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.

عطا aﻌt̤ā A s. f. A gift, present, favour, giving. عطا بخش aﻌt̤ā-baḵẖsh, adj. Liberal, bountiful. عطا کرنا aﻌt̤ā karnā, To grant, give, bestow, confer.

عيوق aﻌiyūḳ A Name of a bright star in Auriga, i. e. Capella. غ

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.

عنايات iﻌnāyāt A s. f. plur. of عنايت q. v.

عيدي īﻌd-ī A adj. (used substantively) A present which it is usual to make on the day of īﻌd, an Easter gift.

عورت aﻌurat A (Heb. from Heb. To blind, to strip naked, or To be naked) s. f. 1. The pudenda of man or woman, that which is concealed through modesty. 2. (in Persian and Hindī) A woman, a wife.

عتاب iﻌtāb A (from عتب) s. m. Reproof, re- primand, reproach, rebuke, anger, displeasure. عتاب کرنا iﻌtāb karnā, To reprimand, to rebuke, &c.

عسس aﻌsas A s. m. The night-watch or guards.

عصب aﻌṣab A (from عصب Heb. To constringe, to compress) s. m. A tendon, a nerve, a ligament.