آبستان ābistān P adj. Pregnant, with young.

آتشستان ātash-istān P s. f. The region of fire, a place where fire abounds; (hence the word is applied to) a hot fire of cannon or small arms in battle; a large fire, a funeral pile.

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.

آفتاوا āftāwā P s. m. An ewer. See آفتابه.

اتالیق atālīḳ T s. m. A private tutor.

اتالیقي atālīḳ-ī T s. f. Private tuition.

اتان उत्तान उत and r. तन Extend, stretch utān S. or ut-tān, adj. Supine, lying on the back; shallow.

اتاول utāwal H s. f. Quickness, speed, despatch.

اتاولا utāʼolā H adj. m. Swift, quick, speedy, pre- cipitate, rash.

اتاولي utāʼolī H adj. f. Swift, &c.; s. f. Haste, speed, rashness, impatience.

اختتام iḵẖtitām A (inf. viii. of ختم Heb. and Ch. He sealed, closed, finished) s. m. Finishing, end, conclusion, completion, fulfilment.

استانبول istāmbol P n. prop. Constantinople.

افتان و خیزان uftān o ḵẖezān P Now falling now rising; with much ado.

انبتانا ambatānā S̱. (from अम्ल Sour) v. n. To grow sour, to be acidulated.