(p. 118) ābahamāna existing or continuing since the beginning; traditional and ever-existent. ̃কাল adv. continuing or existing from time immemorial; ever since the beginning. 19)

(p. 104) ājā the father of one's mother, maternal grandfather. 25)

(p. 133) āharita but pop. form of আহৃত । 44)

(p. 125) ārka solar. ̃ফলা n. this sign over Bengali consonant letters to indicate a preceding '-r' sound; sun-ray; (facet.) a tuft of long hair maintained by a conservative Brahman on his crown. 17)

(p. 107) ātmābhimāna self-conceit, vanity, egotism, amour-propre. আত্মাভিমানী a. selfconceited, vain, egotistic. fem. আত্মাভিমানিনী । 36)

(p. 96) ān̐kaḍ়ā a hook; a tendril; a ring. আঁকড়াআঁকড়ি n. act of holding fast as in an embrace, grappling. ̃নো v. to grapple (doggedly); to embrace (tightly); to grasp, to gripe. আঁকড়ে ধরা to hold in a tight grasp or embrace. 17)

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

(p. 126) ālibandhana setting up a ridge of earth around a piece of agricultural land; building a dyke; damming. আলিবন্ধন করা v. to set up a ridge of earth around a piece of agricultural land; to build a dyke; to dam. 66)

(p. 107) ādhunikīkaraṇa modernization. 106)

(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. 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) āpta2 (used as a pfx.) own, self̃গরজি, ̃গরুজে a. preoccupied with self-interest; extremely self-seeking. 62)

(p. 115) āpani2 one's own self. আপনি বাঁচলে বাপের নাম self-preservation is the first law of nature. 38)

(p. 104) āchōlā unskinned; unscraped. 18)

(p. 97) ān̐tarasa gastric juice. 21)