عيار aﻌyār A or iﻌyār (from عير) s. m. A mark, proof. test, standard, assay, touch. ¶ aﻌiyār (adj. superl. of عير) or عيارا aﻌiyārā, adj. Cunning, sly, shrewd, artful. s. m. A knave. A. H. عيارپن aﻌiyār-pan, s. m. Knavery, cunning, slyness. A. P. عيارگي aﻌiyār-gī, s. f. Cunning, slyness.

عبث aﻌbas̤ A 1. adj. Vain, idle, absurd, trifling, profitless. 2. adv. In vain, idly, absurdly, uselessly. 3. subst. Vanity, absurdity.

عليحده aﻌlạ̄ḥida A. (prop. عليٰ حده aﻌlạ̄ ḥaddihi, On its own limit) adj. or adv. Separate, apart, distinct.

عقل aﻌḳl A s. f. Wisdom, opinion, sense, under- standing, intellect, reason. عقل تهـجنا aﻌḳl thij- nā (dakh. i. q. دنگ هونا) To be astonished (?). عقل خرچنا aﻌḳl ḵẖarachna (dakh) i. q. داناٴي کرنا dānā-ī karnā. عقل دوڙانا aﻌḳl dauṛānā, To consider, think, to reason.

عسکر aﻌskar A (from Pers. لشکر) s. m. An army, force, troop. (Plur. عساکر). A. P. عسکري aﻌskar-ī, adj. Relating to the army, military; s. m. A soldier.

عيادت iﻌyādat A s. f. Visiting of the sick.

علاقه aﻌlāḳa H or vulg. iﻌlāḳa (from علق) s. m. 1. Dependence, relation, connexion, interest. 2. Pretension, right. 3. Commerce, correspon- dence, communication, intercourse. علاقه بند aﻌlāḳa-band, A gold-lace worker. علاقه بندي aﻌlāḳa-band-ī, s. f. Gold-lace work. علاقه رکهنا aﻌlāḳa-rakhnā, To concern, interest, be connect- ed, belong, regard, relate (to). علاقه مند aﻌlāḳa- mand, adj. Dependant, related, connected. (Plur. علايق aﻌlāʼịḳ).

عمارت iﻌmārat A (from عمر Heb. ) s. f. 1. That by which a place becomes habitable, a publick edifice, a building, structure, cultiva- tion, building. 2. A habitation. 3. A fortifi- cation. (Plur. عمارات).

عاطفت āﻌtifat A (from عطف Heb. To in- cline, to cover) s. f. Kindness, benevolence, af- fection.

عربي aﻌrab-ī A adj. Arabian, Arabic; the Arabic (language), an Arab (horse).