(p. 114) ānīla slightly blue, bluish. 26)

(p. 118) ābaśyaka necessary; essential. n. necessity, need. ̃তা n. necessity, need. ̃বোধে adv. having considered or considering it necessary. আবশ্যকীয় a. necessary; essential. 16)

(p. 133) āhnika daily, diurnal. n. prescribed daily prayer of God. আহ্নিক করা v. to say the prescribed daily prayer to God. ̃গতি diurnal rotation of the earth. আহ্নিকে বসা v. to sit for saying the prescribed daily prayer to God. 57)

(p. 97) ān̐ṭō tight; close-fitting. 17)

(p. 102) āṅiẏā, āṅgiẏā a woman's bodice, a bra. 17)

(p. 126) ālakāṭā barbed; grooved. 23)

(p. 126) ālō light; a beam, a ray; effulgence; lustre, splendour; a flash of light; a lamp, a lantern. আলো করা v. to brighten; to light up; to lighten; to illuminate; to glorify. আলো দেখানো v. to show light to; (fig.) to give hope, to promise good. 81)

(p. 126) ālōhita slightly red, reddish. 101)

(p. 133) āhituṇḍika same as আহিক । 50)

(p. 123) āẏā a nurse-maid or waiting-maid, an ayah. 13)

(p. 98) ākarṣa attraction; pull; any object by which something is drawn or pulled; magnet; a tendril. আকর্ষক, আকর্ষিক, আকর্ষী a. that which attracts or draws or pulls. n. lodestone. 22)

(p. 114) ānutōṣika a gratuity. 29)

(p. 122) āmiṣa meat; non-vegetarian food or diet. ̃ভোজী, আমিষাশী a. carnivorous; non-vegetarian. 17)

(p. 126) ālōẏa ālōẏa whilst there is light or daylight, by light or day-light. 98)

(p. 107) ātithēẏa hospitable. ̃তা n. hospitality; hospitableness. 22)