ابسن a-bisan S̱. (अ and व्यसन Calamity arising from desire) adj. Without desire, indifferent.

استیعاب istīāﻌb A (inf. x. of وعب) s. m. Taking the whole, extirpating; asking in a present.

انت ant S (for अंत) 1. s. m. End, comple- tion. 2. Perdition, destruction. 3. Mind, heart. 4. adv. After all, at last. s̱. 5. (for अन्तर antara) In, within. ¶ anat (for अन्यत्र anyatra) Elsewhere, somewhere else.

اپٿک a-paṭak S̱. (अ and r. पट Move) adj. One whose hands and feet are become useless; paralytick.

ارتکاب irtikāb A (inf. viii. of رکب Heb. He rode or mounted) s. m. 1. Perpetration or commission (of crime). 2. The commencement

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.

القصه al-ḳiṣṣa A adv, In short, in a word. S. الک अलक (r. अल Adorn) alak, s. f. A ringlet or curl of hair. الکابلي alakābalī (अलकावली) s. f. A row of side curls. ¶ See الکهہ a-lakh.

اکلیل الملک iklīlu-l-malik A (lit. the kingʼs crown) s. m. Melilot.

آچرن आचरण ācharaṇ S s. m. Manner of life, conduct, behaviour, custom, practice, insti- tute, religious observance.

افروز afroz P part. act. in compos. (from افروختن) Illuminating, enlightening, kindling.