اقران aḳrān A s. plur. (of قرین) Equals, contem- poraries.

ادق adaḳḳ A adj. compar. (from دقیق) More or very abtruse, difficult, fine or minute.

آبا ābā A s. plur. (of ابو) Fathers.

آب چشي āb-chashī P s. f. The giving drink to a child for the first time (generally when about six months old) preparatory to weaning.

ادهاسیي adhā-sīsī S̱. (अर्द्ध Half, and शीर्ष Head) s. f. Pain affecting the half of the head, hemicrania.

افسر afsar P s. m. f. A crown, a diadem.

امتناع imtināﻌ A (inf. viii. of منع) s. m. Pro- hibition, restraint.

اظہار iz̤ʼhār A (inf. iv. of ظہور) s. m. Manifesta- tion, revelation, disclosure, demonstration, pub- lication, display, declaration. اظہار کرنا iz̤hār karnā, To disclose, reveal, notify, propose.

آنک ānk S̱. अंक (r. अंक Mark) s. m. Mark, spot, figure, number; letter of the alphabet, mark on cloth to shew the price, flank or part above the hip, embrace.

آچمن आचमन āchaman S s. m. Act of sip- ping a little water from the palm of the hand by way of purification.