to stretch, extend, stretch out, draw out Mil.176, usually in ster. phrase piṭṭhi me āgilāyati tam ahaṃ āyamissāmi “my back feels weak, I will stretch it” Vin.ii.200; DN.iii.209; MN.i.354; SN.iv.184; Ja.i.491. Besides this in commentaries e.g. Ja.iii.489 (mukhaṃ āyamituṃ).

ā + yam