ājīvan I. a life-, life- long [कारावास imprisonment, पेंशन pension, सदस्य member]. II. adv throughout/for life; वह ~ भटकता रहा he wandered about --.

āstik 1. a & mc theist [पुरुष person]; भारत के प्रायः लोग ~ हैं the people of India are Previous page Next page   |   Learners' Hindi-English dictionary = Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi sabdakosa span.head { font-weight:bold; } Previous page Next page -- 050 -- generally --s. 2. a theistic [देश country, विचार ideas].

² āb mu water in आब-दाना, आब-हवा, q. v.

ālū mc potato(s) [उबले हुए Previous page Next page   |   Learners' Hindi-English dictionary = Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi sabdakosa span.head { font-weight:bold; } Previous page Next page -- 047 -- boiled, पकाये हुए baked, नये new]; ~ उगाना (काटना, ख़रीदना, खाना, लगाना) to grow (cut, buy, eat, plant) --s.

āpas·dārī fu mutual relationship; ~ का friendly; ~ में with a regard for one's relationship.

ākāṅkṣā fc 1. aspiration; जनता की ~ एँ --s of the public; (की) ~ करना to aspire (for). 2. ambition; ~ की पूर्ति fulfilment of an --; अंतिम ~ the last --; ~ होना to have an --.

ātm·kathā fc autobiography; गांधी जी की ~ Gandhiji's --; उनकी ~ का एक अध्याय a chapter of his --.

ādh a = आधा; [restricted use] एक- ~ some, sporadic, very few, rare; एक- ~ दर्जन just a dozen or so.

āhlādit a raptured, delighted; मैं इस समाचार से ~ हुआ I was delighted by this news.

āshvāsan mu/c assurance; ~ देना/दिलाना to give assurance, to assure; उसने अपनी सद्भावना का ~ दिलाया he gave -- of his good-will.