عشق iﻌshḳ A s. m. Love. عشقباز iﻌshḳ-bāz, A gallant, amorous. عشقبازي iﻌshḳ-bāz-ī, s. f. Gal- lantry, amour, amorousness. عشق پيچا iﻌshḳ- pechā, s. m. The name of a flower (Ipomœa quamoclit) American jasmine. عشق پيشه iﻌshḳ- pesha, Love-practiser, lover. عشق هي iﻌshḳ hai, an exclamation of praise; excellent! well done! praise to! Mīr says:-- عشق انکي عقل کو هي جو ما سواهماري ناچيز جانتي هين نابود جانتي هين iﻌshḳ unkī aﻌḳl ko hai, jo mā siwā hamāre nāchīz jānte haiṅ, nābūd jānte haiṅ, Excellent is their understanding who esteem every thing besides me worthless and null.

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

عز aﻌzza A 3d. pers. sing. mas. past tense, Was or is excellent or glorious. عزاسمه aﻌzza-smuhu, Glorious is his name. عزّوجلّ aﻌzza wa jalla (applied to the Deity) The great and glorious.

عزلت uﻌzlat A s. f. Retirement, retiring. عزلت گزيده uﻌzlat-guzīda, or عزلت گزين uﻌzlat-guzīn, A recluse, an hermit.

عيب aﻌib A s. m. Fault, defect, a vice, blemish, infirmity, sin, disgrace, infamy. (Plur. عيوب). عيب پوش aﻌib-posh, Concealer of fault or de- fect. عيب پوشي aﻌib-posh-ī, s. f. Concealment of fault. عيب جو aﻌib-jo, adj. Censorious, ma- levolent, malicious, malignant; caviller, carper. عيب جوي aﻌib-jo-ī, s. f. Censoriousness, criti- cism, cavil. عيب چيني aﻌib-chīn-ī, s. f. Picking out faults, criticism. عيب گو aﻌib-go, One who finds fault, a slanderer. عيب گيري aﻌib- gīr-ī, s. f. Finding fault. عيب لگانا aﻌib-lagā- nā, To defame, asperse.

عنصل uﻌnṣul A or uﻌnṣal, s. A squill.

عشير aﻌshīr A s. A tenth part.

عاشق āﻌshiḳ A part. act. (of عشق) used substan- tively, A lover. (Pers. plur. عاشقان). عاشق هونا āﻌshiḳ honā, To fall in love. A.P. عاشقانه āﻌshiḳ-āna, adj. Amorous, lover-like.

عماري aﻌmārī A s. f. A litter or seat with a ca- nopy to ride in on an elephant or camel. (When it has no canopy, it is called هوده).

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