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

الف alf A (Heb. ) adj. Thousand. A.H. الفا alfā, s. m. A kind of dress resembling

الف بي alif be P s. f. The a, b, c; the alphabet.

الفاظ alfāz̤ A s. m. plur. (of لفظ) Words, articulate sounds, terms.

الفت ulfat A s. f. Friendship, familiarity, inti- macy, society, affection, attachment, kindness.

الفتي ulfatī A adj. Friendly, affectionate, de- rived from friendship. الفتي بنده ulfatī banda, Attached from friendship.

الفي alfī A 1. s. f. See الفا alfā. 2. adj. Co- vered with marks like the letter alif (cloth, &c.).

بالفرض bi-l-farẓ A adv. With the supposition, granted.

بالفعل bi-l-fiﻌl A adv. In the fact, actually, at this moment, at present, for the present, for the present moment, now, in short: in the mean time.

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

تخالف taḵẖāluf A (inf. vi. of خلف) s. m. 1. Op- position, contention. 2. Enmity.

تخلف taḵẖalluf A (inf. v. of خلف) s. m. Delaying, going back, remaining or being left behind.

تلف talaf A s. m. 1. Ruin, destruction, loss. 2. Prodigality, consumption, expense. تلف المال خلف العمر talafu-l-māl ḵẖalafu-l-uﻌmr, The loss of riches is the prolongation of life. تلف کرنا talaf karnā, To ruin, to waste, consume, des- troy. تلف هونا talaf honā, To be unfortunate, to meet with a loss, to be destroyed.

تلفظ talaffuz̤ A (inf. v. of لفظ) s. m. Utterance, expression, pronunciation.

تکلف takalluf A (inf. v. of کلف) s. m. 1. Inconvenience, ceremony, trouble, taking much pains oneʼs self in any matter. 2. Extravagance, pro- fusion. 3. Preparation. (Plur. تکلفات takal- lufāt). تکلفات دربار takallufāt-i-darbār, Ex- pending much. تکلفات رسمي takallufāt-i-rasmī, Ceremonious attention, empty or formal com- pliments. تکلفات مجلس takallufāt-i-majlis, The ceremonies of society, etiquette. تکلف برطرف takalluf bar-t̤araf, Waving ceremony. تکلف کرنا takalluf karnā, To take pains, to be cere- monious (in). تکلف مزاج takalluf-mizāj, adj. Ceremonious.