andh·kār mu (no pl.) darkness. [q. v. अँधेरा syn.]

ap·mān-janak a insulting, disgraceful [कार्रवाई action, व्यवहार conduct, शर्ते conditions/terms].

abhinav a 1. new [काल age, प्रकाशन publication]. 2. new-fashioned [भवन building, वस्त्र clothes].

av·lamb mc support; उसकी दया का ~ -- of His mercy; ~ पाना to receive support; ~ देना to (give) support.

anyathā conj otherwise; यह काम करो ~ मार डालूँगा do this work -- I shall kill you. [syn. नहीं तो]

abhilāṣā fc desire, longing [हार्दिक heartfelt, भारी strong]; रुपया जोड़ने की ~ -- to amass money; उसकी कई ~ एँ थीं she/he had many --s. [syn. इच्छा].

an·ban fu discord; उन दोनों में ~ हो गई there was a -- /rift between them.

aṛ·nā vi 1. अटकना q. v. 2. to stick; वह अपने निश्चय पर अड़ गया he stuck to his resolve; वह अड़कर बैठ गया he sat down stubbornly.

arājak·tā fu lawlessness, anarchy; ~ फैलाना to spread --; देश में ~ ही ~ थी there was nothing but -- in the country.

anāth I. a 1. orphan [बालक boy, बालिका girl]; ~ होना to be orphaned; जो बच्चे ~ हो जाते हैं children, who are orphaned. 2. without a master; देश ~ हो गया the country was --. II. mc orphan. [fem. अनाथिनी, syn. यतीम]