علامه aﻌllāma A adj. (superl. of علم) Very wise or learned. ¶ aﻌlāma, s. m. Mark, sign, flag, standard.

عبادت iﻌbādat A (from عبد) s. f. (dakh. s. m.) Divine worship, adoration, obedience, service. (Plur. عبادات). A. P. عبادتگاه iﻌbādat-gāh, s. f. Place of worship.

عشوه iﻌshwa, aﻌshwa A or uﻌshwa (from عشا To be covered, hidden, darkened, blind at night) s. m. 1. An obscure, concealed, dangerous affair. 2. The beginning of darkness at night. 3. A fire seen from a distance at night. 4. (met. but most used in Persian and Hindī) Coquetry, ogling, blandishments, amorous play- fulness. عشوه گر aﻌshwa-gar, A coquette. عشوه گري aﻌshwa-gar-ī, s. f. Coquetry.

عفريت iﻌfrīt A (from عفر To roll in the dust) s. m. 1. Any thing frightful or horrible. 2. A giant, demon, spectre. (Plur. عفاريت).

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).

عند iﻌnd A (prop. عنديٰ) adv. Near, before, with, about, in, according to, &c. عند البعض iﻌnda- l-baﻌẓ, According to some. عند التحقيق iﻌnda-t- taḥḳiḳ, In truth, certainly. عند الله iﻌnda-l-lāh, With or before God. عند الوصول iﻌnda-l-wuṣūl,

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,

عجوبه uﻌjūba A (from عجب) adj. Wonderful; (subst.) A wonderful thing.

عنوان uﻌnwān A or iﻌnwān (from عنن To come be- fore, to present oneʼs self) s. m. 1. The title of a book. 2. That whereby any thing is known. 3. That which is understood by any thing. 4. Mode, manner.

عددي aﻌdad-ī A. adj. Numeral.