عامره āﻌmira A (from عمر To cultivate, to render

عاصي āﻌṣī A (part. act. of عصي) 1. adj. Disobe- dient, criminal, rebellious. 2. s. m. and f. A rebel, a sinner.

علام aﻌllām A adj. superl. (of علم) Most knowing, omniscient. علام الغيوب aﻌllāmu-l-g̠ẖuyūb, Knowing all mysteries (an epithet of God).

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

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

عراقي iﻌrāḳ-ī A 1. adj. Produced in or belonging to iﻌrāḳ (especially applied to a breed of horses from that country). 2. s. m. A Par- thian.

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.

عدن aﻌdn A (Heb. ) s. f. Eden, paradise. ¶ aﻌdan, Name of an island or town in Yaman.

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

عاج āﻌj A s. m. Ivory.