وايو वायु vāyu S s. m. Air, wind, or its perso- nified deification.

ورخرچي war-ḵẖarch-ī A. s. f. Spending profusely, extravagance, prodigality.

وفا wafā A (from وفي) s. f. Performing a promise, observation of faith, fulfilment, sincerity, fidelity, sufficiency. وفا بيگانه wafā-begāna, Faithless. وفا پرست wafā-parast, Faithful, sincere. وفا پيشگي wafā-pesha-gī, s. f. Fidelity, the ob- servance of good faith. وفا پيشه wafā-pesha, adj. Faithful, practising good faith. وفا دار wafā-dār, Faithful, sincere, constant. وفا داري wafā-dār-ī, s. f. Faithfulness, constancy, sin- cerity. وفا کرنا wafā-karnā, To suffice, to per- form (a promise). وفا کيش wafā-kesh, Faithful.

وضو waẓū A prop. wuẓū (from وضأ or وضؤ) s. m. Ablution (performed before prayer; and, it consists in cleaning the teeth, washing first the hands, then the mouth inside, then throwing water on the forehead, washing the whole face, the arms, and lastly the feet).

ولد walad A (Heb. and Aram. ) s. m. A son, offspring. ولد الزنا waladu-z-zinā, 1. A son of a whore, illegitimate. 2. An earthworm.

وعده waﻌda A (from وعد Heb. and Aram. ) s. m. A promise, vow, agreement, bargain, assigna- tion, appointment. وعده خلاف waﻌda-ḵẖilāf, 1. A false contract. 2. A person who does not keep his promise. وعده خلافي waﻌda-ḵẖilāf-ī, s. f. Breach of promise. وعده شکن waﻌda- shikan, A promisebreaker. وعده فراموش waﻌda- farāmosh, Forgetful of oneʼs promise. وعده کرنا waﻌda karnā, To promise, to appoint, make an appointment, &c., make a bargain. وعده گاه waﻌda-gāh, Place of assignation or appoint- ment. وعده وعيد waﻌda-waʼīﻌd, Evading a pro- mise. وعده وفا waﻌda-wafā, Observing oneʼs promise, punctual, true to oneʼs word.

ور war P 1. (contract. of واگر) And if. 2. (Add- ed to nouns, implies) Possessing, enjoying, having; as, جانور jān-war, An animal, a beast, a bird.

ودرنا wadarnā H v. a. (dakh.) To prate, to bab- ble, to gabble, to jabber (Harris).

وادي wādī A (from ودي or rather Heb. To divide, spread, expand) s. f. 1. A valley, vale, any low ground. 2. The channel of a river. 3. A river. 4. A desert.

وارپار wār-pār S̱. (अवारपार) adv. On this side and that, on both sides; through and through, across. s. m. Bounds.