اشٿسدهہ अष्टसिद्धि ash̤ṭa-siddhi S The eight siddhi, the name of a superiour order of beings, a personification of the powers and laws of na- ture. (When they are subjected to the will by holiness and austerities, whatever the fancy de- sires may be obtained; universal sovereignty may be acquired, and implicit obedience to any com- mands enforced; the magnitude, weight, or le- vity of the body may be increased or diminished to an indefinite degree; and, it may be rendered invisible and transported in an instant to any part of the universe).

اوبهٿ au-bhaṭ S̱. adj. See اوبٿ au-baṭ.

ايات āyāt A s. plur. of آيت āyat, q. v.

الف alf A (Heb. ) adj. Thousand. A.H. الفا alfā, s. m. A kind of dress resembling

اسپند ispand P s. m. A seed burnt at marriages to drive away evil spirits: it is, also, burnt as a charm for the like purpose some days after a child is born, particularly at the door; and when a child goes out or comes home. It is often mixed on those occasions with mustard seed, and hence has been confounded with the latter (خردل).

آفریننده āfrīnanda P or āfarīnanda, part. Creator.

اپرپاٿي अ and परिपाटी Order, method a-paripāṭī S. s. f. Deviation from established cus- tom.

آب داري āb-dār-ī P s. f. The having water; the brilliancy (of gems), temper or polish (of steel), sharpness (of a sword).

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

اخ aḵẖ A s. m. Brother. uḵẖ, Imitative sound of coughing. اخ اخ aḵẖ aḵẖ, An exclamation of joy, ah!