(p. 97) ān̐dhāra darkness, gloom; absence of light. a. dark, gloomy; deprived of light. আঁধার ঘরের মানিক an object of precious hope and consolation amidst utter misery; silver-lining. মনের আঁধার ignorance; extreme sorrow or dejection. আঁধারি same as আঁধার । 26)

(p. 123) āẏati2 length; width, breadth; extension; the future; time for bearing fruit. 6)

(p. 114) ānāẏa a snare, a mesh; a trap. 22)

(p. 107) ādaba etiquette, courtesy. ̃কায়দা n. forms of ceremony or decorum, etiquette; conventional laws of courtesy; good manners. ̃কায়দাদোরস্ত, ̃কায়দাদুরন্ত a. conversant with or observant of forms of ceremony or decorum; courteous; smart; fashionable; correct in demeanour. 51)

(p. 123) āẏanā a mirror, a looking-glass, a speculum. 10)

(p. 125) ārūḍh় mounted; seated on. আরূঢ় হওয়া v. to mount; to sit on. 11)

(p. 125) ārādhaka one who worships. n. a worshipper, a devotee. 4)

(p. 122) āmā1 half-burnt, not perfectly burnt (আমা-ইট). 3)

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

(p. 98) ākampa, ākampana a slight trembling or thrill or throbbing or vibration. 18)

(p. 106) āṭāśa, āṭhāśa twenty-eight. আটাশে v. the twenty-eighth day of a month. a. (of the days of a month) twenty-eighth; (of a child) born in the eighth month of conception; very weak, rickety. 5)

(p. 104) āchaḍ়ānō to throw or dash to the ground violently (esp. when washing clothes). 8)

(p. 102) āghūrṇana act of being turned or rolled or whirled round; circling or whirling; revolving. আঘূর্ণিত a. turned; whirled round; rolling. 14)

(p. 97) ān̐disān̐di loopholes; tricks and stratagems; (sing.) due arrangement, order, system. 25)

(p. 133) āhaba1 a war; a battle; a fight. 40)