(p. 126) āśruta promised; heard. 131)

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

(p. 98) ākarṣaṇa attraction; pull; affection, love. আকর্ষণী a. attracting. 23)

(p. 115) āpāmara including even the meanest or the lowest. ̃জনগণ n. high and low; one and all; everybody. 50)

(p. 121) āmantraṇa invitation; a call to come; a greeting. আমন্ত্রণ করা v. to invite; to call; to greet. 11)

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

(p. 133) āstānā haunt; an abode, a dwellingplace; a hermitage. আস্তানা গাড়া v. to set up an abode (esp. a temporary one); to take shelter (temporarily). আস্তানা গোটানো v. to depart for good; to strike the tent. 19)

(p. 115) āpanā one's own self. a. one's own. আপনা-আপনি adv. by or of one's own self; on one's own; without any outward aid; spontaneously. n. pl. one's own people, friends and relatives. আপনা-আপনির মধ্যে among one's own people; among friends and relations. আপনার var. of আপন । আপনা থেকে of or by one's own self; on one's own; of its own; spontaneously. আপনার পায়ে কুড়ল মারা (fig.) to dig one's own grave. 36)

(p. 99) ākāra-parimāpa contour survey. 10)

(p. 115) āphalōdaẏa till fructuation; till attainment or realization (of aim, desires etc.). ̃কর্মা n. a worker who works till he succeeds. 69)

(p. 121) āmala region, rule, regime; possession, control; age, time, period; attention, heed, indulgence (আমল দেওয়া). আমল না দেওয়া to attach no importance to, to pay no heed to, to refuse to consider; to overlook. মান্ধাতার আমল see মান্ধাতা । 23)

(p. 107) ātmādhīna working for oneself independently of external aid, self-reliant; independent. 32)

(p. 96) ān̐kaśi a pole with a hook fixed to one of its ends, used for plucking fruits, flowers etc. or for other purposes. 20)

(p. 118) ābiṣkṛta discovered; invented. 36)

(p. 107) ātmārāma the soul; life; the mind; life as imagined as a bird enclosed by the prison of a body; a term of endearment with which a pet parrot, or parakeet, or magpie is addressed (বলো বাবা আত্মারাম). আত্মারাম খাঁচাছাড়া হওয়া v. to die. আত্মারাম শুকিয়ে যাওয়া v. to cower. 37)