احمد aḥmad A adj. compar. (of حمید) More or most praiseworthy or commendable. n. prop. Name of Muhammad and of others.

ارکان arkān A s. plur. (of رکن) Pillars, props, sup- ports. ارکان دولت arkān-i-daulat, Nobles, gran- dees, ministers of state.

اچتر अचतुर a-chatur S adj. Stupid, inactive.

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

اودهر ū-dhar H adv. There, thither, on that side, on the other side: see ادهر u-dhar.

اٿهسٿهہ aṭhsaṭh अष्टषष्ठि S̱. adj. Sixty-eight.

ابرودهني a-birodh-inī S (अविरोधिनी) f. adj. Quiet, tranquil.

اهل ahl A s. m. People, possessor, inhabitant, consort. adj. Fit, capable, worthy. (in com- pos.) Possessed of, endowed with. اهل الله ahlu-llāh, People of God; dervises, fakīrs. اهل باطن ahl-i-bāt̤in, Contemplative. اهل بيت ahl-i-bait (People of the house) Family; (but always meaning) the family of the prophet Muhammad. اهل حرفه ahl-i-ḥirfa, Artificer, artisan. اهل خدمت ahl-i-ḵẖidmat, An officer, one in office under the government. اهل حيانت ahl-i-ḵẖiyānat, Treacherous, perfidious. اهل دل ahl-i-dil, Liberal, brave, generous; dervises. اهل دلق ahl-i-dalḳ, Dervises, mendicants. اهل دول ahl-i-dawal, Possessed of wealth, rich. اهل ذوق ahl-i-ẕauḳ, Addicted to pleasure, a voluptuary. اهل روزگار ahl-i-rozgār, Knowing the world, skil- ful. اهل ريش ahl-i-rīsh, Having a beard; a grown-up man. اهل زمان ahl-i-zamān, Time serving. اهل زمين ahl-i-zamīn, An inhabitant of the earth. اهل زهد ahl-i-zuhd, Continent, devout, pious. اهل سخن ahl-i-suḵẖan, Eloquent. اهل شرع ahl-i-sharﻌ, A legislator, a lawyer, one who observes the law of Muhammad. اهل صفا ahl-i-ṣafā, Pure in heart; a Sūfī; a voluptuary. اهل طاعت ahl-i-t̤āʼaﻌt, Obedient, faithful to God. اهل طبع ahl-i-t̤abﻌ, Possessed of genius, person of genius. اهل طبقه ahl-i-t̤abḳa, One who does not observe the precepts of Muhammad. اهل طريق ahl-i-t̤arīḳ, An observer of the laws of

اتاول utāwal H s. f. Quickness, speed, despatch.

اوصيا auṣiyā A s. plur. (of وصي) Executors, admi- nistrators (of the divine will, or of the wills of mortals).