وسيله wasīla A s. m. 1. Affinity, propinquity. 2. Cause, conjuncture, occasion. 3. Support, prop. 4. Means (of effecting any thing), me- diation, intervention, interposition, patronage. وسيله دار wasīla-dār, A client, dependant. وسيله داري wasīla-dār-ī, Clientship, dependance.

وصيد waṣīd A s. f. The threshold of a house.

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.

ونشتتم विंशतितम vinshatitam S adj. Twen- tieth.

وقاع wiḳāﻌ A s. 1. Attack in battle, engagement. 2. Intercourse with a woman.

وجوهات wujūhāt A s. plur. of وجه wajh, q. v.

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.

وقف waḳf A s. m. 1. Standing, stopping, under- standing. 2. Tranquillity, firmness, constancy, permanency. 3. A legacy for pious uses, an endowment or dedication or foundation for pub- lick charity. وقف خم چوگان waḳf-i-ḵẖam-i-chaugān, Implies very humbly devoted. وقف کرنا waḳf karnā, To dedicate to pious uses.

وجيه wajīh A (from وجه) adj. Of a good counte- nance or appearance, respectable.

ويرانه wīrān-a P s. m. A solitude, a desolated or desolate place.