āpādhāpī fu self-interest, mad race; △ ~ पड़ना to struggle for one's self-interest.

āge-pīchhe adv 1. one after another; ~ सब भीतर चले गये all went in --. 2. sooner or later; ~ सब को मारना है all have to die --. 3. to and fro: ~ फिरना to move --; △ ~ कोई न होना to have no kith or kin.

āīnā mc mirror [छोटा small, बड़ा big, गोल round, टूटा हुआ cracked/broken]; वह आईने के सामने खड़ी थी she was standing in Previous page Next page   |   Learners' Hindi-English dictionary = Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi sabdakosa span.head { font-weight:bold; } Previous page Next page -- 034 -- front of the --; △ ~ कर देना to make absolutely clear; ~ दिखाना to show a --; (fig.) to expose one's merits and demerits; ~ होना to become clear; आईने में अपना मुँह देखना to know oneself.

ārṭ mc art [syn. कला q. v.]

¹ āp ref pron [declined only into अपना q. v.] self, (pl.) selves; मैं, तू, वह ~ I myself, thou thyself, he himself, she herself; हम, तुम, वे ~ we ourselves, you yourselves, they themselves; हमने यह चित्र ~ बनाया है we have made this picture ourselves. ~ से ~ by oneself, automatically: ~ से ~ काम करनेवाली मशीन automatic machine; वह ~ से ~ गिर पड़ा it fell down by itself; सब काम ~ से ~ हो जायगा all the work will be done by itself; ~ ही ~ alone: यह घर में ~ ही ~ है he is all alone in the house; △ ~ काज महा काज self done well done.

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

āyojan mc 1. convening; सम्मेलन का ~ convening of a conference. 2. function [सफल successful] स्कूल का ~ school --; ~ करना to convene, to hold a function.

² ān fu instant; ~ की ~ में instantaneously, in a moment.

ākarṣak a attractive [चेहरा face, दृश्य view, व्यक्‍ितव personality, मुस्कराहट smile].

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.