انگڙها angaṛhā H m. (from ان priv. and گڙهنا gaṛhnā, To form) adj. Unwrought, unform- ed; uneducated, unpolished, unfinished, unset (as a ring or jewel). انگڙهي بات angaṛhī bāt, Inconsistent or ill-arranged speech.

آشنا āshnā P s. m. f. An acquaintance, lover, friend. آشنا پرست āshnā-parast, Friendly, at- tentive to friends, sociable. S̱. اشنان स्नान ashnān or snān, s. m. Bathing.

اچهن उच्छिन्न उत् and r. छिद Cut uch- chhinn S. adj. Ruined, laid waste, destroyed.

ادهیچهہ अध्यक्ष adhyachh̤ S s. m. Superinten- dent, master, governour, lord, chief.

اپدیسي upa-des-ī S s. m. f. An adviser.

آرد ārd P s. m. Flour, meal.

استرداد istirdād A (inf. x. of ردّ) s. m. 1. De- manding restitution of any thing, whether given, deposited in trust, or taken without consent. 2. Repelling, driving or forcing back.

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

اولا aulā A adj. Better, best: see اوليٰٰ aulạ̄. ¶ awwalaṉ, adv. At first, in the first place.

افغان afg̠ẖān P 1. s. m. See فغان fig̠ẖān. 2. n. prop. A people, called also Paṭhāns, inha- biting the hilly country to the N. W. of Lāhaur. In their history, they pretend to derive their origin, as well as name, from Afg̠ẖān, whom they account a grandson of Malik Tālūt (king Saul). As to religion, they are Mahometans, notwithstanding the claim they set up to a Jew- ish extraction. (Plur. Arab. افاغنه afāg̠ẖina or Pers. افغانان afg̠ẖānān).