عدم aﻌdam A s. m. Nonexistence, nonentity, nothing, privation, annihilation.

عقول aﻌḳūl A adj. Intelligent. ¶ uﻌḳūl, s. plur. (of عقل) Intellects, wisdoms.

عشوره aﻌshūra A s. m. See عاشورا āﻌshūrā.

عريان uﻌryān A (Heb. ) adj. Naked. A.P. عريان تني uﻌryān-tan-ī, s. f. Nakedness.

عنقا aﻌnḳā (lit. A Long-necked, from عنق Heb. The neck, a collar) s. m. 1. The phœnix, a fabulous bird. 2. (met.) adj. Rare, wonderful, curious. See سيمرغ sī-murg̠ẖ.

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.

عجب aﻌjab A (Heb. ) s. m. Wonder, admi- ration, astonishment; adj. Wonderful, astonishing, amazing, miraculous, rare, strange, droll, &c. ¶ uﻌjb, s. m. Pride, haughtiness. عجب کرنا aﻌjab karnā, To be astonished, to wonder.

عيال iﻌyāl A (plur. of عيل aﻌiyil, from عول or عيل To support a family, Heb. To give suck, also A suckling) s. m. Family, children, domes- ticks. عيالدار iﻌyāl-dār, Having a family.

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

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