عديم aﻌdīm A (from عدم) adj. Destitute, deprived, not to be found. عديم المثال aﻌdīmu-l-mis̤āl, or عديم المثل aﻌdīmu-l-mis̤l, adj. Incomparable.

عود ūﻌd A s. m. 1. Wood, timber. 2. A staff, a stick. 3. The wood aloes. (In dakh. this word, however, seems used for gum benzoin). 4. A lute or harp. ¶ aﻌud, s. m. 1. Returning. 2. A man of abilities, experience, and prudence.

عرف uﻌrf A 1. adj. Known (by the name) com- monly called, alias. 2. Proper, equitable. 3. s. Goodness, merit. 4. Confession.

عرفان iﻌrfān A s. m. Knowledge, discernment, science.

عطارد ut̤ārid A s. m. The planet Mercury.

عن aﻌn A prep. Of, with, after, on, concerning, above, before.

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

علف aﻌlaf A s. m. Grass, hay, food, forage. علف زار aﻌlaf-zār, A pasture, a meadow.

عجايبات aﻌjāʼịbāt A s. plur. See عجايب aﻌjāʼịb.

عياذا بالله iﻌyāẕaṉ bi-l-lāh A The fleeing for pro- tection in God! may God avert!