عبيري aﻌbīr-ī A. adj. Of or like عبير aﻌbīr.

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.

عطار aﻌt̤t̤ār A (adj. superl. of عطر) s. m. A per- fumer, a druggist.

عنايات iﻌnāyāt A s. f. plur. of عنايت q. v.

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.

عرفات aﻌrafāt A s. Name of a place about twelve miles from Mecca, where the pilgrims halt.

علو uﻌlūw A (Heb. To be lofty or eminent) s. m. An eminence, height, sublimity.

علمي iﻌlm-ī A adj. Scientifick.

علاقه aﻌlāḳa H or vulg. iﻌlāḳa (from علق) s. m. 1. Dependence, relation, connexion, interest. 2. Pretension, right. 3. Commerce, correspon- dence, communication, intercourse. علاقه بند aﻌlāḳa-band, A gold-lace worker. علاقه بندي aﻌlāḳa-band-ī, s. f. Gold-lace work. علاقه رکهنا aﻌlāḳa-rakhnā, To concern, interest, be connect- ed, belong, regard, relate (to). علاقه مند aﻌlāḳa- mand, adj. Dependant, related, connected. (Plur. علايق aﻌlāʼịḳ).

عرايض aﻌrāʼịẓ A s. f. plur. (of عرض aﻌrẓ) Petitions, &c.