اٿکا aṭkā H 1. s. m. The pot in which victuals are dressed for the publick at the door of the tem- ple of Jagannāth. 2. part. past. (of اٿکنا) Aground, stopped, hindered.

ا Alif is the first letter of the Arabic and Persian alphabets. At the beginning of Hindī words, denoted by the characters of these alphabets, ا with the vowel fatḥa, written or more commonly understood, represents the Devanāgari letter अ a; with kasr, the letter इ i; with ẓamm, the letter ऊ u; and with the sign madda ي, the letter आ ā: at the beginning of Hindī words, moreover, when ا is followed immediately by ي, the two letters together, according to the vowel written or understood with ا, stand for ई ī ए e or ऐ ai; and when ا is followed in like manner by و, these two letters together represent, according to the vowel used with ا, either ऊ ū ओ o or औ au; but, in the middle or at the end of such words, ا stands invariably for आ ā, In the representation of numbers by the Arabic letters, ا stands for one; whence it is used also as a symbol of the deity: it signifies, moreover, the first day of the week, or Sunday; and, in astronomical descriptions, the sign Taurus of the Zodiack. From its form, too, this letter is adopted to denote straightness; hence, also, a brave man. And, in allusion to its simple, unadorned, figure, it is sometimes used to mean naked.

ابریشم abresham P or ābresham, s. m. Silk, sewing silk, raw silk.

اور aur H conj. And, also. adj. More, other, else. اورايک aur ek, Another, separate, dis- tinct, else. اورکيا aur kyā, What else? certainly. اورنهين تو aur nahīṅ to, And if not then, and otherwise. اورهي aur hī, Quite different, extraordinary.

اکوري akor-ī H adj. One who receives a bribe.

اٿالا aṭāl-ā S̱. s. m. A heap; furniture.

ايتر ītar H part. act. (from اترانا itrānā, q. v.) Acting affectedly, &c. airy, apish.

اٿکهیلي aṭkhel-ī S̱. s. f. Wantonness, an affected (also a graceful) pace or mode of walking.

اقتدا iḳtidā A (inf. viii. of قدوت) s. f. Following, imitation.

ابچاري a-bichār-ī अविचारी S̱. m. adj. Destitute of consideration or reflection; unjust (woman or man).