آب حسرت āb-i-ḥasrat P s. Water of desire; wish, appetite, longing.

آب سرد āb-i-sard P Cold water.

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.

آسریت āsrait S̱. adj. Hopeful, trusting, confident.

آسریمایا आसुरीमाया āsurī-māyā S s. f. De- ception of demons.

اسر असुर अ and सुर A deity a-sur S. s. m. A demon. (The asurs are demons of the first order, and in constant hostility with the gods).

اسرار asrār A s. plur. (of سرّ) Secrets, confidential concerns.

اسرار isrār A (inf. iv. of سرّ) s. 1. Concealment, keeping secret. 2. Disclosure, revealing of a secret.

اسراف isrāf A (inf. iv. of سرف) s. m. Prodi- gality, dissipation, abuse of wealth, consump- tion, extravagance, ruin.

اسرافیل isrāfīl A s. m. 1. The name of an angel who, it is said, will sound the last trumpet at the resurrection. 2. A seraph.

اسرتو āsartū S̱. आश्रित (आ and r. श्रि Serve) adj. One who relies on another, a refugee, a protegee.