(p. 98) ām̐śa fibre; scales of a fish; (any) thin membranous excrescence on some insects, seeds, fruits etc; nap of cloth; grain of wood; (any of the) threadlike membranes in some fruits. 2)

(p. 126) ārya the Aryan race; an Aryan; the people who spoke the Aryan language; a venerable person. a. Aryan; venerable; best; of noble birth; civilized. ̃তা n. Aryanism; civilized conduct and behaviour. ̃পুত্র n. a son of the father-in-law, (usu.) husband. ̃সমাজ n. a Vedic community founded by Dayananda Saraswati. ̃সমাজী a. of or belonging to the Arya Samaj (আর্যসমাজ). 14)

(p. 115) āpatana falling; a fall; occurrence; a happening, an incident; an accident; (chiefly in math.) incidence; coming; an arrival; alighting; descent. আপতন কোণ n. angle of incidence. আপতন বিন্দু n. (math.) the point of incidence. 30)

(p. 126) āśapāśa surroundings; environs; outskirts; neighbourhood. আশেপাশে, আশেপাশে adv. hither and thither; around; on all sides; in the outskirts; in the neighbourhood. 111)

(p. 133) āsāra torrential rain, a heavy shower; water-drop(s) (নয়নাসার). 7)

(p. 102) āghrāta smelled. 16)

(p. 133) āsāna termination, end, subsidence, relief, mitigation (দুঃখের আসান, রোগের আসান); inflow, easy supply (পয়সার আসান). 3)

(p. 99) ākhara a letter of the alphabet; refrain of a song. 47)

(p. 122) āmbā audacity, effrontery, impudence, (coll.) cheek; bragging, boast, vaunt; audacious ambition. 24)

(p. 126) āślēṣa an embrace; pervasion, diffusion; attachment; amalgamation; union; a sarcasm, a pun. 133)

(p. 122) āmātisāra dysentery; amoebic dysentery; (loos.) bacillary or biliary dysentery. 6)

(p. 126) āśrita adopted, resorted to; sheltered, supported, protected; dependent (esp. for maintenance). fem. আশ্রিতা । আশ্রিত ব্যক্তি a person who has been given help and protection, a protege. ̃পালক, ̃রক্ষক n. & a. one who maintains or protects those who ask for maintenance or shelter or aid or support or protection. ˜বত্সল a. affectionate and kind to those who seek shelter and protection. ̃বাত্সল্য n. kindness and affection to a dependant or a person under one's protection. ̃রাজ্য n. a protectorate. 130)

(p. 104) āñjumāna, āñjumana an association, a society, a club; a meeting. 42)

(p. 96) ān̐kaśi a pole with a hook fixed to one of its ends, used for plucking fruits, flowers etc. or for other purposes. 20)

(p. 118) ābāgā, ābāgē ill-fated, unfortunate. fem. আবাগি । 22)