ابهام ibhām A (from بہم Heb. Close d by pres- sure) The thumb: suspicion, ambiguity, equivo- calness. adj. Covered, concealed, unknown.

ابهکت a-bhakt S̱. (अ and भक्ति Service) s. f. Want of desire or faith, disregard, indifference.

ادهکپالي adhkapālī S̱. (अर्द्ध Half and कपाल Skull) s. f. 1. A pain affecting half the head; the hemicrany. 2. A nut of Areca shaped like a hemisphere (so named, probably, from two kernels being contained in one shell; and, to

آواز āwāz P s. f. Voice, sound, report, fame, echo, a whisper, sentence. آوازاٿهانا āwāz uṭhānā, To raise the voice, to spread a report. آوازپڙنا āwāz paṛnā, 1. To be reported. 2. The voice to be suppressed (from hoarseness or otherwise).

آسا āsā P adj. Like, resembling.

اينچنا ainchnā H or īnchnā, v. a. To draw, to attract, to pull.

اپنگ upang H s. m. A sort of musical instru- ment.

اکوند akwand S̱. (Sans. अर्क) s. m. Swallow- wort. (Asclepias gigantea). See آک āk.

استعاره istiāﻌra A (inf. x. of عاریت) s. m. Bor- rowing; using a word metaphorically; a me- taphor. استعاره کرنا istiāﻌra karnā, To beseech, to beg earnestly.

اوسنا ausnā S̱. (r. वास Scent) v. n. To become musty, to rot, to putrefy.