(p. 126) ālō-chāẏā a mixture of light and shade, chiaroscuro. আলো-ছায়ার খেলা light-and-shade play. 93)

(p. 133) āsāmi a defendant in a criminal case, an accused. 6)

(p. 118) ābhāṣa a preface, a prologue, a prefatory note, an introduction; an introductory talk; a conversation. ̃ণ n. addressing and talking to; conversation; an address, a speech, a talk. আভাষিত a. delivered as or mentioned in a speech. 56)

(p. 107) ādala similarity (esp. of appearance); a faint appearance or shadow. 59)

(p. 123) āraba2 an Arab, an Arabian; the Arabian nation, the Arabs. আরবি a. Arabian. n. the language of Arabia, Arabic; an Arabian; an Arab; the Arabs. আরবি গঁদ gum arabic. 37)

(p. 96) ān̐ka a mark or line; (arith. & alg.) a problem, a sum. আঁক কষা v. to do a sum. আঁক কাটা v. to draw a line; to scratch. 16)

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

(p. 121) āmarā we. 18)

(p. 99) ākāṭā uncut. আকাটা হীরা rough diamond. 3)

(p. 104) ājala, ājali, ājula open; uncovered. 24)

(p. 97) ān̐janāi a sty, a stye; a very small kind of lizard akin to the iguana. 7)

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

(p. 133) āspada one who or that which contains or holds or deserves; one who is an object (of) (শ্রদ্ধাস্পদ). 31)

(p. 99) āga the forepart. a. foremost; topmost. ̃ডাল n. the topmost branch of a tree. ̃দুয়ার n. the frontdoor of a house; an outhouse. ̃পাছ adv. before and after, pros and cons. আগ বাড়া v. to step forward, to march forward. 57)

(p. 126) āryā1 of আর্য । 15)