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.

عظم aﻌz̤m A (Heb. ) s. m. Bone.

عجوبه uﻌjūba A (from عجب) adj. Wonderful; (subst.) A wonderful thing.

عف عف aﻌfaﻌf H An imitative sound (as, of a dog barking).

عبد aﻌbd A (Heb. ) s. m. 1. A servant of God, devotee. 2. A slave.

عسرت uﻌsrat A (from عسر) s. f. Difficulty, dis- tress.

عجايبات aﻌjāʼịbāt A s. plur. See عجايب aﻌjāʼịb.

عليل aﻌlīl A (from علّت) adj. Weak, sick, indis- posed.

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

عابر āﻌbir A part. act, (of عبر Heb. ) Passing; (substant.) A passenger.