وارنا wārnā H v. a. 1. To surround, to encircle, to go round. 2. To offer (in sacrifice, &c.). واري پهيري هونا wārī pherī honā, To go round any body (as a sign of being an offering or sa- crifice for his welfare), to devote oneʼs self for any one. (A practice chiefly of women).

وحش waḥsh A s. m. A wild beast.

ونتي wantī S̱. f. A particle in compos. See وان वान् wān.

ولي walī A s. m. 1. A prince, lord, master, friend, friend of God, saint. 2. A servant, a slave. ولي عہد walī-aﻌhd, 1. An heir. 2. A locum tenens, vicegerent. ولي عہدي walī-aﻌhd-ī, 1. Heritage, the state of being an heir apparent. 2. Deputyship. ولي کهنگر walī-khangar, s. m. An assistant, protector. ولي نعمت walī-niﻌmat, A title of respect by which a father is addressed, patron, benefactor.

وقايع waḳāʼịﻌ A s. plur. (of واقيعه or وقعه) News, events. وقايع نگار waḳāʼịﻌ-nigār or وقايع نويس waḳāʼịﻌ-navīs, An intelligencer. وقايع نگاري waḳāʼịﻌ-nigār-ī, s. f. The office of an intelli- gencer.

وافي wāfī A (part. act. of وفي) adj. 1. Sincere, honourable. 2. Entire, complete. 3. Plentiful, numerous.

واعظ wāʼiﻌz̤ A (part. act. of وعظ Heb. and Aram. ) s. m. A monitor, a preacher, admonisher, an adviser.

وارفته wā-rafta P (part. pass. of وارفتن) adj. Wandered, lost. (Pers. plur. وارفتگان).

واهب wāhib A (part. act. of وهب Heb. and Aram. ) 1. s. m. A giver. 2. adj. Liberal,

وصل waṣl A s. m. Meeting, union, conjunction, connexion. وصل کرنا waṣl karnā, To unite, paste, conjoin, annex, attach, cement.