ابسن a-basan S̱. (अ and वसन Cloth) adj. Without clothes, naked.

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

اقاقیا aḳāḳiyā A s. Acacia, the expressed juice of the fruit of the acacia tree, or of the قلقل ḳilḳil.

اشتعال ishtiʼāﻌl A (inf. viii. of شعله) s. m. f. In- flaming, burning, lighting a fire or candle; fo- menting or instigating a quarrel. A. P. اشتعالک ishtiʼāﻌlak (dimin. of اشتعال) s. f. A small flame; a quarrel. اشتعالک دینا ish- tiʼāﻌlak denā, v. a. To foment (quarrels), to encourage to bad actions, to abet.

اوس os H s. f. Dew. اوس پڙجني os paṛ jānī, To fall in value, to be deprived of importance, splendour, &c., to become less in demand than formerly.

آنگ ankhiyāṅ S̱. s. f. Eyes.

آسیانه āsiyāna P s. m. A whetstone.

آروڙهہ आरुढ ā-rūṛha S adj. Mounted (on a horse, or any thing else).

آکاس आकाश ākās S (or akās), s. m. The fifth element, ether; the sky, the atmosphere, the heavens, the firmament, space. (This element is held by the Hindūs to be more subtle than air, to fill and pervade the universe, and to be the peculiar vehicle of life and sound). آکاس باني ākās-bānī (आकाश The sky, and वाणी Sound) s. f. A voice from heaven; revelation, an oracle.

اجلانا ujlānā S̱. (caus. of اجالنا) v. a. To cause to cleanse, to brighten.