ابیر abīr H s. m. Powder used in the holī. See عبیر aﻌbīr.

اجمالي ijmāl-ī A adj. Abridged, compendious.

احتراز iḥtirāz A (inf. viii. of حرز) s. m. Absti- nence, regimen, abstaining from improper actions of any kind, forbearance, controuling the pas- sions. احتراز کرنا iḥtirāz karnā, To abstain (from), to keep oneʼs self with care (from), to guard oneʼs self (from), to avoid.

آستي āste P. adv. Gently, softly. See آهسته.

اکٿانا ukṭānā S̱. (perhaps, उत् and r. कड Break, separate) v. a. To dig up slowly a thing buried in the ground, to extract a secret gradually and artfully, to pump.

احبا aḥibbā A s. plur. (of حبیب) Friends, lovers, beloved.

اسوني अश्विनी aswinī S s. f. The first of the twenty-four constellations in the moonʼs path; hence, considered its mansions. (It consists of three stars in the head of Aries, and is so named

اپجس apa-jas S̱. s. m. Infamy, ignominy, dis- honour.

ابکاٴي ubkāʼī H (see ابکنا) s. f. Act of vomiting.

استراحت istirāḥat A (inf. x. of روح Heb. He respired; rested) s. f. Repose, rest, ease, tran- quillity, sleep.