اپویت उपवीत upa-vīt S s. m. The thread or cord worn by the three first classes of Hindūs over the left shoulder and under the right.

ارمان armān P s. m. Desire, wish, inclination, longing, sorrow, regret.

ان واد अनुवाद अनु and r. वद Speak anu-vād S. s. m. Repetition, answer; reviling.

آب شوره āb-shora P s. Water cooled with salt- petre.

اجان a-jān S̱. (अ and ज्ञान Knowledge) adj. Ignorant, simple, innocent, indifferent, careless.

اٿقل as̤ḳal A adj. compar. (of ٿقیل) Heavier, heaviest, very heavy.

آصف āṣaf A s. m. 1. The caper tree (Capparis spinosa). 2. The name of a man considered to have been Solomonʼs wazīr. آصف راي āṣaf rāʼe, Prudent as Āsaf. آصف الدوله āṣafu-d-daula, The Āsaf of the state.

ابیات abyāt A s. plur. (of بیت) Houses; distichs or verses (most commonly).

آخور āḵẖor P s. f. Refuse, offals, filth: a stable.

اجاره ijāra A s. m. 1. Hire, rent, a privilege or income of variable amount sold or let for a fixed sum. 2. A farm. A. P. اجاره دار ijāra-dār, s. m. A farmer of land or of revenue: one who has purchased the la- bour of another: the holder of a monopoly.