي arẓ-ī A adj. Terrestrial, earthly, relating to the earth.

استحاضه istiḥaẓa A (from حیض) s. m. Immode- rate flux of the menses.

اضلاع aẓlāﻌ A s. plur. (of ضلع ẓilﻌ) Ribs, sides; districts, divisions (of land); convexities, arches.

اعتراضي iﻌtirāẓ-ī A. s. f. Objection, opposition, displeasure.

افضل afẓal A adj. compar. (of فاضل) More or most excellent, preeminent.

افضلیت āfẓalīyat A s. f. Excellence, preemi- nence.

بعضي baﻌẓe A. adj. Some, certain ones, several.

بوالفضول bu-l-fuẓūl A (بو Endowed with, and فضول Excess) adj. Excessive talker, prodigal.

بيضه baiẓa A s. m. An egg.

بيضوي baiẓawī A (from بيضه) adj. Fashioned in the shape of an egg. خط بيضوي ḵẖat̤t̤-i-baiẓawī, s. m. A form of the Persian Nastaﻌlīḳ charac- ter, in which the curved tails of the letters are segments of an oval: opposed to خط آفتابي ḵẖat̤t̤-i-āftābī, in which they are portions of a circle.

تضمين taẓmīn A (inf. ii. of ضمن) s. f. 1. Giving satisfaction for an injury. 2. Comprehending or including one thing in another. 3. Inserting the verses of another in oneʼs own poem. 4. Giving security. 5. Intrusting with another. 6. Lending on interest. 7. Putting in a purse or strong box. تضمين کرنا taẓmīn karnā, To insert the verses of another in oneʼs own poem, making the one correspond with the other.

تضيع taẓīﻌ A (inf. ii. of ضيع) s. f. Spoiling, wasting, idling (away time). تضيع اوقات taẓī-iﻌ- auḳāt, Idling away time; ennui, weariness.

تفضل tafaẓẓul A (inf. v. of فضل) s. m. 1. Benefi- cence, kindness, deserving. 2. Excelling, excess. (Plur. تفضلات).