ارکان arkān A s. plur. (of رکن) Pillars, props, sup- ports. ارکان دولت arkān-i-daulat, Nobles, gran- dees, ministers of state.

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).

اغیار ag̠ẖyār A s. plur. (of غیر) Strangers, fo- reigners, unknown persons, rivals.

امرا umarā A s. plur. (of امیر) Nobles, grandees; a noble (generally).

استخلاص istiḵẖlāṣ A (inf. x. of خلص Heb. Was free, separated) s. m. Seeking to liberate; liberation, liberty, freedom.

آب زلال āb-i zulāl P s. Pure, limpid, wholesome water. S̱. ابس (अ and वश Power, will) a-bas, adj. Powerless, without choice.

ايها ehā S̱. (इह) adv. Here. See بيهان.

افیمي afīmī H adj. m. Opium-eater; (fig.) a sot.

اسٿنوت अष्टनवति ash̤ṭa-nawati S adj. Nine- ty-eight.

احتراز iḥtirāz A (inf. viii. of حرز) s. m. Absti- nence, regimen, abstaining from improper actions of any kind, forbearance, controuling the pas- sions. احتراز کرنا iḥtirāz karnā, To abstain (from), to keep oneʼs self with care (from), to guard oneʼs self (from), to avoid.