عريضه aﻌrīz̤a A s. m. A petition.

عالميان āﻌlam-iyān A. s. m. People, men, inha- bitants of the world.

عبا aﻌbā A or iﻌbā, s. plur. Garments said to be generally black and made of goatʼs hair.

عمدا aﻌmdā A or aﻌmdaṉ, adv. Deliberately, de- signedly, intentionally, purposely. A. P. عمدانه uﻌmdāna, adv. Like one noble. A. P. عمدگي uﻌmda-gī, s. f. Greatness, &c. sump- tuousness.

عربي aﻌrab-ī A adj. Arabian, Arabic; the Arabic (language), an Arab (horse).

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.

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.

عسس aﻌsas A s. m. The night-watch or guards.

عفو aﻌfū A s. m. Absolution, forgiveness, pardon. عفو کرنا aﻌfū karnā, To pardon. عفو هونا aﻌfū honā, To be pardoned.

علفه uﻌlfa A. s. m. (dakh.) See علوفه uﻌlūfa.