Ātash-khwar, fire-eater; name of a bird, the chakor.

Atr, perfume. Atr-dan, perfume-box.

Avatār, a descent.

Ayb, or aib, spot, mark, defect.

Ayha, a lady’s maid.

Azan, the summons to prayers, generally proclaimed from the minārs or towers of a mosque.

B.

Baboo, a Hindū gentleman, a Calcutta merchant.

Babūl, mimosa Arabica.