عوام aﻌwāmm A s. plur. (of عامّة) The vulgar, po- pulace, common people. عوام الناس aﻌwāmmu- n-nās, The vulgar, common people.

عيسيٰ īﻌsạ̄ A (Heb. from To save) n. prop. Jesus.

عامل āﻌmil A (part. act. of عمل Heb. To work, to labour) s. m. An intendant of the finances, collector of the revenues, a ruler, go- vernour.

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.

عجمي aﻌjam-ī A adj. Persian.

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).

عسل aﻌsal A s. m. Honey.

علف aﻌlaf A s. m. Grass, hay, food, forage. علف زار aﻌlaf-zār, A pasture, a meadow.

عرس uﻌrs A s. m. 1. Oblations, offerings to a saint. 2. A marriage feast. ¶ iﻌrs, s. m. f. A spouse.

عزم aﻌzm A s. m. Design, intention, purpose, un- dertaking, resolution, determination.