عطش aﻌt̤ash A s. f. Thirst.

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

عالي āﻌlī A (part. act. of علو) adj. High, sublime, eminent, grand. (Fem. عاليه āﻌliya). عالي تبار āﻌlī-tabār, adj. Of high descent. عالي جاه āﻌlī- jāh, or عاليشان āﻌlī-shān, adj. Of high rank, magnificent. عالي جاهي āﻌlī-jāh-ī, s. f. Highness of rank or dignity. عالي فطرت āﻌlī-fit̤rat, adj. High-minded. عالي قدر āﻌlī-ḳadr, adj. Worthy, of high rank. عالي مرتبه āﻌlī-martaba, adj. High in rank or dignity. عاليمقام āﻌlī-maḳām, adj. Of high rank. عالي مقدار āﻌlī-miḳdār, adj. Ex- alted, high in dignity. عالي منش āﻌlī-manish, or عالي همت āﻌlī-himmat, High-minded, ambi- tious. عالي منشي āﻌlī-manish-ī, s. f. Magna- nimity. عالي همتي āﻌlī-himmat-ī, s. f. High- mindedness, ambition.

عندليب aﻌndalīb A s. f. (dakh. m.) A nightingale.

عينک aﻌinak A. s. f. Spectacles, glasses to assist the sight.

عيش aﻌish A s. m. Pleasure, delight. عيش گاه aﻌish-gāh, s. f. Place of merriment. عيش محل aﻌish-maḥall, Banqueting-house.

عقرب aﻌḳrab A s. m. 1. A scorpion. 2. The sign Scorpio. 3. (met.) A quarrelsome person.

عنين iﻌnen A. s. (dakh.) Reins of a bridle: see عنان iﻌnān.

عصر aﻌṣr A (from عصر Heb. To contain, to hold, to restrain, to squeeze) s. m. Time, age; the time of prayer before sunset.

عاصم āﻌṣim A (part. act. of عصم) adj. Virtuous, chaste, protected, safe. ابو عاصم abū āﻌṣim (fa- ther of the safe or defended) i. e. Barley broth.