عصمت iﻌṣmat A (from عصم Heb. To be strong, to strengthen, to protect or defend, to preserve from sin) s. f. 1. Defence, protection (especially from sin); hence, 2. Chastity, ho- nour, integrity, continence.

عيار aﻌyār A or iﻌyār (from عير) s. m. A mark, proof. test, standard, assay, touch. ¶ aﻌiyār (adj. superl. of عير) or عيارا aﻌiyārā, adj. Cunning, sly, shrewd, artful. s. m. A knave. A. H. عيارپن aﻌiyār-pan, s. m. Knavery, cunning, slyness. A. P. عيارگي aﻌiyār-gī, s. f. Cunning, slyness.

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.

عقلي aﻌḳl-ī A adj. Reasonable, rational, relating to intellect, intellectual.

عالم āﻌlam A (Heb. ) s. m. The world, the universe, time, regions, state, beauty. عالم آرا āﻌlam-ārā, World-adorning. عالم بالا يا علوي āﻌlam-i-bālā or -uﻌlvī, The heavens, the people of the heavens. عالم تاب āﻌlam-tāb, World-illumi- nating or world-warming. عالم سفلي āﻌlam-i-suflī, The earth. عالم گير āﻌlam-gīr, Conquering the world. (Arab. plur. inflect. عالمين).

عود ūﻌd A s. m. 1. Wood, timber. 2. A staff, a stick. 3. The wood aloes. (In dakh. this word, however, seems used for gum benzoin). 4. A lute or harp. ¶ aﻌud, s. m. 1. Returning. 2. A man of abilities, experience, and prudence.

عبارت iﻌbārat A (from عبر) s. f. Style, mode of expression or of explanation (in language), phrase, phraseology, a trope or figure, signifi- cation, import, meaning. (Plur. عبارات).

عطا aﻌt̤ā A s. f. A gift, present, favour, giving. عطا بخش aﻌt̤ā-baḵẖsh, adj. Liberal, bountiful. عطا کرنا aﻌt̤ā karnā, To grant, give, bestow, confer.

علوم uﻌlūm A s. plur. (of علم iﻌlm) Sciences.

عدول uﻌdūl A (from عدل) s. m. Declining, re- fusing, receding, deserting, returning. عدول حکمي کرنا ūﻌdul-ḥukm-ī-karnā, To disobey or- ders. عدول کرنا ūﻌdūl karnā, To deviate from, disobey, decline, refuse.