آتش پرست ātash-parast P s. m. A worshipper of fire, a guebre, one of the sect of the Magi.

آتش پرستي ātash-parast-ī P s. f. The worship of fire.

آرس āras S̱. (for आलस्य from अलस Idle, lazy) s. m. Idleness, laziness, inactivity.

آرسي āras-ī आलस्यी S̱. adj. Idle, lazy, in- dolent, inactive.

آمرس ām-ras S̱. (आम्र Mango, and रस Taste, juice) s. m. Inspissated juice of the mango.

ارس अ and रस Juice, taste a-ras S. adj. Without juice, sapless, tasteless.

اندرپرستهہ इन्द्रप्रस्थ इन्द्र and प्रस्थ Who presides indra-prastha S. n. prop. Name of an- cient Dihlī.

انرس an-ras S̱. s. m. Want of flavour or enjoy- ment; disgust, coolness or misunderstanding between friends.

اپرس aparas S̱. (अ and स्पर्श Touch) s. m. 1. The state of a Hindū after bathing, previous to worship or to eating, during which it is unlawful for him to touch any one. 2. (for the Arabic ابرص) Leprosy.

اپرسادي अप्रसादी a-prasādī S adj. That which is not presented to the deity.

اپرسن अप्रसन्न a-prasann S adj. Ungracious, unfavourable, displeased, dissatisfied, averse.

بان پرستهـ वानप्रस्थ bānaprastha S s. m. One who retires from the world with his wife and family, and passes his life in devotion in the fo- rests; an anchoret or hermit. See آسرم.

برس baras H s. m. An intoxicating drug made of opium.

برس baras वर्ष S̱. s. m. Rain; a year. برس گانٿهـ baras-gānṭh, s. f. The ceremony of tying a knot on the anniversary birthday of a child; birthday.

برستا barastā S̱. (from برسنا) s. m. Rain. S. برسچک (वृश्चिक) brischik or vr̤ischik, s. m. A scorpion; Scorpio (the sign of the zodiack).