ākramaṇ mc attack, assault [जवाबी/प्रतिरोधी counter-, सीधा direct, हवाई aerial]; शत्रु पर ~ करना to attack an enemy; किले (नगर) पर ~ कई several --s were made on the fort (city). [syn. हमला]

āshāvān a hopeful: मैं ~ हूँ I am --

āviṣkartā mc inventor; टेलीफ़ोन का ~ कौन था who was the -- of telephone ? [fem. आविष्कर्त्री]

āṛ fc 1. cover, shelter; अँधेरे (दिवार) की ~ में under the -- of darkness (a wall); ~ लेना to take --; ~ में आना to be concealed behind [syn. परदा]. 2. barrier; impediment; रास्ते में एक ~ थी there was a (an) -- in the way. [syn. रोक]

ārā mc saw [तेज़ sharp, मशीनी mechanical; ~ लकड़ी काटता है a - saws/cuts wood; ~ चलाना to work/cut with a --. [dim. आरी hand-saw]

¹ āyā fc female attendant, maid, ayah; उन्हें बच्चे (को खिलाने) के लिए ~ की आवश्यकता है they need/want a -- for baby-sitting.

ātā-jātā mc passer-by, way-farer

āshcharya mu astonishment, surprise; सुखद ~ pleasant surprise; हमें ~ है we are surprised; मुझे उसके ऐसा कहने पर ~ हुआ I wondered at his saying like that; ~ की कोई बात नहीं there is nothing to wonder at; ~ से in astonishment; ~ में डालना to astonish, to put to surprise. [syn. हैरानी]

ās·māṇī a 1. sky- 2. azure; ~ रंग sky blue.

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