(p. 126) āsala genuine; pure; authentic; unadulterated; true, real; actual; original (আসল দলিল); nett (আসল লাভ); principal or capital (আসল দেনা); primary (আসল উদ্দেশ্য). n. principal or capital money or amount. আসলি a. genuine, pure, unadulterated (আসলি চিজ). আসলে adv. in actuality, in truth; in fact. 150)

(p. 126) ārṭa art; (loos.) an artistic posture or affectation. 2)

(p. 99) āgalā2, āgalānō to restrain; to guard; to keep watch over; to manage or protect (সম্পত্তি আলগানো). 69)

(p. 133) āspardhā effrontery, impudence, impertinence, audacity; arrogance, haughtiness; boasting. 32)

(p. 126) ālaguci first efforts of a child to stand on its feet (আলগুচি দেওয়া). 28)

(p. 133) āsbāda taste; savour; relish; tasting. ̃ন n. tasting; enjoying, enjoyment; experiencing. ̃নীয়, আস্বাদ্য a. fit to be tasted; enjoyable. আস্বাদিত a. tasted; enjoyed; relished; experienced. 36)

(p. 133) āstē slowly; carefully; lightly, mildly, gently (আস্তে মারা); stepping lightly or noiselessly (আস্তে আসা); in an undertone (আস্তে কথা বলো); noiselessly. 24)

(p. 107) ādāẏa realization or collection (of bills, taxes etc.); winning or earning (সম্মান আদায়)); payment or repayment. আদায় করা v. to realize; to collect. আদায় দেওয়া v. to pay; to repay. ̃পত্র n. realization; collection. আদায়পত্র করা v. to realize; to collect. 64)

(p. 126) ālapanā painting on the floors or walls of a house or temple usu. with liquefied pigment of rice-powder, zinc oxide etc. 37)

(p. 95) ā2 expressing: surprise, bewilderment, delight, relief, regret, vexation, aversion, anxiety, suspense, fright, consternation; ah, oh. 3)

(p. 115) āpīta2 that which has been drunk thoroughly, drunk to the dregs; drained. 56)

(p. 123) āẏamā a grant of rent-free land made by Muslim princes to religious preachers and to learned people. ̃মহল n. an estate of land held under this grant. 11)

(p. 107) ādya first, prime; primeval; primitive: primordial; chief; best; primary. ̃কৃত্য n. the work to be done first (also see আদ্যশ্রাদ্ধ). ̃প্রাণী n. the protozoa. ̃প্রান্ত adv. from beginning to end; from top to bottom. ̃শ্রাদ্ধ, ̃কৃত্য n. solemn obsequies performed in memory of the deceased on the day following the period of mourning. 83)

(p. 115) āndāja guess, conjecture. a. approximate or conjectural. adv. more or less, approximately (আন্দাজ একশো গ্রাম). আন্দাজি a. depending on or deduced by guessing; uncertain. আন্দাজে adv. by guess, by surmise or conjecture. 15)

(p. 126) āśanāi illicit love, an affair, an affaire de coer; a love-affair; love. 110)