عسس aﻌsas A s. m. The night-watch or guards.

عاصم āﻌṣim A (part. act. of عصم) adj. Virtuous, chaste, protected, safe. ابو عاصم abū āﻌṣim (fa- ther of the safe or defended) i. e. Barley broth.

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

علمي iﻌlm-ī A adj. Scientifick.

عبد aﻌbd A (Heb. ) s. m. 1. A servant of God, devotee. 2. A slave.

عجايب aﻌjāʼịb A s. plur. (of عجيب) Wonders, curiosities. adj. Wonderful. عجايب ما̃ل aﻌjāʼịb- maʼāl, adj. Wonderful. عجايب وغرايب aﻌjāʼịb-o-g̠ẖarāʼịb, Wonders, curiosities, wonderful and strange things.

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.

عساکر aﻌsākir A s. plur. (of عسکر) Armies, troops.

عنقا aﻌnḳā (lit. A Long-necked, from عنق Heb. The neck, a collar) s. m. 1. The phœnix, a fabulous bird. 2. (met.) adj. Rare, wonderful, curious. See سيمرغ sī-murg̠ẖ.

عبير aﻌbīr A s. m. Saffron, ambergris, powder of various colours used in the هولي holī.