(p. 99) āga the forepart. a. foremost; topmost. ̃ডাল n. the topmost branch of a tree. ̃দুয়ার n. the frontdoor of a house; an outhouse. ̃পাছ adv. before and after, pros and cons. আগ বাড়া v. to step forward, to march forward. 57)

(p. 118) ābālya from childhood or infancy; ever since one's childhood. 28)

(p. 115) āpatika accidental; incidental. 31)

(p. 125) āraśōlā the cockroach, the blackbeetle. 2)

(p. 126) āśamāna the sky, the firmament; the heavens. ̃জমিন ফারাক n. great difference. a. pole apart; vastly different. আশমানি n. the sky colour. a. of the sky; of sky-blue colour, sky-blue; azure. 112)

(p. 107) ātapa sunshine, sunlight, the sun. ̃চাল rice obtained by sunning paddy and not by boiling it. ̃দগ্ধ a. sunburnt. 11)

(p. 126) āśraẏārthī seeking shelter. n. one who seeks shelter; a refugee. fem. আশ্রয়ার্থিনী । 128)

(p. 107) āṇubīkṣaṇika microscopic. 7)

(p. 115) ānyatrikatā alibi. 20)

(p. 98) ām̐stākuḍ়, āstākun̐ḍ় a place for depositing household and other rubbish, a dump, a dustbin. আঁস্তাকুড়ের পাতা বা পাত any large tree-leaf used for a dinnerplate and then thrown into the dustbin; (fig.) an ignoble or base person. আঁস্তাকুড়ের পাত কখনো স্বর্গে যায় না an ignoble person can never continue in a noble company. 8)

(p. 126) ārtaba menstruation. a. menstrual; seasonal. ̃কাল n. the time or duration of menses. 6)

(p. 114) ānāca-kānā়ca the outlying and usually neglected parts of a house etc.; the eaves and like parts; nook and corner. আনাচে-কানাচে adv. in nooks and byways; in nooks and eaves. 18)

(p. 115) āphuṭanta, āphōṭā not yet bloomed, unblown; not clearly visible; indistinct; (in the process of being boiled but) not yet boiling; parboiled. 72)

(p. 102) āghāṭa, āghāṭā an unused or improper place (usu. on a river-bank) for landing, mooring, bathing etc. 12)

(p. 118) ābhāsa faint or indistinct presence ('আভাসে দাও দেখা'); a shadow; a hint (আভাসে জানানো); glow. আভাস দেওয়া v. to appear faintly or indistinctly; to give a hint, to hint. ̃ইঙ্গিত n. hints; slight or indirect suggestion. আভাসে ইঙ্গিতে adv. by indirect suggestion, by hints. 57)