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.

عاقبت āﻌkibat A (from عقب Heb. ) s. f. 1. The end, conclusion, futurity, future state. 2 Success. 3. adv. Finally, at the end, at last, after all. عاقبت انديش āﻌḳibat-andesh, Pro- vident, prescient, considerate, discreet, looking into futurity. عاقبت اند يشي āﻌḳibat-andesh-ī, s. f. Foresight, regard to the issue, end, conse- quence or future.

عيال iﻌyāl A (plur. of عيل aﻌiyil, from عول or عيل To support a family, Heb. To give suck, also A suckling) s. m. Family, children, domes- ticks. عيالدار iﻌyāl-dār, Having a family.

عجمي aﻌjam-ī A adj. Persian.

عقول aﻌḳūl A adj. Intelligent. ¶ uﻌḳūl, s. plur. (of عقل) Intellects, wisdoms.

عياري aﻌiyār-ī A. s. f. Cunning, slyness.

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.

عشقي iﻌshḳ-ī A. adj. Amatory, relating to love; lover.

عريان uﻌryān A (Heb. ) adj. Naked. A.P. عريان تني uﻌryān-tan-ī, s. f. Nakedness.

عقبيٰ uﻌḳbạ̄ A (from عقب) s. m. End, conclusion, accomplishment, futurity, future state.