ابوجہل abū jahl A (father of ignorance) n. prop. An uncle of Muhammad.

اسفار asfār A s. plur. (of سفر sifr) Volumes, re- gisters.

اشده a-shuddh S adj. See اسده a-suddh.

اریب ureb H s. f. Complication, deception.

انچاؤ unchā-ū S̱. s. m. (from اونچا q. v.) Height, elevation.

ارس پرس ars-pars S̱. (स्पर्श Touch) s. m. 1. Par- tial bathing (throwing a very little water on the head with oneʼs hand instead of bathing), sprink- ling or aspersion. 2. Act of touching.

آش āsh P s. f. Meat, victuals, viands, soup, broth, gruel, pottage. آش پکانا āsh pakānā, v.a. To combine in any design, to conspire or contrive something against another. آش جو āsh-i-jau, Barley-water, watergruel.

اسیر asīr A s. m. A prisoner, a captive. اسیر آب و گل asīr-i-āb o gil, Attached to oneʼs native land.

اساژه asāṛh आषाढ S̱. s. m. The name of the Hindū third solar month (June-July, during which the sun is in Gemini, and the full moon is near आषाढा, more commonly called पूर्व्वाषाढा or उत्तराषाढा constellations in Sagittarius).

اشٿاشیت अष्टाशीति ash̤ṭāshīti S adj. Eighty eight.