تفضيل tafẓīl A (inf. ii. of فضل) Excellence, pre- eminence. اسم تفضيل ism-i-tafẓīl, An adjective in the comparative or superlative degree.

تاب tāb P s. f. 1. Heat. (Sans. ताप). 2. Light, splendour. 3. Power, endurance, brooking. 4. Rage, fury. 5. Twisting, contortion. 6. part. in compos. (of تافتن) Burning, inflaming, illuminating, turning, twisting. تاب تلي tāb-tillī, s. f. An induration of the spleen at- tended with, or preceded by fever; splenitis, ague-cake. تاب دار tāb-dār, adj. 1. Bright, luminous. 2. Twisted. تاب دينا tāb denā, To twist. تاب کهانا tāb khānā, To be twisted. تاب لانا tāb lānā, To be able to bear.

تنبه tanabbuh A (inf. v. of نبه) s. m. f. 1. Admo- nition, advice, animadversion, punishment. 2. Bashfulness, modesty.

تاو tāʼo H s. m. 1. A sheet of paper. 2. Proof, trial, essay. 3. Speed.

تهانه thāna H s. m. See تهانا thānā.

تکثير taks̤īr A (inf. ii. of کثر) s. f. Augmenting, enlarging, increasing.

توپک topak T. or tupak (dimin. of توپ) s. f. A musket.

تحصيل taḥsīl A (inf. ii. of حصول) s. f. 1. Gain, acquisition, profit, attainment, learning. 2. Col- lection (particularly, of revenues). Pl. تحصيلات taḥṣīlāt, Collections, acquisitions. تحصيل کرنا taḥṣīl karnā, To acquire, to gain, to learn, to collect (revenue, &c.). A.P. تحصيلدار taḥṣīl-dār, s. m. A collector, a tax- gatherer. A.H. تحصيلنا taḥṣīl-nā, v. a. 1. To collect, to ga- ther a tax. 2. To oppress, to afflict. A.P. تحصيل داري taḥṣīl-dār-ī, s. f. Collectorship, tax-gathering.

تاپس तापस tāpas S s. m. Devotee, an ascetick.

تعبير taﻌbīr A (inf. ii. of عبر Heb. He passed over) s. f. 1. Explanation, interpretation (par- ticularly, of dreams). 2. Attribute, quality. (Plur. تعبيرات taﻌbīrāt). تعبيرگو taﻌbīr-go, s. m. An interpreter of dreams.