سعبان shaﻌbān A (from شعب) s. m. The eighth Arabian month. (The 14th day of it is the festival called برات barāt, q. v.: on this day, an angel is supposed to examine a record, on which is written the names of the living).

شعبده shuﻌbada P (improp. shaﻌbada) s. m. Sleight of hand, conjuration. سعبده باز shuﻌba- da-bāz, s. m. A juggler, a conjurer. شعبده بازي shuﻌbada-bāz-ī, s. f. Conjuration, sleight of hand, juggling, hocus-pocus.

عبا aﻌbā A or iﻌbā, s. plur. Garments said to be generally black and made of goatʼs hair.

عبادت iﻌbādat A (from عبد) s. f. (dakh. s. m.) Divine worship, adoration, obedience, service. (Plur. عبادات). A. P. عبادتگاه iﻌbādat-gāh, s. f. Place of worship.

عبادتي iﻌbādat-ī A. s. m. A devotee, a religious person.

عبارت iﻌbārat A (from عبر) s. f. Style, mode of expression or of explanation (in language), phrase, phraseology, a trope or figure, signifi- cation, import, meaning. (Plur. عبارات).

عباس aﻌbbās A s. m. Name of a plant, marvel of Peru. (Mirabilis jalapa).

عباسي aﻌbbās-ī A adj. Red (colour). s. f. Name of a flower. See عباس aﻌbbās or گل عباس gul- i-aﻌbbās under گل gul.

عبث aﻌbas̤ A 1. adj. Vain, idle, absurd, trifling, profitless. 2. adv. In vain, idly, absurdly, uselessly. 3. subst. Vanity, absurdity.

عبد aﻌbd A (Heb. ) s. m. 1. A servant of God, devotee. 2. A slave.

عبراني iﻌbrānī A adj. Hebrew.

عبرت iﻌbrat A (from عبر) s. f. 1. An example, warning. 2. (met.) Fear. ¶ aﻌbrat, s. f. 1. Weeping. 2. Grief.

عبري iﻌbrī A (Heb. ) adj. Hebrew.

لعبت laﻌbat A (rather, luﻌbat) s. f. A puppet, a doll, a plaything.

متعبد mutaʼaﻌbbid A (part. act. V. from عبد Heb. ) adj. 1. Devout, religious. 2. Refractory, stubborn (a camel).