(p. 125) ārātrika (act of) greeting a deity by waving a lamp, thurible, incenser etc. before his or her face. 3)

(p. 126) ālamba a support, a prop; a shelter; (mech.) fulcrum. ̃ন n. a prop, a shelter; (rhet.) the person that is the object of a sentiment. আলম্বিত a. held; propped, supported; suspended, hung. আলম্বী a. supported; sheltered; hanging, pendant. 44)

(p. 121) āmantraẏitā an inviter; a host; one who gives a call to come; one who greets. 12)

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

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

(p. 123) āẏēndā coming; ensuing, next; future, later. 21)

(p. 115) āntarayantra (anat.) viscera. আন্তরযন্ত্রীয় a. visceral. 9)

(p. 107) āttīkaraṇa (esp. in bio.) assimilation. 27)

(p. 122) āmāra my, mine. 11)

(p. 102) āgē at first, in the beginning; in the past; in front; before. ̃কার a. of the beginning; of the past; of the front; preceding. আগে আগে adv. continuously or always in front. ̃পাছে adv. in front and at the back; before and after. আগে পাছে করা v. to hesitate. ̃ভাগে adv. first of all; at first; in advance. 8)

(p. 107) ātyantika excessive; endless; extreme. 45)

(p. 104) ājēbājē of little or no value, trash, worthless, useless, not worth a straw, meaningless, nonsensical. আজেবাজে কথা বলা v. to talk nonsense. 31)

(p. 99) ākuñcita slightly contracted or shrivelled or wrinkled or curled or contorted. 21)

(p. 121) āmarā we. 18)