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ālapp 1360 *ālapp ʻ wrap round ʼ. [√*lapp]
M. aḷapṇẽ ʻ to bind round by wrapping ʼ, aḷpā m. ʻ wrapping round , aḷpaṇ n. ʻ anything to wrap with ʼ.

1361 *ālapyati ʻ speaks ʼ. [Cf. lapyati Ep.: √lap]
G. alāpvũ ʻ to sing, talk ʼ, alāp m. ʻ humming a tune ʼ; -- < *allappaï, cf. Pk. allaviya -- < *ālapita -- . -- See ālāpya -- .

1361a āˊlabdha -- Add. 14281.

1362 āˊlabhatē ʻ takes hold of ʼ RV., ʻ obtains ʼ MBh. [√labh]
Pk. ālabhaï ʻ obtains ʼ; Ḍ. al -- ʻ to take ʼ, pret. 1st sg. alīm; Kal. hal -- , Kho. pret. aletam ʻ I brought ʼ (Morgenstierne Belvalkar Vol 86 < ā -- hr̥ -- ); -- doubtful. <-> See āˊrabhatē.

ālamba 1363 ālamba m. ʻ support, prop, refuge ʼ MBh. [√lamb]
Pa. ālamba -- m. ʻ support ʼ; Pk. ālaṁba -- m. ʻ refuge ʼ, A. ālam; Bhoj. alam ʻ support ʼ; H. alam m. ʻ stick set up for the support of a climbing plant ʼ, poet. alãb m. ʻ help ʼ; M. alãbī˜ adv. ʻ in a place of unsure support, e.g. at the end of a branch ʼ (with -- l -- < MIA. -- ll -- ?); Si. alam̆ba ʻ support ʼ, alam̆ba -- yaṭi ʻ walking -- stick ʼ.
Addenda: ālamba -- : A. ālam also ʻ support ʼ AFD 231.

1364 ālambatē ʻ clings to, leans on ʼ MBh. 2. Caus. *ālam- bayati. 3. *ārambatē, cf. rámbatē. [√lamb, √ramb]
1. Pa. ālambati ʻ holds on to ʼ; Pk. ālaṁbaï ʻ is supported ʼ; G. ālãbvũ ʻ to rest on, depend ʼ bec. of -- l -- perh. ← Sk.
2. Pa. ālambēti; Kt. almō -- tr. ʻ to hang up ʼ, Dm. alamây -- Morgenstierne NTS xii 154 rather than with NTS 241 < avalambayati, see avalambatē.
3. M. ārãbaḷṇẽ ʻ to be overcome by drowsiness ʼ.

ālambā 1365 ālambā f. ʻ a species of plant with poisonous leaves ʼ Suśr. [Mayrhofer EWA i 79 :√lamb]
Pk. ālaṁba -- n. ʻ a sort of mushroom growing in the Rains ʼ; M. aḷãbẽ, °bhẽ n. ʻ mushroom, toadstool, Agaricus campestris ʼ.

ālaya 1366 ālaya m.n. ʻ house, receptacle ʼ Yājñ. 2. ʻ *clinging to ʼ. [√1]
1. Pa. ālaya -- m. ʻ house ʼ; Pk. ālaya -- m.n. ʻ place, house ʼ; K. ôlu m. ʻ nest, recess in a wall used as a shelf ʼ; S. āro m. ʻ nest or eggs on which a hen sits ʼ; L. awāṇ. ālā m. ʻ niche in a wall ʼ, P. ālā m., ālī f., Ku. ālo, Aw. lakh. āru, H. ālā m.; Si. alaya ʻ house ʼ (← Pa.?); -- ext. with -- ḍa -- : P. ḍog. ālləṛā m. ʻ bird's nest ʼ.
2. Pa. ālaya -- m. ʻ attachment, desire ʼ; M. āḷ m.f. ʻ longing for ʼ, āḷī f. ʻ importunate begging ʼ Bloch LM 294; Si. äliya ʻ wish, desire ʼ.
*iṣṭakālaya -- , *uṣṇālaya -- , dēvālaya -- , *pīṭhālaya -- , *bījālaya -- , mahālaya -- , śivālaya -- , *śvaśurālaya -- .
Addenda: ālaya -- : S.kcch. āryo m. ʻ recess in a wall ʼ.

ālayana 1367 *ālayana ʻ resting place ʼ. [Cf. ālaya -- , layana -- n. ʻ place of rest ʼ Śiś.: √1]
Pk. ālayaṇa -- n. ʻ rest house, sleeping room ʼ; NiDoc. alena ʻ epithet of a rug ʼ Burrow KharDoc 77; -- with anal. -- ll -- : L. ālhṇā m. ʻ nest ʼ, P. āhlaṇā m., H. ālnā m.; -- WPah. bhal. āle f. ʻ network at the bottom of a cot ʼ or < *ālagana -- .

1368 *ālardayati ʻ loads up ʼ. [√lard]
G. aḷdāvũ ʻ to be overworked, be tired ʼ pass. of *ā̆ḷadvũ.

ālava 1369 ālava m. ʻ stubble ʼ Com. TS. [√]
Bi. H. ālo ʻ a portion of unripe corn reaped and eaten before the whole is ripe ʼ; -- -- o points rather to ālōpa -- , but see *ālavana -- .

ālavana 1370 *ālavana ʻ reaping ʼ. [√]
H. arwan m. ʻ the first cuttings of corn presented to the household gods ʼ.
ālavāla -- see *āla -- 2.
ālasa -- see alasá -- .

