عفريت iﻌfrīt A (from عفر To roll in the dust) s. m. 1. Any thing frightful or horrible. 2. A giant, demon, spectre. (Plur. عفاريت).

عمامه iﻌmāma A or aﻌmāma, s. m. A turband, a tiara.

عرق aﻌraḳ A s. m. Juice, essence, spirit, sap, sweat. عرق آلوده aﻌraḳ-ālūda or عرقناک aﻌraḳ- nāk, adj. Sweaty, covered with sweat.

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

عجيب aﻌjīb A (from عجب) adj. Wonderful, sur- prising, rare, astonishing, admirable.

عاقرقرحا āﻌḳarḳarḥā A s. m. Pellitory.

عنقبوت aﻌnḳabūt A (Heb. comp. of عکب To do or make quickly, and عکش To weave a spiderʼs web: Schult.) s. f. A spider.

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.

عفوصت uﻌfūṣat A s. f. Astringency, bitterness.

عفو aﻌfū A s. m. Absolution, forgiveness, pardon. عفو کرنا aﻌfū karnā, To pardon. عفو هونا aﻌfū honā, To be pardoned.