عمدا aﻌmdā A or aﻌmdaṉ, adv. Deliberately, de- signedly, intentionally, purposely. A. P. عمدانه uﻌmdāna, adv. Like one noble. A. P. عمدگي uﻌmda-gī, s. f. Greatness, &c. sump- tuousness.

عقيمه aﻌḳīma A adj. f. Barren, a woman past childbearing.

عصاره uﻌṣāra A (from عصر) s. m. Expressed juice.

عصمت iﻌṣmat A (from عصم Heb. To be strong, to strengthen, to protect or defend, to preserve from sin) s. f. 1. Defence, protection (especially from sin); hence, 2. Chastity, ho- nour, integrity, continence.

عارض āﻌriẓ A (from عرض) s. m. 1. The cheek. 2. An accident. 3. A mustermaster, also the general of an army. 4. part. act. Happening, befalling.

عسرت uﻌsrat A (from عسر) s. f. Difficulty, dis- tress.

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

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.

عفت iﻌffat A (from عفّ) s. f. Purity, chastity, continence, virtue, abstinence, modesty.

عروض aﻌrūẓ A (from عرص) 1. s. f. Versification. 2. s. m. Mecca and Medina, with their adjacent territory.