اسپند ispand P s. m. A seed burnt at marriages to drive away evil spirits: it is, also, burnt as a charm for the like purpose some days after a child is born, particularly at the door; and when a child goes out or comes home. It is often mixed on those occasions with mustard seed, and hence has been confounded with the latter (خردل).

افشاني afshān-ī P 1. adj. Sprinkled, scattered, dispersed. افساني کاغذ afshānī kāg̠ẖaẕ, Sprin- kled (with gold, &c.) paper. 2. (In compos.) s. f. Scattering, sprinkling.

احتیاط iḥtiyāt̤ A (inf. viii. of حوط) s. f. Caution, circumspection, foresight, scrupulousness, care.

ايراد īrād A (inf. iv. of ورد) s. f. Bringing, ad- ducing, producing.

اسفنج isfanj G (spoggos) s. m. A sponge; a yeast dumpling.

اصراف iṣrāf A (inf. iv. of صرف) s. m. Expenditure,

استیبادي a-satya-bādī असत्यवादी S̱. adj. False speaker.

ارمان armān P s. m. Desire, wish, inclination, longing, sorrow, regret.

اهل ahl A s. m. People, possessor, inhabitant, consort. adj. Fit, capable, worthy. (in com- pos.) Possessed of, endowed with. اهل الله ahlu-llāh, People of God; dervises, fakīrs. اهل باطن ahl-i-bāt̤in, Contemplative. اهل بيت ahl-i-bait (People of the house) Family; (but always meaning) the family of the prophet Muhammad. اهل حرفه ahl-i-ḥirfa, Artificer, artisan. اهل خدمت ahl-i-ḵẖidmat, An officer, one in office under the government. اهل حيانت ahl-i-ḵẖiyānat, Treacherous, perfidious. اهل دل ahl-i-dil, Liberal, brave, generous; dervises. اهل دلق ahl-i-dalḳ, Dervises, mendicants. اهل دول ahl-i-dawal, Possessed of wealth, rich. اهل ذوق ahl-i-ẕauḳ, Addicted to pleasure, a voluptuary. اهل روزگار ahl-i-rozgār, Knowing the world, skil- ful. اهل ريش ahl-i-rīsh, Having a beard; a grown-up man. اهل زمان ahl-i-zamān, Time serving. اهل زمين ahl-i-zamīn, An inhabitant of the earth. اهل زهد ahl-i-zuhd, Continent, devout, pious. اهل سخن ahl-i-suḵẖan, Eloquent. اهل شرع ahl-i-sharﻌ, A legislator, a lawyer, one who observes the law of Muhammad. اهل صفا ahl-i-ṣafā, Pure in heart; a Sūfī; a voluptuary. اهل طاعت ahl-i-t̤āʼaﻌt, Obedient, faithful to God. اهل طبع ahl-i-t̤abﻌ, Possessed of genius, person of genius. اهل طبقه ahl-i-t̤abḳa, One who does not observe the precepts of Muhammad. اهل طريق ahl-i-t̤arīḳ, An observer of the laws of

انقسام inḳisām A (inf. vii. of قسم) s. m. The being divided; division, partition, distribution.