(p. 106) āḍ়ā2 a measure of grain (= about 75 kgs). 20)

(p. 115) āpani2 one's own self. আপনি বাঁচলে বাপের নাম self-preservation is the first law of nature. 38)

(p. 133) āhuta invited; called; asked to come; summoned; invoked. আহুতি n. invitation; a call; a summons; invocation. 53)

(p. 96) ān̐kābān̐kā zigzag, winding, meandering; tortuous. 23)

(p. 118) ābira a kind of perfumed and coloured powder that the Hindus sprinkle over one another esp. during the Holi (হোলি) festival. 31)

(p. 104) ājā the father of one's mother, maternal grandfather. 25)

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

(p. 102) ācārya one who teaches the Vedas; a scriptural teachers; a teacher; a tutor. fem. আচার্যা a woman teacher of the Vedas or scriptures; a woman teacher, a tutoress. fem. আচার্যানী the wife of an acharya (আচার্য) 36)

(p. 104) āchaḍ়ānō to throw or dash to the ground violently (esp. when washing clothes). 8)

(p. 107) ādhirājya imperiality; overlordship; suzerainty. 103)

(p. 126) āśraẏa adoption; shelter, aid, help, support, protection (দীনের আশ্রয়); a container, a store; a resort, a possessor, an embodiment (of) (সর্বগুণের আশ্রয়); a dwelling house, a residence (আশ্রয়হীন). আশ্রয় করা v. to adopt; to take shelter (in); to go or resort to for shelter or aid or support or protection. আশ্রয় দেওয়া v. to shelter, to give shelter; to give protection. আশ্রয় নেওয়া same as আশ্রয় করা । ̃গ্রহণ same as আশ্রয়ণ । আশ্রয়গ্রহণ করা same as আশ্রয় করা । ̃ণ n. adoption; taking shelter (in); going or resorting to for shelter or aid or support or protection. ̃ণীয় a. worthy of being adopted; worthy of being resorted to for shelter or aid or support or protection. ̃দাতা n. & a. one who gives shelter or protection. ˜দান n. sheltering. আশ্রয়দান করা same as আশ্রয় দেওয়া । ̃পুষ্ট a. nourished or flourished in shelter or support or protection (of); (bot.) endotropic. ̃প্রার্থী same as আশ্রয়ার্থী । ̃শূন্য, ̃হীন a. shelterless; deprived of shelter, supportless. 127)

(p. 126) ārtaba menstruation. a. menstrual; seasonal. ̃কাল n. the time or duration of menses. 6)

(p. 107) ādara caress; cordiality; cordial reception; appreciation; fondness; love, affection; respect, honour, esteem. আদর করা v. to caress, to fondle; to receive cordially; to treat with cordiality; to appreciate; to respect, to honour, to esteem. ̃-অভ্যর্থনা, ̃-আপ্যায়ন, ̃যত্ন n. hearty reception and kind attention (to guests, invitees and others); warm welcome. আদরনীয় a. worthy of being received cordially or appreciated or esteemed. 55)

(p. 106) āḍ়ṣa5 squint, oblique (আড় চোখ); half (আড়পাগলা). আড় ভাঙা v. to straighten. আড় হওয়া v. to lie down obliquely; to recline. ̃চোখে চাহনি, ̃চাহনি sidelong look or glance. ̃বাঁশি n. a kind of flute usu. made of bamboo or reed. ̃ভাবে adv. crosswise; obliquely. ̃মোড়া, আড়ামোড়া n. straightening or stretching one's body and removing inertia or lethargy or weariness. 13)

(p. 99) āgama the esoteric scriptures of the Hindus (viz. বেদ, তন্ত্র etc); arrival, coming (শরদাগম); income; earning (ধনাগম, সুখাগম); (bio.) an inhaling organ, an inhalant; (gr.) insertion of an extra letter or syllable in the middle of a derivative word; (phil.) any of the sources of knowledge; (comm.) import. ̃নিবন্ধ n. incoming or inward register. ̃নিয়ামক n. the controller of imports. আগম বাণিজ্য নিয়ামক n. import trade controller. ̃শুল্ক n. import duty. 62)