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

ارفض arfaẓ A adj. An obstinate heretick; par- ticularly, a bigotted Shīʼaﻌ.

تفحص tafaḥḥuṣ A (inf. v. of فحص) s. m. Investiga- tion, inquiry, search, disquisition.

تفخر tafaḵẖḵẖur A (inf. v. of فخر) s. m. Pride, boasting, arrogance.

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

تفقد tafaḳḳud A (inf. v. of فقد Heb. Was

حرفا حرفا ḥarfaṉ ḥarfaṉ A adv. Letter by letter, literally, syllable by syllable.

خفقان ḵẖafaḳān A (from خفق) s. m. Palpitation (a disease of the heart, especially).

خفقاني ḵẖafaḳān-ī A adj. Subject to palpitation.

رفقا rufaḳā A plur. of رفيق rafīḳ, q. v.

شفق shafaḳ A (Heb. To applaud. Chald. To suffice, to be in doubt, q. d. between day and night) s. m. 1. Evening twilight. 2. Con- dolence, sympathy, kindness. 3. Fear.

شفقت shafaḳat A s. f. 1. Clemency, compas- sion, mercy. 2. Kindness, affection.

شفقي shafaḳ-ī A. adj. Like, or relating to the evening twilight.

فحاش faḥḥāsh A adj. (superl. of فحش) Obscene, talking indecently.

فحوا faḥwā A s. m. Style, contents, signification, sense, drift, tenour, meaning. (Plur. فحاوي faḥāwī). فحواي کلام faḥwā-e-kalām, Significa- tion, sense, scope, meaning, spirit, contents, drift, tenour of the speech or discourse.