عرفان iﻌrfān A s. m. Knowledge, discernment, science.

عموم aﻌmūm A adj. Common, general, universal.

عالم āﻌlam A (Heb. ) s. m. The world, the universe, time, regions, state, beauty. عالم آرا āﻌlam-ārā, World-adorning. عالم بالا يا علوي āﻌlam-i-bālā or -uﻌlvī, The heavens, the people of the heavens. عالم تاب āﻌlam-tāb, World-illumi- nating or world-warming. عالم سفلي āﻌlam-i-suflī, The earth. عالم گير āﻌlam-gīr, Conquering the world. (Arab. plur. inflect. عالمين).

عروض aﻌrūẓ A (from عرص) 1. s. f. Versification. 2. s. m. Mecca and Medina, with their adjacent territory.

علف aﻌlaf A s. m. Grass, hay, food, forage. علف زار aﻌlaf-zār, A pasture, a meadow.

عمده uﻌmda A (from عمد) 1. adj. Great, noble. 2. s. m. A grandee, a support, a pillar, a prop, confidence, reliance, trust.

علت iﻌllat A (from علّ Heb. To attempt, to cause) s. f. 1. Disease, defect. 2. Cause, pre- tence, pretext. 3. Filth, dirt. (Plur. علل iﻌlal). حرف علت ḥarf-i-iﻌllat, The interchangeable letter و,ا or ي. Every material substance is said to have four causes: علت صوري iﻌllat-i-ṣūrī, Formal cause, i. e. that form in which its es- sence consists: علت غاٴي iﻌllat-i-g̠ẖāʼī, Final cause, or purpose for which it was made. علت فاعلي iﻌllat-i-fāʼiﻌlī, Efficient cause (as the maker, if the work of man): علت مادي iﻌllat-i-māddī, Material cause, or the matter of which the thing is made.

عبور uﻌbūr A (from عبر) s. m. Passing, crossing (a river), passing over, a ford, or pass.

عسر aﻌsar A adj. Difficult. عسرالعبور aﻌsaru-l-uﻌbūr, Difficult to be passed.

علفه uﻌlfa A. s. m. (dakh.) See علوفه uﻌlūfa.