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.

استا ustā H (perhaps for استاد) s. m. A barber.

استاد istād P s. f. The act of standing. ¶ part. (for استاده) Standing, raised up.

استاد ustād A s. m. A master (in any art), an adept, teacher, preceptor, artist.

استاده istāda P part. Standing, set up, erected, erect; (hence, sub.) A pole, ensign-staff, prop, &c. particularly, a prop for supporting the door of a tent, and not the tent pole.

استادي ustād-ī P s. f. Teaching, instruction, mastership, skilfulness, skill, art. ¶ adj. Mas- terly (as workmanship, &c.).

استادگي istāda-gī P s. f. Standing, stand, erec- tion, firmness, resistance.

استاذ ustāẕ P Same as استاد ustād, q.v.

استانبول istāmbol P n. prop. Constantinople.

استاچل अस्ताचल astāchal S s. m. The name of a mountain in the west, behind which the sun is supposed to set.

اوستاد ūstād P s. m. See استاد ustād.

ايستاده īstāda P part. Standing.