عام āﻌmm A (from عمّ Heb. To cover, to contain; and, hence, to be common) adj. 1. Com- mon, publick, general, plebeian. 2. The vulgar, the common people. خاص وعام ḵẖāss-o-āﻌmm, High and low, peculiar and popular.

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.

عامله āﻌmila A s. m. A governing word (in gram- mar).

عمده uﻌmda A (from عمد) 1. adj. Great, noble. 2. s. m. A grandee, a support, a pillar, a prop, confidence, reliance, trust.

عريض aﻌrīz̤ A adj. Broad, wide.

عساکر aﻌsākir A s. plur. (of عسکر) Armies, troops.

عريضه aﻌrīz̤a A s. m. A petition.

عرياني uﻌryān-ī A. (Heb. ) s. f. Nakedness.

علل iﻌlal A s. plur. (of علت) Infirmities, pre- tences, &c.

عارف āﻌrif A (part. act. of عرف) 1. adj. Wise, sagacious, ingenious, pious, devout. 2. s. m. A holy man. (Plur. عرفا uﻌrafā or عارفين āﻌri- fīn). A.P. عارفانه āﻌrif-āna, adv. Wisely, acutely, piously, devoutly. adj. Wise, pious.