ع aﻌin called عين مـﮩمله or عين غير منقوطه the eighteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet, does not occur in pure Persian, and has no analagous character in Sanskrit. It is one of the guttural letters, being formed in the lower part of the throat, by a compression of the fauces stronger and deeper than that used in the formation of hamza. Its sound has been compared to the voice of a calf calling its mother, or to that of a person who is making some painful exertion. It is one of the radical letters. In the denota- tion of numbers by the Arabic letters, it stands for 70. In Persian words introduced into Ara- bic it is substituted for ا as لعل for لال.

عطاري aﻌt̤t̤ār-ī A. s. f. The business of a perfumer or druggist.

عارضه āﻌriẓa A s. m. Any thing necessary to be done, an accident, an event, an affection.

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

عاريتي āﻌriyat-ī A adj. 1. Borrowed, lent. 2. Factitious, not oneʼs own.

عيوب uﻌyūb A plur. (of عيب) Vices, defects, &c.

عفص aﻌfṣ A s. m. Gall (both the tree and the nut).

عزيمت aﻌzīmat A s. f. See عزم aﻌzm.

عميق aﻌmīḳ A (from عمق) adj. Deep, profound.

عبـﮩر aﻌbhar A s. The narcissus, jasmine, amaranth. A. P. عبهـري aﻌbhar-ī, 1. adj. Of the narcissus, &c. 2. s. f. Name of a flower. A. عبيد 1. uﻌbaid (dimin. of عبد) s. m. A servant, a slave; a devotee. ¶ 2. aﻌbīd, s. plur. (of عبد) Servants, worshippers.