(p. 104) ājāna a call to Muslims to attend prayer-meeting in a mosque. আজান দেওয়া v. to announce this call formally. 27)

(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. 133) āhēla, āhēli pure; genuine; unadulterated; of high and pure origin; new; raw; inexperienced. 56)

(p. 118) ābarta a whirling motion or shape; a whirl; a vortex; a whirlpool, an eddy; whirling or revolving or rotating. a. whirling; revolving; rotating. আবর্ত ঘর্ষণ n. rolling friction. ̃ন n. whirling or revolving or rolling; a whirl, revolution; rotation; gyration; return; stirring or churning; repetition. আবর্তন দণ্ড, আবর্তনী n. a pestle for churning. ̃মান a. whirling or revolving or gyrating or returning. আবর্তিত a. revolved; rotated; gyrated; returned; repeated. আবর্তিত হওয়া v. to whirl; to revolve; to rotate; to gyrate; to eddy; to return; to be repeated. 12)

(p. 99) ākulīkṛta worried or perplexed; perturbed; overflowed. 29)

(p. 126) āla1 the sting of insects etc.; an antenna; sharp point of anything such as the barb of an arrow; an awl; (fig.) prick (কথার আল). 20)

(p. 126) ālatō not forceful or firm, light (আলতো হাতে, আলতো মার); incoherent or insincere (আলতো কথা). 35)

(p. 115) āpīna an udder, a dug, a teat. 57)

(p. 126) ālabāla a ridge of earth raised round the root of a tree for the purpose of watering. 41)

(p. 104) ācchādana covering or roofing or clothing or concealing; a covering or roofing, a cover, a lid; clothing, garment, clothes. আচ্ছাদনীয়, আচ্ছাদ্য a. that which is to be covered or roofed or clothed or concealed. আচ্ছাদিত a. covered; roofed; clothed; concealed. 3)

(p. 107) ādā ginger. আদাজল খেয়ে লাগা v. to engage in something doggedly. আদায় কাঁচকলায় adv. at daggers drawn. আদার ব্যাপারীর জাহাজের খবরে কাজ কী an ordinary man should not meddle in big affairs. 60)

(p. 126) āṣāḍh় the third month of the Bengali calendar (from the middle of June to the middle of July); (poet. & fig.) the monsoon. আষাঢ়ে a. of or in or during the month or Ashara (আষাঢ়); produced or growing or occurring in Ashara (আষাঢ়); false, fantastic. আষাঢ়ে গল্প a queer or fantastic tale, a cockand-bull story. 134)

(p. 126) ālōḍ়na stirring or churning; excitation; agitation; recollection; deliberation. আলোড়ন করা v. to stir; to churn; to excite; to agitate; to revolve in mind; to ponder; to deliberate. 95)

(p. 122) āmi I. n. self-knowledge; the soul, the ego; egoism, pride, vanity, self-importance. ̃ত্ব n. egoism, vanity. 14)

(p. 123) āẏu the span of one's life, longevity; lifetime; life. ̃প্রদ, ̃বর্ধক a. that which prolongs life; rejuvenating; that which bestows long life. ̃বর্ধন n. prolonging life; prolongation of life; rejuvenation. ̃বৃদ্ধি n. prolongation of life; rejuvenation. ̃ষ্কর same as আয়ুপ্রদ । ̃ষ্কাল n. the span of one's life, lifetime. ̃ষ্মান a. long-lived. fem. আয়ুষ্মতী । আয়ুষ্য same as আয়ুপ্রদ । 17)