اب ab अद्य S̱. adv. Now, presently, just now.

افیون afyūn A s. f. Opium, the inspissated juice of the Papaver somniferum. (The word may be derived from افن To deprive of reason or pru- dence (Gol.); or, rather from Gr. ʼopos, Juice, especially of the Laserpitium (Hippoc.), whence ʼopion (Dioscor.); or, from the Sans. अहिफेन ahiphen, comp.of अहि Serpent, and फेन Froth, foam. Hunter).

ابر abr P (Sans. अभ्र abhra) s. m. A cloud. ابرسیاه abr-i-siyāh, A black cloud. ابرغلیظ abr-i-g̠ẖalīz̤, A thick cloud.

الڙبلڙ alaṛbalaṛ H s. f. Trifling talk or employ- ment.

ادهیچهہ अध्यक्ष adhyachh̤ S s. m. Superinten- dent, master, governour, lord, chief.

اگیا agiyā H s. m. Name of a bird. (Alauda aggia, Buch.). S. اگیات جوبنا अज्ञातयौवना (from अज्ञात Unknown, and यौवन Youth) agyāt-jaubanā or a-jnyāta-yauvanā, s. f. A girl arrived at maturity and surprised at the symptoms which then appear, not knowing to what to attribute her sensations.

اردهانگي अर्द्धांगी ardhāng-ī S 1. adj. One afflicted with hemiplegia. 2. s. f. A wife.

اپرادهن apa-rādh-in अपराधिनी S̱. s. f. A criminal, sinner, offender, transgressor.

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

ازقه azuḳa A. s. m. Food. See آزرقه azūḳa.