(p. 115) āntarbidyālaẏa inter-school. 13)

(p. 126) ālāpa conversation; talk, conference, discussion; greeting; acquaintance; (mus.) introductory singing or playing of a tune (esp. a conventional one in Indian classical music) in detail. আলাপ করা v. to converse; to talk, to confer, to discuss; to greet; to make one's acquaintance (with); to cultivate acquaintance (with); (mus.) to sing or play a tune in detail. ̃ন n. conversation, talk, conference. ̃নীয় a. conferrable, discussable. ̃পরিচয়, ̃সালাপ n. (coll.) acquaintance and speaking terms; familiarity, intimacy; discussion. 56)

(p. 107) ādēkhalā, ādēkhalē inordinately covetous about some object as if he or she has not seen anything like it before; inordinately greedy. ̃পনা n. greediness; indecently or indecorously greedy. 78)

(p. 107) ādhibidyaka metaphysical. 101)

(p. 99) āgamana coming; arrival. আগমনী n. any of the songs about the coming of Uma (উমা), Shiva's (শিব) wife, to her father's house as told in the Hindu legend. a. relating to coming or arrival. 63)

(p. 133) āhbāna invitation; a call; a summons; address; invocation. আহ্বান করা v. to invite; to call; to summon; to ask to come; to address; to invoke. 58)

(p. 102) ācālā (of wheat, rice, pulses etc.) unsifted. 37)

(p. 125) ārāba a (high) sound or note; a (great) noise; tumult; a roar. 8)

(p. 126) ālubōkharā a variety of plum or prune of which jelly is prepared. 75)

(p. 104) āchaḍ়ā a spell of sprinking. এক আছড়া বৃষ্টি a spell of light shower. 5)

(p. 118) ābṛtta read or studied over and over again; repeated; recited; that which has returned or recurred; revolved; (esp. in arith.) recurring. ̃চক্ষু a. one who has turned one's eyes inwards; introspective. আবৃত্ত দশমিক (airth.) recurring decimal. আবৃত্তি n. reading or studying over and over again; repetition; recital, recitation; return, recurrence; revolving or being revolved, revolution. আবৃত্তি করা v. to read or study over and over again; to repeat; to recite; to return; to recur; to revolve. 39)

(p. 104) ājaba queer, strange; wonder-inspiring. আ়জব কাণ্ড a strange or queer incident. আজব দেশ a wonderland. আজব দুনিয়া the strange world. 23)

(p. 125) ārōgya recovery from ailment or illness, cure; restoration to health; sound health, health. আরোগ্য করা v. to cure, to bring round. আরোগ্য হওয়া v. to be cured, to recover, to come round. ̃নিকেতন, ̃শালা n. a hospital, an infirmary. ̃লাভ n. coming round, recovery. ̃লাভ করা বা হওয়া v. same as আরোগ্য হওয়া । 13)

(p. 126) ālaṭākarā the uvula, the epiglottis. 32)

(p. 121) ā mara indicating : light imprecation, bashfulness, shame, reproach, censure etc.; Devil take thee, go to hell, beshrew me. 16)