عرفي uﻌrf-ī A adj. Well-known, notorious, pub- lick.

عيد īﻌd A s. f. 1. A solemnity, festival, holy day (returning at stated intervals; perhaps, from عود Heb. To return continually to the same act). 2. Easter. عيد الفطر īﻌdu-l-fit̤r or عيد صغير īﻌd-i-ṣag̠ẖīr, A festival held when the fast of

عذر uﻌẕr A s. m. Excuse, apology. عذر خواه uﻌẕr- ḵẖẉāh, adj. Apologizing; apologist. عذر خواهي uﻌẕr-ḵẖẉāh-ī, s. f. Apology. عذرکرنا uﻌzr karnā, or عذر خواهي کرني uﻌẕr-ḵẖẉāh-ī karnī, To apologize,

عليم aﻌlīm A adj. Wise, learned.

عمان uﻌmmān A s. m. Sea, ocean.

عادل āﻌdil A (part. act. of عدل) adj. Just.

عار āﻌr A (from عري Heb. To be naked) s. f. m. 1. Bashfulness, modesty. 2. Ignominy, dis- grace, shame, reproach.

عدل aﻌdl A s. m. Justice, equity, rectitude. عدل کرنا aﻌdl karnā, To do justice. عدل گستري aﻌdl- gustar-ī, s. f. The dispensing, distribution, or administration of justice.

ع aﻌin called عين مـﮩمله or عين غير منقوطه the eighteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet, does not occur in pure Persian, and has no analagous character in Sanskrit. It is one of the guttural letters, being formed in the lower part of the throat, by a compression of the fauces stronger and deeper than that used in the formation of hamza. Its sound has been compared to the voice of a calf calling its mother, or to that of a person who is making some painful exertion. It is one of the radical letters. In the denota- tion of numbers by the Arabic letters, it stands for 70. In Persian words introduced into Ara- bic it is substituted for ا as لعل for لال.

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