آصف āṣaf A s. m. 1. The caper tree (Capparis spinosa). 2. The name of a man considered to have been Solomonʼs wazīr. آصف راي āṣaf rāʼe, Prudent as Āsaf. آصف الدوله āṣafu-d-daula, The Āsaf of the state.

ابرص abraṣ A (from برص) adj. Leprous, having the leprosy.

ابصار abṣār A s. plur. (of بصر) Eyes, sights, understanding.

اتصال ittiṣal A (inf. viii. of وصل) s. m. Conjunc- tion, contact, adhesion, union, continuity, attach- ment, neighbourhood, contiguity, adjacency.

اختصار iḵẖtiṣār A (inf. viii. of خصر) s. m.

اختصاص iḵẖtiṣāṣ A (inf. viii. of خصّ) s. m. Ap- propriation, peculiarity.

اخص aḵẖaṣṣ A adj. compar. (of خاص) More or most especial or excellent.

اخلاص iḵẖlāṣ A (inf. iv. of خلوص) s. m. Since- rity, affection, friendship, love. اخلاص کرنا یا رکهنا iḵẖlāṣ karnā or rakhnā, To esteem, &c., to be sincere. A.P. اخلاصمند iḵẖlāṣ-mand, adj. Sincere, friendly, affectionate; a friend. A.P. اخلاصمندي iḵẖlāṣ-mand-ī, s. f. Sincerity.

استخفاف iṣtiḵẖfāf A (inf. x. of خفّف) s. m. Making light of, despising, holding in contempt; indignity.

استخلاص istiḵẖlāṣ A (inf. x. of خلص Heb. Was free, separated) s. m. Seeking to liberate; liberation, liberty, freedom.

استصواب istiṣwāb A (inf. x. of صواب) s. m. 1. Approving, approbation. 2. Consultation.

استیصال istīṣāl A (inf. x. of اصل) s. m. Eradi- cating, pulling up by the roots, extirpating, des- troying, extermination.

اشخاص ashḵẖāṣ A s. plur. (of شخص) Persons.

اصاغر aṣāg̠ẖir A adj. plur. (of اصغر) Little, mean, contemptible, poor.

اصالت aṣālat A or iṣālat (from اصل) s. f. Firmness, integrity, genuineness, the being well rooted, constancy, solidity of judgment.