عفريت iﻌfrīt A (from عفر To roll in the dust) s. m. 1. Any thing frightful or horrible. 2. A giant, demon, spectre. (Plur. عفاريت).

عاقل āﻌḳil A (fem. عاقله āﻌḳila, part. act. of عقل)

عينين aﻌinain A s. f. dual (of عين) Both eyes.

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

علوي uﻌlwī A adj. High, sublime; celestial.

عشوه iﻌshwa, aﻌshwa A or uﻌshwa (from عشا To be covered, hidden, darkened, blind at night) s. m. 1. An obscure, concealed, dangerous affair. 2. The beginning of darkness at night. 3. A fire seen from a distance at night. 4. (met. but most used in Persian and Hindī) Coquetry, ogling, blandishments, amorous play- fulness. عشوه گر aﻌshwa-gar, A coquette. عشوه گري aﻌshwa-gar-ī, s. f. Coquetry.

عقل aﻌḳl A s. f. Wisdom, opinion, sense, under- standing, intellect, reason. عقل تهـجنا aﻌḳl thij- nā (dakh. i. q. دنگ هونا) To be astonished (?). عقل خرچنا aﻌḳl ḵẖarachna (dakh) i. q. داناٴي کرنا dānā-ī karnā. عقل دوڙانا aﻌḳl dauṛānā, To consider, think, to reason.

عجب aﻌjab A (Heb. ) s. m. Wonder, admi- ration, astonishment; adj. Wonderful, astonishing, amazing, miraculous, rare, strange, droll, &c. ¶ uﻌjb, s. m. Pride, haughtiness. عجب کرنا aﻌjab karnā, To be astonished, to wonder.

عصار aﻌṣṣār A (adj. superl. of عصر) s. m. An oil- maker, or presser.

عربيه aﻌrab-īya A adj. Arabick.