عالميان āﻌlam-iyān A. s. m. People, men, inha- bitants of the world.

عزم aﻌzm A s. m. Design, intention, purpose, un- dertaking, resolution, determination.

عروس aﻌrūs A (from عرس) s. f. Bride. عروس الخطوط aﻌrūsu-l-ḵẖut̤ūt̤, A kind of handwriting. A. P. عروسانه aﻌrūs-āna, adj. or adv. Bride-like.

علت iﻌllat A (from علّ Heb. To attempt, to cause) s. f. 1. Disease, defect. 2. Cause, pre- tence, pretext. 3. Filth, dirt. (Plur. علل iﻌlal). حرف علت ḥarf-i-iﻌllat, The interchangeable letter و,ا or ي. Every material substance is said to have four causes: علت صوري iﻌllat-i-ṣūrī, Formal cause, i. e. that form in which its es- sence consists: علت غاٴي iﻌllat-i-g̠ẖāʼī, Final cause, or purpose for which it was made. علت فاعلي iﻌllat-i-fāʼiﻌlī, Efficient cause (as the maker, if the work of man): علت مادي iﻌllat-i-māddī, Material cause, or the matter of which the thing is made.

عبادتي iﻌbādat-ī A. s. m. A devotee, a religious person.

عز iﻌzz A s. m. Glory, dignity, grandeur, excel- lence, power.

عشير aﻌshīr A s. A tenth part.

عارف āﻌrif A (part. act. of عرف) 1. adj. Wise, sagacious, ingenious, pious, devout. 2. s. m. A holy man. (Plur. عرفا uﻌrafā or عارفين āﻌri- fīn). A.P. عارفانه āﻌrif-āna, adv. Wisely, acutely, piously, devoutly. adj. Wise, pious.

عبير aﻌbīr A s. m. Saffron, ambergris, powder of various colours used in the هولي holī.

عدم aﻌdam A s. m. Nonexistence, nonentity, nothing, privation, annihilation.