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

عظم uﻌz̤m A s. m. Greatness, magnificence.

عقلا uﻌḳalā A adj. plur. (of عاقل) Wise, prudent. ¶ aﻌḳlaṉ, adv. Reasonably. A.P. عقلمند aﻌḳl-mand, adj. Wise, intelligent. A.P. عقلمندي aﻌḳl-mand-ī, s. f. Intelligence. A.S̱. عقلونتا aﻌḳl-wantā, adj. (dakh.) Wise.

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

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.

عطارد ut̤ārid A s. m. The planet Mercury.

عياش aﻌiyāsh A adj. (sup. of عيش) Luxurious.

عرضي aﻌrẓ-ī A s. f. A representation, memorial, petition, letter (from an inferiour).

عنايات iﻌnāyāt A s. f. plur. of عنايت q. v.

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