انحراف inḥirāf A (inf. vii. of حرف) s. m. 1. Deflection, inversion, change, (met.) proving a

اوک ūk H s. f. Errour, slip.

استهي अस्थि asthi S s. m. A bone. S. اسي असत्यी (from अ and सत्य True) a-satyī, adj. Liar, untrue. ¶ असती (from अ and सती Virtuous wife) a-satī, adj. Disloyal or unchaste (a wife).

احیانا aḥyānaṉ A adv. Sometimes, now and then, from time to time; in the event, in case, should.

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.

آسي आशय ā-sai S or ā-saya, s. m. 1. Meaning, intention. 2. Asylum, abode. See آشي.

الحاد ilḥād A (inf. iv. of لحد) s. Irreligion, im- piety, heresy, unbelief, apostasy, atheism.

ابنائي جنس abnā-i-jins A s. plur. Of the same quality or rank; comrades, companions, equals. A.P. ابنائي دهر abnā-i-dahr, s. plur. Sons of the age or time, contemporaries. A.P. ابنائي روزگار abnā-i-rozgār, s. plur. Sons of the age or time, contemporaries.

آبکار āb-kār P s. m. A water-carrier, a sprinkler,

ايسي aise H (see ايسا) adv. Thus.