عارس āﻌras A. s. (dakh.) See عروس aﻌrūs.

عيادت iﻌyādat A s. f. Visiting of the sick.

عالم āﻌlam A (Heb. ) s. m. The world, the universe, time, regions, state, beauty. عالم آرا āﻌlam-ārā, World-adorning. عالم بالا يا علوي āﻌlam-i-bālā or -uﻌlvī, The heavens, the people of the heavens. عالم تاب āﻌlam-tāb, World-illumi- nating or world-warming. عالم سفلي āﻌlam-i-suflī, The earth. عالم گير āﻌlam-gīr, Conquering the world. (Arab. plur. inflect. عالمين).

عريض aﻌrīz̤ A adj. Broad, wide.

عجم aﻌjam A s. m. 1. Barbarians, all people not Arabian. 2. Persians. 3. Countries not Ara- bian. 4. Persia.

عظميٰ uﻌz̤mạ̄ A adj. f. (of اعظم) Greatest.

عماد iﻌmād A (Heb. from عمد Heb. To support, to stand) s. m. 1. A lofty pillar. 2. Confidence, reliance, trust, support.

عبـﮩر aﻌbhar A s. The narcissus, jasmine, amaranth. A. P. عبهـري aﻌbhar-ī, 1. adj. Of the narcissus, &c. 2. s. f. Name of a flower. A. عبيد 1. uﻌbaid (dimin. of عبد) s. m. A servant, a slave; a devotee. ¶ 2. aﻌbīd, s. plur. (of عبد) Servants, worshippers.

عزيز aﻌzīz A (from عزّ) 1. adj. Dear, darling, wor- thy, respected, beloved, honoured, esteemed, excellent, precious, friend. 2. s. m. (1.) A title of the king of Egypt. (2.) Centaury. (Pers. plur. عزيزان Friends). عزيزجاننا يا رکهـنا aﻌzīz- jānnā or -rakhnā, To esteem or value highly, to love, respect, revere. A.P. عزيزي aﻌzīz-ī, s. f. Friendship.

عند iﻌnd A (prop. عنديٰ) adv. Near, before, with, about, in, according to, &c. عند البعض iﻌnda- l-baﻌẓ, According to some. عند التحقيق iﻌnda-t- taḥḳiḳ, In truth, certainly. عند الله iﻌnda-l-lāh, With or before God. عند الوصول iﻌnda-l-wuṣūl,