amla I. mc acid [गंधक का sulphuric, शोरे का nitric]. II. a (a) sour [फल fruit]; (b) acid [जल water, नमक salt].

avashya adv 1. certainly; मेरा काम करोगे? अवश्य! will you do my work ? -! 2. must; मेरे पास ~ आना do come to me; तुम्हें ~ घर पर रहना चाहिये you must remain at home; वे ~ /अवश्यमेव चले गये होंगे they must have gone. [syn. ज़रूर]

aṇṭ-saṇṭ adv absurd; वह ~ बकता चला जाता है he goes on talking nonsense.

al·gāv mu 1. disunion [मित्रों का of friends]. 2. segregation [बीमारों का of patients].

aṅgul mc finger-breadth; एक ~ मोटा one-finger-breadth thick, चार ~ लंबा four-finger-breadth long.

ammã̄ fc mother, मेरी प्यारी ~ my dear --; अम्माँ ! mother!

abhi- pref much (as in the following words).

amīr I. a rich, wealthy [आदमी man, औरत woman. देश Previous page Next page   |   Learners' Hindi-English dictionary = Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi sabdakosa span.head { font-weight:bold; } Previous page Next page -- 022 -- country, लोग people]; वह आठ वर्ष में इतना ~ हो गया he became so -- in eight years, II. mc rich/wealthy person; यह तो अमीरों के चोंचले हैं these, of course, are the vagaries of the rich. [syn. धनी]

adhyakṣa mc 1. chairman, president [सभा का ~ -- of the meeting, काँग्रेस का ~ -- of the Congress]; ~ का आसन the chair; ~ का भाषण presidential address; विधानसभा/संसद् का ~ speaker (of the Assembly/Parliament) [syn. सभापति, प्रधान]. 2. head [विभाग का ~ -- of the department, राष्ट्र का ~ -- of the State] ~ महोदय ! Mr. President ! ~ -पद the chair; ~ -पद ग्रहण करना to take the chair. [fem. अध्यक्षा]

= अठासी q. v