(p. 123) ārati2 greeting a deity by waving a lamp, thurible, incenser etc. before his or her face. 35)

(p. 126) āśaṅkita feared, dreaded; apprehended; suspected; doubted. 109)

(p. 118) ābiṣkāra, ābiṣkaraṇa, ābiṣkriẏā discovering; a discovery; invention; the thing invented. আবিষ্কার করা v. to discover; to invent. আবিষ্করণীয় a. that which is to be discovered or invented; well worth discovering or inventing. আবিষ্কর্তা, আবিষ্কারক n. a discoverer; an inventor. 35)

(p. 126) āsatti union, amalgamation; proximity, adjacency, acquisition, acquirement; profit; (gr.) proximity of related words within a sentence (cp. collocation). 143)

(p. 102) āgunadara exorbitant or extortionate price. 5)

(p. 126) ārṣa relating to (Hindu) sages (esp. of ancient India); (chiefly of words and their meanings) ungrammatical but current being used by the sages esp. of ancient India. (cp.) archaic. ̃প্রয়োগ n. a use which is ungrammatical but considered correct, being used by ancient sages. 19)

(p. 97) ān̐cala an expanse of a part or an end of a loin-cloth (esp. one worn by women). ̃-ধরা a. (said of a man) very obedient to women or to one's wife; henpecked; (of a boy) very much dependent on his mother. 2)

(p. 126) ārṭa art; (loos.) an artistic posture or affectation. 2)

(p. 126) āsabāba furniture. ̃পত্র n. furniture and fittings and all other movable goods, goods and chattels. ̃পত্র দিয়ে সাজানো to furnish. 147)

(p. 123) āẏatī a married woman whose husband is alive. 7)

(p. 118) ābāra again, once more; moreover, and also (গরিব আবার বদখেয়ালি). int. expressing uncertainty or distrust or negation (কালো মেয়ের আবার বিয়ে, গরীবের আবার সুখ, নিত্য-ভিখারিকে কী আবার দেবে). 26)

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

(p. 118) ābhōga a kind of concluding note in the Indian musical modes; act of enjoying; completeness, fullness; expansion; expanse.

(p. 126) ālōcanā, ālōcana discussion; deliberation, consideration. আলোচনা করা v. to discuss; to deliberate, to consider. আলোচনা হওয়া v. to be discussed or deliberated or considered. 86)

(p. 125) ārādhaka one who worships. n. a worshipper, a devotee. 4)