penetration, passing through ; an effect or impression (pl. tāṣīrāt, effects, &c.). A.
a crown, a diadem ; a cap ; a crest, the comb of a bird ; name of a suit in cards ; the pack (ganjīfa) consists of eight suits (rang), each containing twelve circular cards, viz. a king or mīr, a wazīr, and spots from one to ten ; in every suit the mīr is the highest card, and the wazīr the second ; the suits are divided into two classes, I. Beshbar, in which, after the mīr and wazīr, the highest numbers, from 10 to 1, are most powerful ; these are, 1. tāj (a cap), 2. zar-i-sufaid (a silver coin, or the moon), 3. shamsher (a scimitar), 4 ghulām (a slave or boy). 11. kambar, in which the lowest numbers from 1 to 10 are most powerful ; these are, 1 kimāsh (representing a loaf of bread), 2. barāt (an oblong inscribed with characters representing a warrant or assignment). 3. chang (a harp), 4. zar-i-surkh (gold coin, or the sun) ; the mīr of every suit is seated on a throne under a canopy, and the wazīr on horseback ; except that, of zar-i-surkh, the mīr represents the sun, mounted on a tiger. and the wazīr also rides a tiger ; of ghulām, the mīr rides on an elephant and the wazīr on a bullock ; and of change, the wazīr is mounted on a camel. p.