اعتراض iﻌtirāẓ A (inf. viii. of عرض) s. f. Oppo- sition, refusing assent, objecting, objection, dis- cussion, criticism, animadversion. اعتراض کرنا iﻌtirāẓ karnā, To object, to except.

اندراین indrāyan इन्द्रवारुणी S̱. s. f. Colo- cynth, wild gourd (Cucumis colocynthis, a fruit of beautiful appearance but bitter taste); hence, a beautiful but worthless person is called اندراین کا پهل The fruit of indrāyan. S. اندربدهو इन्द्रवधू (इंद्र Indra, and वधू or बधू A woman) indra-badhū, s. f. 1. Name of an insect (a species of acarus of a scarlet colour and like velvet). 2. The wife of Indra.

اونٿهـ onṭh ओष्ठ S̱. s. m. The lip. See هونٿهـ.

اپما उपमा उप and r. मा Measure upa-mā S. s. f. A resemblance, comparison, simile, that thing to which another is likened.

اپشپت अ and पुष्पित Blossomed apush̤pit S. adj. Without flowers (a tree or plant), not bearing flowers, not in flower. S̱. اپشٿ (अ and स्पष्ट Evident) apashṭ, adj. Hidden, secret.

اواخر awāḵẖir A s. plur. (of آخر) Ends, latter parts.

اولو ūlū H s. f. A kind of grass used in thatching. (Saccharum cylindricum).

آنن āṅan S̱. (perhaps, for आज्ञा) s. f. Order.

ادنيٰ adnạ A adj. compar. See ادنا adnā.

استحباب istiḥbāb A (inf. x. of حبّ Heb. He loved) s. m. 1. Contracting friendship. 2. An action the performance of which is merito- rious and the omission not criminal; work of supererogation.