امبکا अम्बिका ambikā S s. f. A name of Pār- vatī or Bhavānī, consort of Siva.

ا Alif is the first letter of the Arabic and Persian alphabets. At the beginning of Hindī words, denoted by the characters of these alphabets, ا with the vowel fatḥa, written or more commonly understood, represents the Devanāgari letter अ a; with kasr, the letter इ i; with ẓamm, the letter ऊ u; and with the sign madda ي, the letter आ ā: at the beginning of Hindī words, moreover, when ا is followed immediately by ي, the two letters together, according to the vowel written or understood with ا, stand for ई ī ए e or ऐ ai; and when ا is followed in like manner by و, these two letters together represent, according to the vowel used with ا, either ऊ ū ओ o or औ au; but, in the middle or at the end of such words, ا stands invariably for आ ā, In the representation of numbers by the Arabic letters, ا stands for one; whence it is used also as a symbol of the deity: it signifies, moreover, the first day of the week, or Sunday; and, in astronomical descriptions, the sign Taurus of the Zodiack. From its form, too, this letter is adopted to denote straightness; hence, also, a brave man. And, in allusion to its simple, unadorned, figure, it is sometimes used to mean naked.

اچرچ achrach S̱. (आश्चर्य्य) s. m. f. Wonder, admiration, astonishment. adj. Astonishing.

اينٿهنا ainṭhnā H v. a. To tighten. v. n. To writhe, to cramp, to twist; to strut, to stalk, to walk affectedly.

اگیانتا a-gyānatā अज्ञानता S̱. s. f. See اگیانپن a-gyān-pan.

ابیات abyāt A s. plur. (of بیت) Houses; distichs or verses (most commonly).

آب دست āb-dast P s. m. Water for washing the hands; washing the hands; a masterlike work-man who imparts lustre to what he executes; a guiltless faḳīr. adj. Having pure hands.

امامیه imāmiya A (Followers) of the Imām; name of a Muhammadan sect, who make Alī the rightful imām immediately after Muhammad.

اشفاق ashfāḳ A s. plur. (of شفق) Kindnesses, favours, compassion, tenderness.

اکرم अकर्म a-karm S s. m. Bad action, sin, vice, wickedness.