عنقا aﻌnḳā (lit. A Long-necked, from عنق Heb. The neck, a collar) s. m. 1. The phœnix, a fabulous bird. 2. (met.) adj. Rare, wonderful, curious. See سيمرغ sī-murg̠ẖ.

عظم uﻌz̤m A s. m. Greatness, magnificence.

عيوب uﻌyūb A plur. (of عيب) Vices, defects, &c.

ع aﻌin called عين مـﮩمله or عين غير منقوطه the eighteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet, does not occur in pure Persian, and has no analagous character in Sanskrit. It is one of the guttural letters, being formed in the lower part of the throat, by a compression of the fauces stronger and deeper than that used in the formation of hamza. Its sound has been compared to the voice of a calf calling its mother, or to that of a person who is making some painful exertion. It is one of the radical letters. In the denota- tion of numbers by the Arabic letters, it stands for 70. In Persian words introduced into Ara- bic it is substituted for ا as لعل for لال.

علفه uﻌlfa A. s. m. (dakh.) See علوفه uﻌlūfa.

عطاري aﻌt̤t̤ār-ī A. s. f. The business of a perfumer or druggist.

عقده uﻌḳda A (from عقد) s. m. 1. A knot, an ex- crescence (especially, at the joints, or where bones have been broken), a node. 2. An impe- diment in speech. 3. Perplexed affairs, en- tangled things, confused words. عقده کشا uﻌḳda- kushā, Resolver of perplexities or difficulties. عقده کساٴي uﻌḳda-kushā-ī, s. f. The untying or opening of knots or difficulties.

عيان aﻌyān A (from عين Heb. The eye) adj. Clear, manifest, publick, conspicuous, visible, apparent, evident.

عالم āﻌlim A part. pres. (of علم) Learned, knowing. عالم غيب āﻌlim-i-g̠ẖaib, adj. Prescient, knowing what is concealed, or the past and future.

علامه aﻌllāma A adj. (superl. of علم) Very wise or learned. ¶ aﻌlāma, s. m. Mark, sign, flag, standard.