التا altā S̱. or āltā (अलक्त or आलक्त्य) s. m. Cotton strongly impregnated with the die of lac, ready to be used for dying, &c. (principally used by the Hindū women for staining their feet red).

ابکیشي abkeshī S̱. (अवकेशी from अव and केश Hair; fruit) adj. Without fruit, barren (a tree).

استیفا istīfā A (inf. x. of وفا) s. m. 1. Satisfying completely, paying or receiving the whole of what is due. 2. Renouncing, relinquishing.

اوراد aurād A s. plur. (of ورد wird) Daily re- hearsals, commemorations, devotion.

اعتبار iﻌtibār A (inf. viii. of عبر Heb. and Ch. He passed over) s. m. 1. Confidence, trust, faith, belief, credit, reliance, respect, esteem. 2. Taking as an example, reasoning by compa- rison. اعتبار رکهنا iﻌtibār rakhnā, To give credit to, to believe, to trust.

آب گذار āb-guẕār P s. m. A water-passer, an expeditious messenger, a courier, a passage of a river, a ford.

آرتا ārtā आरात्रिक S̱. s. m. A ceremony attending marriage. When the bridegroom first comes to the house of the bride, he is received by her relations, who present to him, and move circularly round his head, a platter painted and divided into several compartments; in the middle of which is a lamp made of flour, filled with ghī and having several wicks lighted.

ابالنا ubālnā H (caus. of ابلنا q. v.) v. a. To boil, to make boil.

اوگهٿ aughaṭ S̱. (अव and r. घट्ट Go, move) adj. Inaccessible, steep; unfrequented.

اصناف aṣnāf A s. plur. (of صنف) Sorts, kinds.