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]

āṭā mu flour [गेहूँ का wheat-, मक्की का maize-, बढ़िया high- grade, महीन fine, मोटा coarse]; गूँधना to knead, छानना to sieve, पीसना to grind; आटे की मिल flour-mill; △ ~ गीला होना to be in hot waters; आटे के साथ घुन पिसता है the innocent get punished along with the guilty; आटे-दाल का भाव मालूम होना to confront difficulties of life; आटे में नमक के बराबर very little, a mite in the cheese.

āp·bītī fu self-experience, account of one's own experience; ~ सुनाना to relate one's own experience/story; ~ या जगबीती one's own (first hand) experience or other people's experience.

ādī a accustomed, habituated, reconciled किसी चीज़ का ~ होना to be/get -- to smth; धीरे-धीरे हम भी परिश्रम करने के ~ हो गये gradually we also became -- to hard work.

āgāh a apprised, aware; ~ करना to warn: मैंने उसे पहले से ~ कर दिया था I had warned him beforehead.

āsan mc 1. seat; सभापति का ~ ग्रहण करना to take the chair; अपना-अपना ~ ग्रहण करें please take your respective seats; ~ देना to offer a --. 2. sitting posture; △ ~ उखड़ना to be dislodged; ~ जमाना, ~ जमाकर बैठ जाना to sit firmly; ~ डिग (डोल) जाना to become unsteady; बड़े-बड़ो के ~ उखड़ गये many a great man was dislocated.

āḍambar mc ostentation, outward show; विवाह में ~ न हो there should be no -- at marriage; ~ करना to show off; △ ~ फैलाना to spread hypocrisy.

āstīn fc sleeve [खुली wide, छोटी short, ढीली loose, पूरी full, लंबी long]; बिना ~ की कमीज़ a shirt without --s; △ ~ चढ़ाना to turn up one's sleeves; ~ का साँप a foe in the guise of a friend; ~ में छुरी रखना to be ready for all eventualities. [syn. बाँह]

āvārā a & m 1. vagrant, vagabond, loafer [आदमी person, औरत woman]; ~ घूमना/फिरना to loiter about, to hang about. [syn. लफ़ंगा] 2. stray: ~ पशु -- cattle.

² ānā mc anna (a coin, now defunct, but we do hear चवन्‍नी four annas, 1/4 rupee, 25 paise; अठन्‍नी eight annas, 1/2 rupee, 50 Previous page Next page   |   Learners' Hindi-English dictionary = Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi sabdakosa span.head { font-weight:bold; } Previous page Next page -- 042 -- paise) △ सोलहों आने ठीक perfectly correct.