عبث aﻌbas̤ A 1. adj. Vain, idle, absurd, trifling, profitless. 2. adv. In vain, idly, absurdly, uselessly. 3. subst. Vanity, absurdity.

عور ūﻌr A adj. plur. (of اعور aﻌwar) Naked, one- eyed.

عملي aﻌmal-ī A adj. Artificial, practical. حکمت عملي ḥikmat-i-aﻌmal-ī, Philosophy.

عقب aﻌḳab A (Heb. ) 1. adv. Behind, after. 2. s. m. The rear, the heel. عقب کرنا aﻌḳab karnā, To follow.

علفه uﻌlfa A. s. m. (dakh.) See علوفه uﻌlūfa.

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).

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.

عماد iﻌmād A (Heb. from عمد Heb. To support, to stand) s. m. 1. A lofty pillar. 2. Confidence, reliance, trust, support.

عظمت aﻌz̤amat A (from عظم) s. f. Greatness, magnificence, magnitude, aggrandizement.