(p. 123) ārambha commencement, inception, beginning, start; origin, birth; introduction; a prologue. আরম্ভ করা v. to commence, to begin, to start; to introduce. আরম্ভ হওয়া v. to commence; to begin, to start; to originate; to take birth; to be introduced. ̃ক a. & n. one who commences or introduces. আরম্ভিক a. relating to inception or beginning; starting; introductory. 41)

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

(p. 123) āẏatana area or its measure; volume or its measure; extension; breadth; width; a house, an abode; an institution (অচলায়তন); an altar. ̃স্হাপকতা n. bulkelasticity. আয়তনাঙ্ক n. bulk-modulus. 4)

(p. 107) ātmōtkarṣa elevation of one's own self or soul, self-elevation; self-advancement. 42)

(p. 107) ādau (ori. & lit.) in the beginning, at first; (pop. and current) at all, in the least. 82)

(p. 115) ā-paḍ়ā unread; uneducated. 27)

(p. 114) ānamita bent down, inclined. 10)

(p. 123) ārabhamāṇa in a state of being commenced or undertaken; about to commence. 39)

(p. 107) ādhāra1 container; a receptacle; a vessel, a case; a store; a haunt, a dwellingplace, a source; a cause. 94)

(p. 118) ābhijana noble birth; aristocracy; surname. 60)

(p. 115) ānbaẏika relating to concord or syntax, relating to agreement. 18)

(p. 99) āgamana coming; arrival. আগমনী n. any of the songs about the coming of Uma (উমা), Shiva's (শিব) wife, to her father's house as told in the Hindu legend. a. relating to coming or arrival. 63)

(p. 126) ālu2 potato. গোল আলু potato, মিঠে আলু, রাঙা আলু sweet potato, yam, batata. 71)

(p. 98) ākalapatra a letter of credit. 25)

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