عمره uﻌmra A s. m. 1. Pilgrimage to Mecca. 2. Visiting a wife while in the house of her parents.

عکس aﻌks A s. m. 1. Reflection, inversion. 2. A shadow or reflected image (as in a glass). 3. The contrary, reverse, opposite. 4. Spite, op- position.

عاج āﻌj A s. m. Ivory.

عمروزيد aﻌmrū zaid A Fictitious names, like John Nokes and Thomas Stiles, used in scholastick or juridical treatises.

عروسي aﻌrūs-ī A adj. Nuptial, bridal.

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.

عجم aﻌjam A s. m. 1. Barbarians, all people not Arabian. 2. Persians. 3. Countries not Ara- bian. 4. Persia.

عزيز aﻌzīz A (from عزّ) 1. adj. Dear, darling, wor- thy, respected, beloved, honoured, esteemed, excellent, precious, friend. 2. s. m. (1.) A title of the king of Egypt. (2.) Centaury. (Pers. plur. عزيزان Friends). عزيزجاننا يا رکهـنا aﻌzīz- jānnā or -rakhnā, To esteem or value highly, to love, respect, revere. A.P. عزيزي aﻌzīz-ī, s. f. Friendship.

عاري āﻌrī A (part. act. of عري Heb. ) adj. Naked, void of, free from.

عقد aﻌḳd A (from عقد Heb. To bind) s. m. 1. A knot. 2. The marriage knot, marriage. 3. A compact, agreement. 4. A collar, a neck- lace. 5. A bulse, a string (of pearls, &c.).