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

عيب aﻌib A s. m. Fault, defect, a vice, blemish, infirmity, sin, disgrace, infamy. (Plur. عيوب). عيب پوش aﻌib-posh, Concealer of fault or de- fect. عيب پوشي aﻌib-posh-ī, s. f. Concealment of fault. عيب جو aﻌib-jo, adj. Censorious, ma- levolent, malicious, malignant; caviller, carper. عيب جوي aﻌib-jo-ī, s. f. Censoriousness, criti- cism, cavil. عيب چيني aﻌib-chīn-ī, s. f. Picking out faults, criticism. عيب گو aﻌib-go, One who finds fault, a slanderer. عيب گيري aﻌib- gīr-ī, s. f. Finding fault. عيب لگانا aﻌib-lagā- nā, To defame, asperse.

عفو aﻌfū A s. m. Absolution, forgiveness, pardon. عفو کرنا aﻌfū karnā, To pardon. عفو هونا aﻌfū honā, To be pardoned.

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.

عنقريب aﻌn-ḳarīb A (عن prepos. and قريب Near) adv. Near, soon, shortly, nearly, almost.

عارض āﻌriẓ A (from عرض) s. m. 1. The cheek. 2. An accident. 3. A mustermaster, also the general of an army. 4. part. act. Happening, befalling.

عقلا uﻌḳalā A adj. plur. (of عاقل) Wise, prudent. ¶ aﻌḳlaṉ, adv. Reasonably. A.P. عقلمند aﻌḳl-mand, adj. Wise, intelligent. A.P. عقلمندي aﻌḳl-mand-ī, s. f. Intelligence. A.S̱. عقلونتا aﻌḳl-wantā, adj. (dakh.) Wise.

عمدا aﻌmdā A or aﻌmdaṉ, adv. Deliberately, de- signedly, intentionally, purposely. A. P. عمدانه uﻌmdāna, adv. Like one noble. A. P. عمدگي uﻌmda-gī, s. f. Greatness, &c. sump- tuousness.

عملا aﻌmalā A adv. In act, in deed.

عمره uﻌmra A s. m. 1. Pilgrimage to Mecca. 2. Visiting a wife while in the house of her parents.