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

آدهار आधार आ and r. धृ Hold ā-dhār S. s. m. A patron, supporter, one on whom de- pendance is placed for assistance.

افراسیاب afrāsiyāb P Name of an ancient king, who from Tartary invaded Persia, and was slain by Rustam.

آسرم आश्रम ā-sram S s. m. 1. Abode, resi- dence. 2. A religious order (of which there are four kinds referable to the different periods of life: as, 1st. That of the ब्रह्मचारी brahma- chārī, or student; 2d. That of the गृहस्थ gr̤ihastha, or householder; 3d. That of the वानप्रस्थ vānaprastha, or anchorite: and 4thly. That of the भिक्षु bhiksh̤u, or beggar).

اندیشناکي andeshanāk-ī P s. f. Thoughtfulness, sadness.

التیام iltiyām A (inf. viii. of لأم) s. m. Healing or closing of a wound.

اونچائي ūnchā-ī S̱. (from اونچا q. v.) s. f. Height, elevation, eminence, talness, steepness.

ار उर ur S s. m. The breast, the bosom. ارلانا ur lānā, To caress, to fondle. S. ار अरि (r. ऋ Go) ari, s. m. An enemy.

آفرینش āfrīnish P or āfarīnish, s. f. Creation.

اندر andar P (Sans. अन्तर्) prep. Within, in the inside, inward. S. اندر इंद्र (r. इद Have supreme power) indra, s. m. The regent of the visible heavens and of the inferiour divinities.