اسرتو āsartū S̱. आश्रित (आ and r. श्रि Serve) adj. One who relies on another, a refugee, a protegee.

افزون afzūn P adj. Increasing, more, greater, manifold, much.

اتهہ अर्थ arth S s. m. 1. Meaning, signification, acceptation. 2. Intention, design, motive. 3. Cause, sake. 4. Property, wealth, substance. تپسیارتهہ तपस्यार्थ tapasyārth, For devotionʼs sake, for devotional purposes.

اشگون a-shagūn S̱. s. m. Bad omen, portent.

اصرار iṣrār A (inf. iv. of صرّ) s. m. Persisting, perseverance (especially in something bad), ob- stinacy.

اوتار अवतार अव and r. तृ Cross, pass ava-tār S. vulgarly autār, s. m. Descent, espe- cially of a deity from heaven; incarnation. (The Hindūs reckon the following ten avatārs of the God Vish̤ṇu: 1. मत्स्य matsya, A fish: 2. कच्छप kachchhapa, A tortoise: 3. वराह varāha, A hog: 4. नृसिंह nr̤i-singha, A man- lion: 5. वामन vāmana, A dwarf: 6. परशुराम parasurāma: 7. राम rāma: 8. बलराम ba- larāma: 9. बुद्ध buddha: 10. कल्की kalkī).

آحاد āhād A s. plur. (of احد) The units, ones.

اينٿايا īnṭāyā H s. m. A kind of dove. S̱. P. اينٿگاري īnṭ-gārī, s. f. Brick-work.

اختیاري iḵẖtiyār-i A 1. s. f. Approbation, choice; authority, power. 2. adj. In oneʼs power, sub- ject to election or choice, voluntary, at oneʼs disposal.

اينٿهنا ainṭhnā H v. a. To tighten. v. n. To writhe, to cramp, to twist; to strut, to stalk, to walk affectedly.