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turn, e.g. ^^ f^^1 c^f^^^ to seize, turn round and throw down, Maid. ; (4) enve- 

 loping in a circular way, a clasp, e.g. '^^t^ f^cs to seize (a person) around with 

 one's arms, Jess. 



^f^ ( = ^^ aperture, interval, separating space), s., separation, split, Chit. ; e.g_ 

 CW\\ 1t^ ^tc^ there was a split in the assembly (or party). Chit. 



•1t¥ (^'¥) s., a (bird's) wing. Chit. 



tt^v5l {fr. t'lt^f^C^), s., seizing, catching hold of ; arresting. Raj. 



t1t^%;^ (A- 1t^ clasping ?), v. a., to seize, lay hold of. The original meaning being to 

 clasp ? 



^tt^1 {/r. ^\^), s., a twist, turn. Maid. 



*^fff%C^, v.n., to grow grey (as hair). 



^ttft, s., one and a half bigha : equals 8 gandas in Maim. 



''iW? (= 'Itt?), s., land the level of which has been raised artificially. Raj. 



''tt^H adj., pale, pallid. • Raj. 



^ > s., an oar (made of one piece of wood). Chit. 



^\5, s., n\rM ^tff excommunication. n\T.^^ <[tR^ excommunicated. 5y//?. 



'^I 5t^ (/r. ■^I foot and bifMus to cause to move), s., sauntering along, walking slowly 



with no object. Jess. 

 fltf {fr. ^*5), s., the back part (of anything). 

 Itft^ {/r. t'ltW), <3'<^y., behind, hinder. Maid. 

 *^tCf (loc. of Itf), adv., back, backwards. £. Sg^tg. 

 ^1Cf (for ^tfl^ ? /?'. t ^1f), s., the stern (of a boat). Chit. 

 ^pf^, s., a long stick for driving cattle. Dae. Cp. ^t^f^, ^i'^f^. 

 ^^R s., a goad. /<?ss. Cp. ^W^^. 



^t^p1, s., assembly, gathering (for purpose of discussion). Chit. 

 ^Itf^^ {fr. i±ftft?), s.. wall, fence-wall. 

 9i\f^v\ (= ■s^tf^^), s., fence around a ban. 

 "51!^? (/?'. *^g??), s., rib, side. Bard. 



^\W], s. (i) a load, bundle ; (2) heap of bricks. Pub. ; (3) brick-kiln, Raj. 

 «lf& (/r. 1^?), (i) s., jute; (2) a determinative particle used in connexion with 



the names of ornaments, e.g. ^^ ^^ ^^^ ' one armlet,' Maid. 

 11^, s., wall (of a house), mud-wall. Maid. 

 »|fg|^ (= f^^^), s., a ferryman, ghatwala. 



^1, s., flat stone (on which spices are ground and prepared). Chit. (= f*f«1). 

 ^§1, s., a waist-belt (ornament). C. ^d^jg. 



^fS, s., the two pieces of bamboo that form the sides of mai or harrow. Raj. 

 f^f^, s., bamboo-matting, Jess. ; fine mat. Raj. 

 ^^C^«1, s., old brick (such as are extracted from a building). Jess. 

 ^]i^ (*nt^ft), s., a ferryman. C. 5^«g. 

 *^, s., superscription of a letter, the portion containing the name of the addressee. 



Raj. 

 ^1^t«1, s., edge, margin. Raj. 



