عنقريب aﻌn-ḳarīb A (عن prepos. and قريب Near) adv. Near, soon, shortly, nearly, almost.

عساکر aﻌsākir A s. plur. (of عسکر) Armies, troops.

علام aﻌllām A adj. superl. (of علم) Most knowing, omniscient. علام الغيوب aﻌllāmu-l-g̠ẖuyūb, Knowing all mysteries (an epithet of God).

عنقبوت aﻌnḳabūt A (Heb. comp. of عکب To do or make quickly, and عکش To weave a spiderʼs web: Schult.) s. f. A spider.

عدن aﻌdn A (Heb. ) s. f. Eden, paradise. ¶ aﻌdan, Name of an island or town in Yaman.

عقل aﻌḳl A s. f. Wisdom, opinion, sense, under- standing, intellect, reason. عقل تهـجنا aﻌḳl thij- nā (dakh. i. q. دنگ هونا) To be astonished (?). عقل خرچنا aﻌḳl ḵẖarachna (dakh) i. q. داناٴي کرنا dānā-ī karnā. عقل دوڙانا aﻌḳl dauṛānā, To consider, think, to reason.

عسل aﻌsal A s. m. Honey.

عبراني iﻌbrānī A adj. Hebrew.

علق aﻌlaḳ A s. m. Hanging, suspending, ad- hering, attachment, love, affection.

عز iﻌzz A s. m. Glory, dignity, grandeur, excel- lence, power.