(p. 99) ākhōlā not open, shut, closed; fastened, tied. 54)

(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. 121) āmarā we. 18)

(p. 121) āmantraṇa invitation; a call to come; a greeting. আমন্ত্রণ করা v. to invite; to call; to greet. 11)

(p. 125) ārē expressing : fear, shame, astonishment, hate, disgust, anger etc. used in addressing or hailing, ah, oh, eh, hi, holla. 12)

(p. 118) ābalusa ebony, ebon. আবলুস-কালো a. ebon-coloured, black as ebony. 14)

(p. 107) āttīkaraṇa (esp. in bio.) assimilation. 27)

(p. 106) āḍ়āāḍ়i crosswise; across; diagonally. n. mutual ill-feeling or rivalry. 22)

(p. 115) ānūpa watery; marshy. n. any of the terrestrial animals fond of bathing in water such as the buffalo, the rhinoceros etc. 2)

(p. 115) ānyatrikatā alibi. 20)

(p. 107) ādṛta received cordially, well-received; treated with cordiality, welcome; wellappreciated; esteemed, honoured. 77)

(p. 115) ānētā & n. one who brings or fetches. 4)

(p. 97) ān̐dhāra darkness, gloom; absence of light. a. dark, gloomy; deprived of light. আঁধার ঘরের মানিক an object of precious hope and consolation amidst utter misery; silver-lining. মনের আঁধার ignorance; extreme sorrow or dejection. আঁধারি same as আঁধার । 26)

(p. 123) āẏamā a grant of rent-free land made by Muslim princes to religious preachers and to learned people. ̃মহল n. an estate of land held under this grant. 11)

(p. 126) āryā2 a kind of metre used in Sanskrit verse; any of the rhymed arithmetical formulae. 16)