عياذا بالله iﻌyāẕaṉ bi-l-lāh A The fleeing for pro- tection in God! may God avert!

عفص aﻌfṣ A s. m. Gall (both the tree and the nut).

عشقي iﻌshḳ-ī A. adj. Amatory, relating to love; lover.

عمره uﻌmra A s. m. 1. Pilgrimage to Mecca. 2. Visiting a wife while in the house of her parents.

عددي aﻌdad-ī A. adj. Numeral.

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.

عدول uﻌdūl A (from عدل) s. m. Declining, re- fusing, receding, deserting, returning. عدول حکمي کرنا ūﻌdul-ḥukm-ī-karnā, To disobey or- ders. عدول کرنا ūﻌdūl karnā, To deviate from, disobey, decline, refuse.

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

عزلتي uﻌzlat-ī A. s. m. A recluse, hermit.

عرب aﻌrab A s. m. 1. Arabia. 2. An Arabian.