ابوجہل abū jahl A (father of ignorance) n. prop. An uncle of Muhammad.

اهل ahl A s. m. People, possessor, inhabitant, consort. adj. Fit, capable, worthy. (in com- pos.) Possessed of, endowed with. اهل الله ahlu-llāh, People of God; dervises, fakīrs. اهل باطن ahl-i-bāt̤in, Contemplative. اهل بيت ahl-i-bait (People of the house) Family; (but always meaning) the family of the prophet Muhammad. اهل حرفه ahl-i-ḥirfa, Artificer, artisan. اهل خدمت ahl-i-ḵẖidmat, An officer, one in office under the government. اهل حيانت ahl-i-ḵẖiyānat, Treacherous, perfidious. اهل دل ahl-i-dil, Liberal, brave, generous; dervises. اهل دلق ahl-i-dalḳ, Dervises, mendicants. اهل دول ahl-i-dawal, Possessed of wealth, rich. اهل ذوق ahl-i-ẕauḳ, Addicted to pleasure, a voluptuary. اهل روزگار ahl-i-rozgār, Knowing the world, skil- ful. اهل ريش ahl-i-rīsh, Having a beard; a grown-up man. اهل زمان ahl-i-zamān, Time serving. اهل زمين ahl-i-zamīn, An inhabitant of the earth. اهل زهد ahl-i-zuhd, Continent, devout, pious. اهل سخن ahl-i-suḵẖan, Eloquent. اهل شرع ahl-i-sharﻌ, A legislator, a lawyer, one who observes the law of Muhammad. اهل صفا ahl-i-ṣafā, Pure in heart; a Sūfī; a voluptuary. اهل طاعت ahl-i-t̤āʼaﻌt, Obedient, faithful to God. اهل طبع ahl-i-t̤abﻌ, Possessed of genius, person of genius. اهل طبقه ahl-i-t̤abḳa, One who does not observe the precepts of Muhammad. اهل طريق ahl-i-t̤arīḳ, An observer of the laws of

اهليت ahlīyat A (from اهل) s. f. 1. Worth, worthiness, capability, skill. 2. Possession.

اهليه ahliya A s. f. A wife.

بـﮩل bahl A adj. Little, easy. s. Malediction.

بـﮩلول bahlūl A s. m. 1. A prince endowed with every virtue. 2. Name of a celebrated Dervis. 3. A man much addicted to laughter.

بـﮩ‍لانا‍‍‍ bahlānā H (trans. of بـﮩلنا) v. a. To divert, to amuse, to recreate.

بوجـﮩل bū-jahl A 1. n. prop. See ابوجـﮩل abū jahl. 2. adj. Foolish.

تـﮩليل tahlīl A (inf. ii. of هلّ Heb. ) s. f. Praising God.

تـﮩلکه tahluka A (inf. i.) s. m. 1. Ruin, perdition. 2. Consternation, alarm. 3. Pang, agony.

جـﮩل jahl A s. m. Ignorance.

جـﮩلي jahl-ī A. (from جـﮩل) adj. 1. Lazy. 2. Pas- sionate.

دهلا dahlā P. (from ده) s. m. Ten (at cards).

دهلانا dahlānā H (caus. of دهلنا) v. a. To agitate.

دهليز dahlīz P (prop. dihlīz) s. f. A portico, a threshold. (Adopted in Arab. Plur. دهاليز).