عذر uﻌẕr A s. m. Excuse, apology. عذر خواه uﻌẕr- ḵẖẉāh, adj. Apologizing; apologist. عذر خواهي uﻌẕr-ḵẖẉāh-ī, s. f. Apology. عذرکرنا uﻌzr karnā, or عذر خواهي کرني uﻌẕr-ḵẖẉāh-ī karnī, To apologize,

عصاره uﻌṣāra A (from عصر) s. m. Expressed juice.

عصفر uﻌṣfur A s. m. Safflower. (Carthamus tinc- torius).

عصفور uﻌṣfūr A s. m. A sparrow. (Plur. عصافير).

عضو uﻌẓv A or iﻌzv (vulg. aﻌzū or aﻌzv or aﻌzo) s. m. Member, limb, joint.

عقاب uﻌḳāb A (from عقب Heb. ) s. m. f. An eagle. ¶ iﻌḳāb, s. m. Chastisement.

عقبيٰ uﻌḳbạ̄ A (from عقب) s. m. End, conclusion, accomplishment, futurity, future state.

عقده uﻌḳda A (from عقد) s. m. 1. A knot, an ex- crescence (especially, at the joints, or where bones have been broken), a node. 2. An impe- diment in speech. 3. Perplexed affairs, en- tangled things, confused words. عقده کشا uﻌḳda- kushā, Resolver of perplexities or difficulties. عقده کساٴي uﻌḳda-kushā-ī, s. f. The untying or opening of knots or difficulties.

عقلا uﻌḳalā A adj. plur. (of عاقل) Wise, prudent. ¶ aﻌḳlaṉ, adv. Reasonably. A.P. عقلمند aﻌḳl-mand, adj. Wise, intelligent. A.P. عقلمندي aﻌḳl-mand-ī, s. f. Intelligence. A.S̱. عقلونتا aﻌḳl-wantā, adj. (dakh.) Wise.

عقوبت uﻌḳūbat A (from عقب) s. f. Punishment, torment, chastisement, torture.