آسواس आश्वास आ and r. श्वस Breathe ā-swās S. s. m. Completion, cessation, comfort. H. A. اسواسطي is-wāst̤e, For this reason, because.

ابسواس a-biswās अविश्वास S̱. s. m. Want of confidence, distrust, incredulity.

ابسواسن a-biswās-in S̱.

ابسواسني a-biswās-inī S̱. f. (अविश्वासिनी)

ابسواسي a-biswās-ī S̱. m. (अविश्वासी) adj. Without confidence, distrustful. S̱. P. ابسي دور ab-se dūr (an expression of those who, after reciting past misfortune, pray to be preserved from a return of it) Far be it from us!

اسوار aswār P s. m. Cavalry, a horseman: mounted, riding on (any thing, as a ship, &c).

اسواروڙهہ अश्वारुढ asw-ārūṛha S adj. Mounted on a horse.

اسواري aswār-ī P s. f. Riding.

بسواس biswās S (विश्वास) s. m. Trust, confi- dence, faith. بسواس گهات biswās-ghāt, s. f. Taking advantage of the confidence of others, treacherous friendship. بسواسگهاتي biswās-ghāt-ī, s. m. A treacherous friend, one who seeks to take advan- tage of the confidence placed in him.

رسواد raswād S̱. (comp. of रस and वाद Quar- rel) adj. Exciting quarrels.

سوات स्वाति swāti S s. f. The star Arcturus, the fifteenth mansion of the moon. سوات بوند swāt-būnd, A drop of rain fallen when the moon is in that mansion which, if into a shell, is be- lieved to become a pearl. سوات ست स्वातिसुत swāti-sut, The issue of Arcturus, a pearl (from a popular belief that drops of rain, falling when the moon is in that mansion into shells, are converted into pearls; but, which turn to poison, if they happen to fall into the mouth of a serpent).

سواتي ست swātī-sut S See سوات ست swāti-sut, under سوات swāti.

سواد sawād S or swād (स्वाद) s. m. Relish, flavour, taste, sweetness; pleasure.

سواد sawād A s. m. 1. Blackness, blackening, soot, smoke. 2. Environs of a city, the vil- lages, country houses, and territory belonging to any town or country. 3. Reading. 4. Ability.

سوادل swādal S̱. (स्वादक) adj. Delicious, relishing, of high flavour.