/आतिश-बाजी ātash-/ātish- bāzī fu fireworks; शादी पर ~ दिखाई गई there was a show of fireworks at the marriage.

-ātmak (in compounds, forms adjectives) having, comprising; काव्यात्मक poetical; निर्णयात्मक judicious; विरोधात्मक contradictory; संशयात्मक doubtful; सूचनात्मक informative; etc.

ālas [more properly आलस्य].

ābād a inhabited, peopled; ~ जगह -- place; ~ ज़मीन cultivated land; लोग वहाँ ~ हो गए people settled there.

āj·kal adv 1. now-a-days, these days: ~ बड़ी गर्मी है it is very hot --. 2. (also ~ में) in a day or two; वह ~ आ जायगा he will come --; △ ~ करना (बताना) to put off from day to day, to dilly-dally; वह ~ कहकर टाल देता है he evades by saying 'today or tomorrow'.

ānand·may a happy, delightful [जीवन life]; परमात्मा ~ है God is all bliss.

ākasmik I. a accidental, sudden [आना arrival, ~ घटना accident]; उससे ~ भेंट हो गई there was -- meeting with him/her; ~ छुट्टी casual leave; ~ जाँच surprise check; ~ निरीक्षण surprise inspection. II. adv accidentally, suddenly; हम ~ मिल गये we met --. [syn. अचानक]

ānā-jānā I. vi (a) coming and going: बस आती-जाती है a bus comes and goes; (b) to pay visits: वह हमारे पास आता-जाता है he pays us visits. II. m traffic; गाड़ियों का ~ traffic.

āb·kārī fu 1. excise; ~ अधिकारी -- officer; ~ विभाग -- department. 2. excise duty; ~ भरना/देना to pay --.

āṭomāīṭik a automatic [घड़ी watch, मशीन machine]; ~ ढंग से automatically.