ارس arus अटरुष S̱. s. m. Name of a me- dicinal plant or tree. (Justicia adhatoda and gandarussa).

استفسار istifsār A (inf. x. of فسر Heb. He ex- plained) s. m. Searching for information, asking an explanation, inquiry, interrogation. استفسار کرنا istifsār karnā, v. a. To inquire, interro- gate, demand an explanation, ask.

امثال ams̤āl A s. plur. (of مثل) Equals, likenesses.

ابطل abt̤al A adj. compar. (of باطل) More, or most vain or fruitless.

اپرش अ and पुरूष Man a-purush̤ S. adj. Im- potent, effeminate, unmanly.

اقلیم iḳlīm A s. m. Clime, climate, region, country. (Gr. klima).

آخته āḵẖta P or aḵẖta, adj. Castrated; a gelding. اخته مرغ aḵẖta murg̠ẖ, A capon.

اکڙنا akaṛnā H v. n. 1. To writhe, to ache, to be cramped, to become stiff or rigid, to stiffen. 2. To strut affectedly, to give oneʼs self airs.

آشمال āsh-māl P adj. Pottage or porridge rub- ber (perhaps one who lives by rubbing of pot- tage from vessels).

الغیاث al-g̠ẖiyās̤ A s. m. Complaint, complaining, demanding justice; alas! help!