ادهیانا adhyānā S̱. (from آدها ādhā, q. v.) v. a. To halve, to divide.

اگیاري agyārī S̱. (from आग्नि Fire) s. f. Kin- dling the fire by Hindūs at the time of worship- ping. See هوم hom.

انکار inkār A (inf. iv. of نکر) s. m. Denial, refu- sal, negation, disallowance. انکار کرنا inkār karnā, To deny, refuse, disallow.

اجڙوانا ujaṛwānā S̱. (caus. of اجاڙنا) v. a. To lay waste by the hands of a third person.

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.

ابوتراب abū turāb A n. prop. Ali, the son-in-law of Muhammad.

آب زلال āb-i zulāl P s. Pure, limpid, wholesome water. S̱. ابس (अ and वश Power, will) a-bas, adj. Powerless, without choice.

آصف āṣaf A s. m. 1. The caper tree (Capparis spinosa). 2. The name of a man considered to have been Solomonʼs wazīr. آصف راي āṣaf rāʼe, Prudent as Āsaf. آصف الدوله āṣafu-d-daula, The Āsaf of the state.

احمق aḥmaḳ A adj. Very or most foolish, fool, blockhead, dunce. A. H. احمقاپن aḥmaḳ-āpan, s. m. Folly, stupi- dity. A.P. احمقانه aḥmaḳ-āna, adj. Foolishly, stupidly. (Figuratively) this word is applied to the

آواٴي āwāʼī H s. f. Report.