āhaṭ fu/c sound (as of footsteps); पैरों की ~ सुनाई पड़ी the sound of footsteps was heard; △ ~ लेते रहना to be on the alert; ~ लेना to attend to the sound of footsteps.

ās fu [colloq. for आशा]; △ जब तक साँस तब तक आस hope sustains life; ~ पूरी होना to be gratified; ~ से होना to be in family way, to be pregnant.

āyā-gayā a एक बात थी, आई-गई हो गई there was something which has now passed.

ānā-kānī fu evasion, procrastination, hesitation; ~ करना to evade, to hesitate. [syn. टालमटोल]

ātur a impatient, restless; मैं आपसे मिलने को ~ हो रहा हूँ I am getting -- to meet you. [syn. अधीर]

= आरकेस्ट्रा q. v.

ādhunik·tam a modernmost [फ़ैशन fashion, यंत्र instrument/machinery].

ākriti fc 1. form, shape [चेहरे की of a face]. 2. figure, features [व्यक्‍ति की of a person]; cf. आकार, रूप.

āvāz fc 1. voice [ऊँची loud, धीमी/मद्धिम low, दबी suppressed]; ~ आती है, सुनाई देती है -- is heard; ~ उठाना to raise one's --; ~ देना/लगाना to call out; ~ भर्राना (भारी होना) to have the -- rendered hoarse; ~ में ~ मिलाना to speak in one --. 2. sound; टनटनाने की ~ jingling --; ~ करना to make a --; △ ~ कसना to pass unwelcome remarks.

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