اغماز ig̠ẖmāz A (inf. iv. of غمز) s. m. Detrac- tion: but, sometimes used for اغماض q. v.

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.

اندهیر andher S̱. (see اندهیارا) s. m. Darkness.

اشتمال ishtimāl A (inf. viii. of شمل) s. m. Com- prehension, containing.

اکتهہ a-kath S. (अकथ्य from अ and r. कथ Speak) adj. Not to be told or related, unutter- able, not fit to be spoken; obscene.

اسانا usānā H v. a. To winnow.

ابندو a-bindu S̱. (अ and विन्दु Point, drop) adj. Without point or dot.

آشیانه āshiyāna P s. m. A birdʼs nest.

اپاون अपावन a-pāwan S adj. Impure, defiling.

انگڙاني angṛānī H s. f. Stretching the limbs, a yawning.