اشتیاق ishtiyāk A (inf. viii. of شوق) s. m. Wish, desire, strong inclination. S. اشٿ इष्ट (r. इष Desire) ish̤ṭ, part. De- sired, approved, reverenced; adored, respected, beloved. s. m. A god, a deity, an object, a beloved person, any thing wished for.

آرامگاه ārām-gāh P s. f. A resting-place; a bed- chamber. فردوس آرامگاه firdaus-ārāmgāh, Resting in paradise (an epithet applied to Muhammad Shah).

افغان afg̠ẖān P 1. s. m. See فغان fig̠ẖān. 2. n. prop. A people, called also Paṭhāns, inha- biting the hilly country to the N. W. of Lāhaur. In their history, they pretend to derive their origin, as well as name, from Afg̠ẖān, whom they account a grandson of Malik Tālūt (king Saul). As to religion, they are Mahometans, notwithstanding the claim they set up to a Jew- ish extraction. (Plur. Arab. افاغنه afāg̠ẖina or Pers. افغانان afg̠ẖānān).

اصالت aṣālat A or iṣālat (from اصل) s. f. Firmness, integrity, genuineness, the being well rooted, constancy, solidity of judgment.

اپچهرا apchharā अप्सरा S̱. s. f. A female dancer in the court of Indra. See اپسرا apsarā.

آدو आदौ ādau S adv. At first, in the be- ginning.

اماننیه अमाननीय अ and r. मान Respect, worship a-mānanīya S. adj. Incredible.

ادهي addhī S̱. (from अर्द्ध) s. f. Half a damṛī (a small coin), half a piece of cloth.

اکانوي ikānavwe एकनवति S̱. adj. Ninety-one.

اٿیم as̤īm A adj. Sinful; sinner.