عصا aﻌṣā A s. m. A club, stick, staff. عصاکش aﻌṣā-kash, A leader.

عم aﻌmm A (Heb. or Connexion, pro- pinquity) s. m. An uncle, fatherʼs brother. عم زاده aﻌmm-zāda, Paternal uncleʼs son.

عمل aﻌmal A (Heb. ) s. m. Action, act, opera- tion, work, practice, effect, rule, sway, jurisdic- tion. عملدار aﻌmal-dār, s. m. 1. One who has command. 2. A collector. عمل داري aﻌmal dār-ī, s. f. Collectorship, government. عمل کرنا aﻌmal-karnā, To act, operate, proceed.

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.

عشوره aﻌshūra A s. m. See عاشورا āﻌshūrā.

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

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.

عوض iﻌwaẓ A s. m. Reward, retribution, return, retaliation, any thing substituted for another, exchange, recompense. adv. Instead, for.

عنصر uﻌnṣur A or uﻌnṣar, s. m. Origin, element.

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).