عرصه aﻌrṣa A (orig. in Heb. To break) s. m. Area, space (either of time or of place), a plain, time, while, interval.

عيب aﻌib A s. m. Fault, defect, a vice, blemish, infirmity, sin, disgrace, infamy. (Plur. عيوب). عيب پوش aﻌib-posh, Concealer of fault or de- fect. عيب پوشي aﻌib-posh-ī, s. f. Concealment of fault. عيب جو aﻌib-jo, adj. Censorious, ma- levolent, malicious, malignant; caviller, carper. عيب جوي aﻌib-jo-ī, s. f. Censoriousness, criti- cism, cavil. عيب چيني aﻌib-chīn-ī, s. f. Picking out faults, criticism. عيب گو aﻌib-go, One who finds fault, a slanderer. عيب گيري aﻌib- gīr-ī, s. f. Finding fault. عيب لگانا aﻌib-lagā- nā, To defame, asperse.

عقيقه aﻌḳīḳa A s. m. 1. The hair upon new born infants. 2. The sixth day after childbirth, or a feast given on that day.

علاج iﻌlāj A (from علج To overcome) s. m. f. A remedy, medicine, cure. علاج کرنا iﻌlāj karnā, To cure, to remedy, to apply a remedy.

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

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

عزلت uﻌzlat A s. f. Retirement, retiring. عزلت گزيده uﻌzlat-guzīda, or عزلت گزين uﻌzlat-guzīn, A recluse, an hermit.

عنين iﻌnnīn A (from عنّ) adj. Impotent.

عظيم aﻌz̤īm A (from عظم) adj. Great, high in dig- nity, large. عظيم الشان aﻌz̤īmu-sh-shān, adj. Of high station or dignity, magnificent.

عشوه iﻌshwa, aﻌshwa A or uﻌshwa (from عشا To be covered, hidden, darkened, blind at night) s. m. 1. An obscure, concealed, dangerous affair. 2. The beginning of darkness at night. 3. A fire seen from a distance at night. 4. (met. but most used in Persian and Hindī) Coquetry, ogling, blandishments, amorous play- fulness. عشوه گر aﻌshwa-gar, A coquette. عشوه گري aﻌshwa-gar-ī, s. f. Coquetry.