علما uﻌlamā A s. plur. (of عالم āﻌlim) The learned.

عشاق uﻌshshāḳ A s. plur. (of عاشق) Lovers.

عفونت uﻌfūnat A (from عفن) s. f. Corruption, in- fection, stink, fetidness.

عاصمه āﻌṣima A adj. f. (of عاصم q. v.) Chaste.

عالم āﻌlam A (Heb. ) s. m. The world, the universe, time, regions, state, beauty. عالم آرا āﻌlam-ārā, World-adorning. عالم بالا يا علوي āﻌlam-i-bālā or -uﻌlvī, The heavens, the people of the heavens. عالم تاب āﻌlam-tāb, World-illumi- nating or world-warming. عالم سفلي āﻌlam-i-suflī, The earth. عالم گير āﻌlam-gīr, Conquering the world. (Arab. plur. inflect. عالمين).

عبادت iﻌbādat A (from عبد) s. f. (dakh. s. m.) Divine worship, adoration, obedience, service. (Plur. عبادات). A. P. عبادتگاه iﻌbādat-gāh, s. f. Place of worship.

عقوبت uﻌḳūbat A (from عقب) s. f. Punishment, torment, chastisement, torture.

عشوه iﻌshwa, aﻌshwa A or uﻌshwa (from عشا To be covered, hidden, darkened, blind at night) s. m. 1. An obscure, concealed, dangerous affair. 2. The beginning of darkness at night. 3. A fire seen from a distance at night. 4. (met. but most used in Persian and Hindī) Coquetry, ogling, blandishments, amorous play- fulness. عشوه گر aﻌshwa-gar, A coquette. عشوه گري aﻌshwa-gar-ī, s. f. Coquetry.

عري uﻌrī A (Heb. ) adj. Naked.

عصفر uﻌṣfur A s. m. Safflower. (Carthamus tinc- torius).