آسا āsā S (आशा) s. f. Hope, desire, trust, reliance. (Affixed to other words آس signifies inclination, and آسا possessed of inclination; as پیاس piyās, Thirst, and پیاسا piyāsā, Thirsty, from پي pī, Drink).

آسا āsā P adj. Like, resembling.

آسان āsān P adj. Easy, convenient, commodious, facile. آسان کرنا āsān karnā, To facilitate, ex- pedite.

آساني āsān-ī P s. f. Facility, easiness, ease.

آسانیت āsān-iyat P s. f. Facility, easiness, ease.

آسایش āsāʼịsh P (from آسودن) s. f. Rest, ease, tranquillity, repose, quiet.

آستان āstān P (Sans. स्थान Place, r. ष्ठा Stand) s. m. A threshold, a fakīrʼs residence. آستان بوسي āstān-bos-ī, s. f. Kissing the threshold; paying respects. ستان stān, or استان istān (in compos. signifies) Place.

آستانه āstāna P s. m. Same as آستان q. v. آستانه بوسي āstāna-bos-ī, s. f. Kissing the threshold; paying respects.

آستي āste P. adv. Gently, softly. See آهسته.

آستین āstīn P s. f. A sleeve. آستین کا سانپ āstīn kā sāmp, A domestick enemy, an enemy who wears the mask of friendship.

آسرا āsrā आश्रय S̱. s. m. Means of defence or protection, trust, reliance, hope, defence, asylum, retreat, refuge, shelter, abode, house.

آسرباد āsirbād आशीर्वाद S̱. s. m. Benedic- tion, blessing.

آسرت ā-srit S आश्रित (आ and r. श्रि Serve) adj. One who relies on another, a refugee, a protegee.

آسرم आश्रम ā-sram S s. m. 1. Abode, resi- dence. 2. A religious order (of which there are four kinds referable to the different periods of life: as, 1st. That of the ब्रह्मचारी brahma- chārī, or student; 2d. That of the गृहस्थ gr̤ihastha, or householder; 3d. That of the वानप्रस्थ vānaprastha, or anchorite: and 4thly. That of the भिक्षु bhiksh̤u, or beggar).

آسري आसुरी āsur-ī S adj. Of or belonging to the asurs, devilish, demoniacal.