التني altanī H s. f. The rope round the neck of an elephant, in which the driver puts his feet as in stirrups.

آبشار āb-shār P s. m. f. A waterfall, cascade, cataract.

احسن aḥsan A adj. compar. (of حسن) More or most beautiful, excellent, preferable, agreeable.

احسنت aḥsant A. adv. Thou hast made excel- lent; bravo! well done!

آسکتي āskat-ī S̱. or askat-ī, adj. Lazy, remiss.

احتیاج iḥtiyāj A (inf. viii. of حوج) s. f. Necessity, want, occasion, need, exigence.

اچین a-chain H adj. Uneasy, uncomfortable.

آيسو आयसु āyasu H s. m. Command, order. S. ايسور ईश्वर (r. ईश Rule) īswar, s. m. Ruler, master, lord, chief; Siva, God.

اگن अग्नि agni S (vulgarly agin or agan) 1. s. f. Fire. 2. s. m. The god of fire and the re- gent of the southeast quarter; the southeast; the name of one of the Purāṇas. अग्निसंस्कार agni-sanskār, s. m. Funeral ceremonies, as burning a dead body.

الٿانا پلٿانا ulṭānā pulṭānā H v. a. 1. To reverse, to modify. 2. To interchange.