آلنگن आलिंगन ālingan S s. m. Embracing, the clasping any one in the arms.

ا Alif is the first letter of the Arabic and Persian alphabets. At the beginning of Hindī words, denoted by the characters of these alphabets, ا with the vowel fatḥa, written or more commonly understood, represents the Devanāgari letter अ a; with kasr, the letter इ i; with ẓamm, the letter ऊ u; and with the sign madda ي, the letter आ ā: at the beginning of Hindī words, moreover, when ا is followed immediately by ي, the two letters together, according to the vowel written or understood with ا, stand for ई ī ए e or ऐ ai; and when ا is followed in like manner by و, these two letters together represent, according to the vowel used with ا, either ऊ ū ओ o or औ au; but, in the middle or at the end of such words, ا stands invariably for आ ā, In the representation of numbers by the Arabic letters, ا stands for one; whence it is used also as a symbol of the deity: it signifies, moreover, the first day of the week, or Sunday; and, in astronomical descriptions, the sign Taurus of the Zodiack. From its form, too, this letter is adopted to denote straightness; hence, also, a brave man. And, in allusion to its simple, unadorned, figure, it is sometimes used to mean naked.

اجلت ujjalit S̱. (उत् and ज्वलित Blazing) adj. Pure, clean, clear.

ارادهن आराधन आ and r. राध Accom- plish ārādhan S. s. m. Accomplishment, grati- fying; worship, devotion, supplication.

اسده असिद्ध अ and सिद्ध Accomplished a-siddh S. adj. Not effected, invalid, false, un- ripe.

ال अलि ali S s. m. A large black bee. See الي alī.

الحمدلله al-ḥamdu lillāhi A God be praised.

العظمت لله al-aﻌz̤amatu lillāhi A Great is God! (an ejaculation expressive of surprise, fear, de- nial, &c.).

الف بي alif be P s. f. The a, b, c; the alphabet.

المنت لله alminnatu lillāhi A Praise to God! good God! (an ejaculation expressive of surprise, fear, denial, &c.).

انجلي अंजलि anjli S s. f. See انجلا anjlā.

اندهکار अंधकार अंध Blind, and कार What makes andh-kār S. s. m. Darkness.

اهليه ahliya A s. f. A wife.

اوليا auliyā A s. plur. (of ولي) 1. Friends, com- panions (especially, of the prophets). 2. The saints, the apostles, the holy. اوليأالله auliyā-i-allāh, Friends of God.

ايليا īliyā A n. prop. Jerusalem. Elias.