عامله āﻌmila A s. m. A governing word (in gram- mar).

عربي aﻌrab-ī A adj. Arabian, Arabic; the Arabic (language), an Arab (horse).

عافيت āﻌfiyat A (from عفو Syr. To flourish) s. f. Health, safety.

عشاق uﻌshshāḳ A s. plur. (of عاشق) Lovers.

عساکر aﻌsākir A s. plur. (of عسکر) Armies, troops.

عاريت āﻌriyat A (from عور) s. f. Borrowing or lending any thing which is itself to be returned. See ادهار udhār.

عفف aﻌfaf H An imitative sound (as, of a dog barking).

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.

عليل aﻌlīl A (from علّت) adj. Weak, sick, indis- posed.

عين aﻌin A (Heb. ) s. f. m. 1. The eye, sight. 2. A fountain. 3. The sun. 4. Money, gold, &c. 5. The very essence, the thing itself. 6. adj. Very, exact, intrinsick, real, just.