اعجوبه uﻌjūba A s. m. Wonder, miracle, prodigy.

آب گوشت āb-i-gosht P s. Gravy, broth, water in which meat has been boiled down. (It is used in dressing pulāos).

املتاس amaltās H s. m. Cassia fistula.

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.

آبگینه ābgīna P s. m. Glass, a mirror, a looking- glass, a drinking glass; wine; a diamond.

اکلانا akulānā S̱. (from आकुल Agitated, distres- sed) v. n. To be agitated, to be distracted, to be confused, to be out of order, to tire, to weary, to be astonished.

اشد ashadd A adj. compar. (of شدید) More or most vehement, severe, strong, extreme.

اسمنجس असमंजस a-samanjas S s. m. Doubt, suspense, uncertainty.

آتر आतुर आ and r. तुर Hasten ātur S. adj. Agitated, restless, distressed, afflicted.

ابیب abyab अवयव S̱. s. m. Limb, member.