عجلت aﻌjalat A (from عجل) s. f. Haste, speed, velocity.

ع aﻌin called عين مـﮩمله or عين غير منقوطه the eighteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet, does not occur in pure Persian, and has no analagous character in Sanskrit. It is one of the guttural letters, being formed in the lower part of the throat, by a compression of the fauces stronger and deeper than that used in the formation of hamza. Its sound has been compared to the voice of a calf calling its mother, or to that of a person who is making some painful exertion. It is one of the radical letters. In the denota- tion of numbers by the Arabic letters, it stands for 70. In Persian words introduced into Ara- bic it is substituted for ا as لعل for لال.

علامت aﻌlāmat A s. f. A mark, sign, symptom, coat of arms, ensign, emblem. (Plur. علامات).

عنايت iﻌnāyat A s. f. Favour, gift, present, boun- ty. عنايت کرنا iﻌnāyat karnā, To give, to grant.

عميق aﻌmīḳ A (from عمق) adj. Deep, profound.

عمود aﻌmūd A s. m. A perpendicular (in geome- try). عمود صبح aﻌmūd-i-ṣubḥ, The morning rays or refulgence.

عريضه aﻌrīz̤a A s. m. A petition.

عراقي iﻌrāḳ-ī A 1. adj. Produced in or belonging to iﻌrāḳ (especially applied to a breed of horses from that country). 2. s. m. A Par- thian.

عسرت uﻌsrat A (from عسر) s. f. Difficulty, dis- tress.

عزيز aﻌzīz A (from عزّ) 1. adj. Dear, darling, wor- thy, respected, beloved, honoured, esteemed, excellent, precious, friend. 2. s. m. (1.) A title of the king of Egypt. (2.) Centaury. (Pers. plur. عزيزان Friends). عزيزجاننا يا رکهـنا aﻌzīz- jānnā or -rakhnā, To esteem or value highly, to love, respect, revere. A.P. عزيزي aﻌzīz-ī, s. f. Friendship.