عيد īﻌd A s. f. 1. A solemnity, festival, holy day (returning at stated intervals; perhaps, from عود Heb. To return continually to the same act). 2. Easter. عيد الفطر īﻌdu-l-fit̤r or عيد صغير īﻌd-i-ṣag̠ẖīr, A festival held when the fast of

علت iﻌllat A (from علّ Heb. To attempt, to cause) s. f. 1. Disease, defect. 2. Cause, pre- tence, pretext. 3. Filth, dirt. (Plur. علل iﻌlal). حرف علت ḥarf-i-iﻌllat, The interchangeable letter و,ا or ي. Every material substance is said to have four causes: علت صوري iﻌllat-i-ṣūrī, Formal cause, i. e. that form in which its es- sence consists: علت غاٴي iﻌllat-i-g̠ẖāʼī, Final cause, or purpose for which it was made. علت فاعلي iﻌllat-i-fāʼiﻌlī, Efficient cause (as the maker, if the work of man): علت مادي iﻌllat-i-māddī, Material cause, or the matter of which the thing is made.

عيان aﻌyān A (from عين Heb. The eye) adj. Clear, manifest, publick, conspicuous, visible, apparent, evident.

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).

عيساٴي īﻌsāʼī A. adj. Christian.

عزل aﻌzl A s. m. Removal from office.

عجيب aﻌjīb A (from عجب) adj. Wonderful, sur- prising, rare, astonishing, admirable.

عشا iﻌshā A s. m. 1. The first watch of the night.

عراق iﻌrāḳ A n. prop. A territory which is divided into two portions; عراق عرب iﻌrāḳ-i-aﻌrab, The ancient Babylonia or Chaldea; and عراق عجم iﻌrāḳ-i-aﻌjam, comprehending Media. عراقان or عراقين The two cities of Basra and Kūfa.

عارف āﻌrif A (part. act. of عرف) 1. adj. Wise, sagacious, ingenious, pious, devout. 2. s. m. A holy man. (Plur. عرفا uﻌrafā or عارفين āﻌri- fīn). A.P. عارفانه āﻌrif-āna, adv. Wisely, acutely, piously, devoutly. adj. Wise, pious.