اشت سپتت अष्टसप्तति ash̤ṭa-saptati S adj. Seventy-eight.

اردهانگ अर्द्धांग अर्द्ध Half, and अंग Body ardhāng S. s. m. Half the body; palsy affecting one side or the upper or lower part of the body, hemiplegia. اردهانگ دهرنا ardhāng dharnā, To assume a body half male and half female.

اواخر awāḵẖir A s. plur. (of آخر) Ends, latter parts.

اسپہان ispahān P n. prop. See اسفہان isfahān.

اشلوک ashlok श्लोक S̱. s. m. Verse, distich.

ا (for अ) a S A name of Vishnu: also, when prefixed to a word, it is an inseparable particle, signifying negation or privation; so, ادهرم अधर्म्म Injustice, from دهرم धर्म्म Justice; ادهن अधन Poor, from دهن धन Wealth.

ادهرسا adharsā S̱. s. 1. A half piece of cloth. 2. Name of a sort of cloth.

اهيري ahīr-ī आभीरी S̱. s. f. A female of the ahīr cast, a cowherdʼs wife: see اهير ahīr.

استہزا istihzā A (inf. x. of هزا) s. m. Derision, laughing at, joke, jest, scorn, scoff. S. استهل स्थल (r. ष्ठल Stand) asthal or sthal, s. m. Place, site, soil, dry or firm ground; place or stand of a faḳīr.

ان کوٿ अन्नकूट अन्न Victuals, and कूट A heap anna-kūṭ S. s. m. A festival celebrated by Hindūs, on the day following the دیوالي dewālī, by offering a large quantity of meats to God.