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.

ādho-ādh adv half and half; ~ करना/बाँटना to divide into two.

ādat fc habit [पुरानी old, बुरी bad, अजीब funny/ odd]; ~ छोड़ना to drop/ give up a --; ~ डालना to acquire/inculcate a --; उसे देर में आने की ~ है he is in the -- of coming late; उसकी ~ हो गई है it has become a -- with him; उसकी ~ है कि he has the -- of ...; ~ से by habit. [syn. स्वभाव]

¹ āb fu lustre, brightness [फूलों की of flowers, मोती की of a pearl]; △ (में) ~ आ जाना to shine; ~ उतरना to lose lustre; ~ चढ़ाना/देना to polish.

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

ātm·santoṣ mu self-satisfaction: ~ के लिए मरीज़ को देखने गया था I had gone to see the patient for --. Previous page Next page   |   Learners' Hindi-English dictionary = Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi sabdakosa span.head { font-weight:bold; } Previous page Next page -- 039 --

āsthāvān a devoted [देशभक्‍त patriot, विद्यार्थी student]; मैं भी ~ हूँ I am also faithful.

āg fu fire [आकस्मिक accidental, भयानक dreadful]; जलती है burns, बुझती है goes out; ~ जलाना to light --; ~ बुझ गई the -- went out; ~ बुझाना to put out (to extinguish) --; ~ लग गई -- broke out; ~ लगाना to set on fire; ~ में झोंक देना to fling into the --; उसी गाँव में ~ लगी the same village caught --; उसके कपड़े जल रहे थे his/her clothes were on --; उसने सारी चिट्टियाँ ~ में डाल दीं he/she put all the papers into the fire; ~ का ख़तरा danger. from fire; ~ की रोक- थाम -- prevention; △ ~ का पुतला a firebrand, hot-headed fellow; ~ देना to perform cremation rites; ~ पर लोटना to be uneasy/restive; ~ -बबूला होना to be wild with rage; ~ बरसना to be extremely hot (of weather); (पर) ~ बरसना to bombard; ~ भड़काना to fan the flame, to pour oil on --; ~ में पानी डालना to extinguish fire; (fig.) to end a quarrel; ~ से पानी हो जाना to sober down; ~ होना to be incensed/furious; ~ लगाकर तमाशा देखना to excite a quarrel & then enjoy it; ~ लगाकर पानी को दौड़ना to pretend to appease a quarrel which one has excited.

ãy-bã̄y adv irrelevantly, pointlessly; ~ बकना to talk --.

āb-dānā mu (lit.) water and grain, bread and butter, livelihood; △ ~ उठना to be obliged to leave (a place). [syn. अन्‍न-जल]