āˊlasya 1371 āˊlasya n. ʻ sloth ʼ Pāṇ. [alasá -- ]
Pa. Pk. ālassa -- n., K. āloċhu m., S. ārisu m., L. (Jukes) ālas f., awāṇ. ālus (→ S. ālisu m.), P. WPah. bhad. Ku. ālas, A. ālāh, Or. āḷasa, OMth. ālasa, Bhoj. ālas, Aw. lakh. ārasûle;, H. ālas, āras m., G. āḷas n., M. āḷas, aḷas m., Ko. ālas, Si. las, läs. -- Adj. forms: Pk. ālassi<-> ʻ lazy ʼ, K. ālȧċhi, S. ārisī, P. ālsī, Ku. alsī, N. alchi, °che, B. ālsiyā, Or. āḷasi, OAw. ālasī, H. ālsī, M. āḷśī, aḷ°, Si. läsi.
ālāta -- see alāta -- .
Addenda: ālasya -- : S.kcch. ārsū ʻ idle ʼ; Md. las ʻ lateness ʼ (or < alasá -- ?); A. also elāh (phonet. elah) ʻ laziness ʼ AFD 226 (for e cf. alasá -- in CDIAL).

ālāna 1372 ālāna n. ʻ post to tie an elephant to ʼ Mr̥cch., ʻ tethering rope for an elephant ʼ Kāv. [< ādāˊna -- 2 Lüders KZ 38, 431 and Mayrhofer EWA i 555. If so: √2]
Pa. āḷāna -- , āl° n. ʻ elephant post ʼ; Pk. ālāṇa -- , āṇāla -- m. ʻ bond, rope or post for tying an elephant ʼ; B. ālān ʻ elephant post ʼ, H. alān m. ʻ post or rope for tying an elephant ʼ; Si. alana ʻ elephant post ʼ, aluṇa ʻ post to which an animal, esp. elephant, is tied ʼ.

ālāpá 1373 ālāpá m. ʻ speech ʼ AV. [√lap]
Pa. allāpa -- sallāpa -- m. ʻ conversation ʼ, Pk. ālāva -- m.; Gy. eur. alav ʻ word ʼ, germ. lav (scarcely < lāpa -- ); Ḍ. *l, pl. *l m. ʻ saying ʼ; Wg. alāˊ ʻ speech ʼ; K. ālav m. ʻ clear loud call ʼ; S. ālāu m. ʻ talk ʼ; L. alā m. ʻ speech, cry ʼ, poṭh. ālā ʻ call ʼ; G. alāvṛã̄ n. pl. ʻ tender talk, talebearing, alāvṛũ adj. -- Pa. S. G. show MIA. -- ll -- , cf. Pk. allaviya -- < ālapita-
Addenda: ālāpa -- : †*bhāṣālāpa -- .

ālāpana 1374 ālāpana1 n. ʻ conversation ʼ R. [√lap]
Pk. ālāvaṇī -- f. ʻ a partic. musical instrument ʼ; M. āḷvaṇ, aḷ° n. ʻ conciliating, soothing ʼ.

ālāpana 1375 *ālāpana2 ʻ causing to come together ʼ. [√1]
Pk. ālāvaṇa -- n. ʻ material for binding or tying ʼ; M. āḷvaṇ, aḷ° n. ʻ flour used for thickening ʼ; H. ālan m. ʻ straw and mud mixed for brickmaking, mixture of boiled lentils and dough ʼ. -- See *ālāpayati2, ālīyatē.

1376 *ālāpayati1 ʻ speaks ʼ. [√lap]
L. alāvaṇ ʻ to speak, utter ʼ; Ku. alāṇo ʻ to cry, bleat ʼ; M. āḷaviṇẽ, aḷ° ʻ to coax, conciliate, implore, sing with tremulous modulation, warble (of birds) ʼ. -- See ālāpana -- 1.
Addenda: *ālāpayati1: Brj. alāwno ʻ to speak, sing ʼ.

1377 *ālāpayati2 ʻ brings close, makes stick ʼ. [ālīyatē ʻ comes close to ʼ MBh., lāpayatē Pāṇ.: √1]
Pk. ālāvaṇa -- n. ʻ rope for binding ʼ; K. ālawun ʻ to bring (a boat) to or near the shore ʼ; M. āḷaviṇẽ, aḷ° ʻ to inspissate ʼ; -- Si. alavanavā ʻ to affix ʼ or < *saṁlāpayati.

ālāpya 1378 ālāpya ʻ to be spoken ʼ MW. [√lap]
G. alāp m. ʻ humming a tune ʼ, alāpvũ ʻ to sing, talk ʼ (perh. rather < *ālapyati); Si. alap ʻ word, speech. address ʼ.
ālābu -- see alāˊbu -- .

1379 *ālāsayati ʻ causes to stick to ʼ. [√*las2]
Ku. alāsiṇo ʻ to stick to, take refuge ʼ.
āli -- 1 ʻ row ʼ see *āḍi -- 2.
āli -- 2 see alin -- .

ālĭ̄ 1380 ālĭ̄3 f. ʻ woman's female friend ʼ Kālid. 2. *alikā -- .
1. Pk. ālī -- f., H. ārī f.
2. Pk. aliā -- f.; Or. ali ʻ an affectionate address for children ʼ.

ālikha 1381 *ālikha ʻ painter ʼ. [√likh]
Si. äli ʻ painter ʼ. -- See ālēkha -- .

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