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ishārat, s.f. = P اشارہ ishāra, s.m. [for A. اشارة , inf. n. iv of شور 'to show or display' (a thing)], Sign, signal; beck, nod, wink, nudge, gesticulation; pointing to, indication, trace, mark; allusion, hint, clue; insinuation, inuendo; love-glances, ogling; dumb-show:—ishāra karnā, v.t. To make a sign (with the hand, or head, etc., generally with the words sir-se, etc. expressed); to beckon; to nod; to wink; to nudge; to cast side glances; to point (to), to indicate; to allude (to), refer (to); to signify (a desire or wish for anything to be done), to direct by sign, etc.; to hint, give the cue (to).
Origin: Persian