(p. 104) ājāna a call to Muslims to attend prayer-meeting in a mosque. আজান দেওয়া v. to announce this call formally. 27)

(p. 102) āgraha eagerness; zeal, earnestness, intentness, an intent desire; an inclination; wistfulness. আগ্রহাতিশয় n. excessive eagerness or zeal or affection or wistfulness. আগ্রহান্বিত a. eager; zealous; intent; intently desirous; inclined (to); wistful. 10)

(p. 107) ātmārāma the soul; life; the mind; life as imagined as a bird enclosed by the prison of a body; a term of endearment with which a pet parrot, or parakeet, or magpie is addressed (বলো বাবা আত্মারাম). আত্মারাম খাঁচাছাড়া হওয়া v. to die. আত্মারাম শুকিয়ে যাওয়া v. to cower. 37)

(p. 99) ākhaḍ়ā a gymnasium; a place or institution where people assemble to practise anything esp. music, play-acting, etc.; a place where the Vaishnavas assemble for religious worship; (facet.) a club or society; (dero.) a haunt of vice, a den. ̃ই n. dramatic rehearsal. ̃ধারী n. the headman or the keeper of a place where the Vaishnavas assemble for religious worship. 45)

(p. 126) āluni (of cooked food) deficient in salt; salt-free; (fig.) insipid, tasteless. 73)

(p. 125) ārāba a (high) sound or note; a (great) noise; tumult; a roar. 8)

(p. 115) āndōlana agitation; movement; stir; swinging, oscillation; vibration; cogitation, discussion. রাজনীতিক আন্দোলন political agitation or movement. আন্দোলন করা v. to agitate; to stir; to swing, to oscillate; to vibrate; to cogitate, to discuss. মনে আন্দোলন হওয়া v. to have a thing cogitated in one's mind. 16)

(p. 98) ākakuṭē, ākakhuṭē (of a person) wasteful, squandering, prodigal, spendthrift. 9)

(p. 99) āgāpāchatalā, āgāpāsatalā, āgāpāstalā from head to foot, cap-a-pie. 77)

(p. 122) āmira (Mus.) a wealthy nobleman or high-born person; a title of some Muslim kings, an Amir, an Ameer. ̃-ওমরাহ n. pl. princes and courtiers or noblemen; men of high and wealthy class. আমিরি n. amirate; high style of living or ostentatious show of wealth; pomp and grandeur. a. of an Amir or emirate; living in a high style or making an ostentatious show of wealth; full of pomp and grandeur. 16)

(p. 115) āba an excrescence (usu. spherical) on the skin, a tumour. 74)

(p. 126) āścarya astonishing, surprising, wonderful, marvellous; queer. n. a wonder or marvel; a surprise; a queer object. আশ্চর্য করা v. to strike with astonishment or wonder; to surprise, to astonish; to take a person by surprise. আশ্চর্য হওয়া v. to be astonished. ̃জনক a. wonderful, astonishing; surprising; amazing, astounding; queer. আশ্চর্যান্বিত a. wonder-struck, astonished; amazed, astounded. আশ্চর্যান্বিত করা same as আশ্চর্য করা । আশ্চর্যান্বিত হওয়া same as আশ্চর্য হওয়া । 122)

(p. 123) āẏama2 season; suitable time; right time. 15)

(p. 126) āśaṃsana, āśaṃsā hoping, expectation; a hope, an expectation; desiring; a desire; possibility, prospect; praise, reception. আশংসিত a. hoped for; expected; desired; praised; received. 104)

(p. 104) ājānu down to the knees. ̃লম্বিত a. reaching down to the knees. ̃লম্বিতবাহু a. possessing arms that are long enough to reach down to the knees. n. such long arms. 28)