(p. 107) ādiganta extending up to the horizon; vast; immense. 68)

(p. 114) ānamra gentle, courteous, polite; slightly bent or stooping. 12)

(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. 133) āhata hurt, struck; beaten, smitten; wounded; injured; thrashed, treaded (পদাহত); (of stringed musical instruments) played or sounded. আহতি n. a blow, a stroke; a beating; a hurt, a wound; injury; thrashing; playing or sounding. 39)

(p. 123) āẏā a nurse-maid or waiting-maid, an ayah. 13)

(p. 95) āibaḍ়, āibuḍ়ō unmarried. আইবুড়োভাত n. the ceremony of taking the last meal by a Hindu bride or bridegroom on the night immediately preceding their wedding-day. আইবুড়ো মেয়ে a woman who remains single after the conventional age for marrying, a spinster. 8)

(p. 104) ājāda free, independent. আজাদ হিন্দ Free India. আজাদ হিন্দ ফৌজ Indian National Army. আজাদি n. freedom, independence. 26)

(p. 107) ādarinī beloved; treated with too much indulgence, petted. 57)

(p. 104) āṭā2 coarse flour, meal. আটা মাখা v. to knead flour.

(p. 98) ākalana calculation; (accts.) credit. ̃স্হিতি n. credit balance. 24)

(p. 115) āphasānō to bluster, to brag; to fret or chafe or express chagrin on account of failure; to tear one's hair. আফসানি n. blustering or bragging; fretting or chafing or an expression of chagrin at failure. 70)

(p. 98) ākāṅkṣita desired; wished for. 30)

(p. 107) ātti display of kindredship or affection. 26)

(p. 118) ābhimukhya state of being towards; state of being in front or face to face of; confrontation; assistance, help. 64)

(p. 95) ā1 the second vowel of the Bengali alphabet. 2)