عاريت āﻌriyat A (from عور) s. f. Borrowing or lending any thing which is itself to be returned. See ادهار udhār.

عناصر aﻌnāṣir A s. plur. (of عنصر) Elements.

عقلي aﻌḳl-ī A adj. Reasonable, rational, relating to intellect, intellectual.

عنب iﻌnab A s. The grape.

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.

عش عش کرنا aﻌsh aﻌsh karnā A.S̱. To rejoice, to be greatly pleased or contented.

عشق iﻌshḳ A s. m. Love. عشقباز iﻌshḳ-bāz, A gallant, amorous. عشقبازي iﻌshḳ-bāz-ī, s. f. Gal- lantry, amour, amorousness. عشق پيچا iﻌshḳ- pechā, s. m. The name of a flower (Ipomœa quamoclit) American jasmine. عشق پيشه iﻌshḳ- pesha, Love-practiser, lover. عشق هي iﻌshḳ hai, an exclamation of praise; excellent! well done! praise to! Mīr says:-- عشق انکي عقل کو هي جو ما سواهماري ناچيز جانتي هين نابود جانتي هين iﻌshḳ unkī aﻌḳl ko hai, jo mā siwā hamāre nāchīz jānte haiṅ, nābūd jānte haiṅ, Excellent is their understanding who esteem every thing besides me worthless and null.

عشره aﻌshara A (from عشر) s. m. 1. The name of the first ten days of Muḥarram: see دها dahā, and عاشورا āﻌshūrā. 2. A decade.

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

عمود aﻌmūd A s. m. A perpendicular (in geome- try). عمود صبح aﻌmūd-i-ṣubḥ, The morning rays or refulgence.