امام imām A s. m. 1. A leader in religious af- fairs, a prelate, patriarch, priest, chief. 2. A large bead in a rosary, which remains fixed in the hand and is not turned over in counting (called by the Hindūs sumeru).

ارئي araʼī H s. f. The root of Arum colocasia.

اسنان स्नान isnān S or snān, s. m. Bathing.

افسر afsar P s. m. f. A crown, a diadem.

الا illā A adv. If not, if, besides, except, other- wise, else, but, unless.

اروي arwī H s. f. A species of Arum, the root of which is used in food. (Arum colocasia: called, also, گهویان ghoyān, and in Bengal کچو kachū).

اسم ism A s. m. Name, a noun. اسم با مسميٰ ism bā musammā, Name coinciding with the named, or name fitly denoting the qualities of the named. اسم جامد ism-i-jāmid, A noun pri- mitive. اسم جلالي ism-i-jalāl-ī, The name of God. اسم جنس ism-i-jins, A noun appellative or generick. اسم حالیه ism-i-ḥāliya, Present participle. اسم صفت ism-i-ṣifat, A concrete noun or adjective. اسم نویسي ism-nawīsī, s. f. A list or roll of names, a catalogue, file, muster- roll. (Plur. اسمأ asmā).

اڙوا aṛūʼā H (from اڙنا) adj. Obstinate, perverse, mulish.

ادریس idrīs A n. prop. The patriarch Enoch.

ادرس adris अदृश्य S̱. adj. Invisible, unseen.