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

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

(p. 118) ābhidhānika lexicographical. n. the compiler of a dictionary, a lexicographer. 63)

(p. 114) ānīta brought; fetched. 25)

(p. 118) ābhijātya noble birth; aristocracy. 62)

(p. 133) āhṛta procured; collected; accumulated, amassed; compiled; earned; obtained; prepared. 54)

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

(p. 126) āsaba distilled spirit; alcoholic beverage, wine. আসবিক a. alcoholic. 146)

(p. 118) ābhijātika of aristocrat or aristocracy or noble birth; aristocratic; pertaining to or indicative of the family; familial. আভিজাতিক চিহ্ন n. heraldry. 61)

(p. 118) ābaśyaka necessary; essential. n. necessity, need. ̃তা n. necessity, need. ̃বোধে adv. having considered or considering it necessary. আবশ্যকীয় a. necessary; essential. 16)

(p. 99) ākhyā an appellation, a name; a title, a designation; a denomination. ̃ত a. named, called; entitled, designated; denominated; spoken, mentioned, said; known, renowned, celebrated. ̃ন n. history; a legend; a tale (esp. historical or legendary); a narrative; a story; a fable; narration, naming; act of designating or denominating. ̃বস্তু n. a theme. ̃পত্র n. a title-page (of a book). ̃য়ক n. a narrator; a story-teller. ̃য়িকা n. a tale, a story, a narrative. 55)

(p. 97) ān̐tuḍ় a lying-in room, a labour-room (আঁতুড় ঘর); confinement of a woman at childbirth. 23)

(p. 97) ān̐takānō to feel sudden alarm, to startle. আঁতকে ওঠা same as আঁতকানো । আঁতকানি n. startle. 19)

(p. 115) āpyāẏana hospitable reception and treatment, entertainment; act of felicitating; entertaining with amusements. আপ্যায়ন করা v. to receive and treat hospitably, to entertain, to felicitate. 63)

(p. 107) ādama (according to the Bible and the Quran) the name of the first man, Adam. 52)