(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. 126) ālāpī given to cultivating acquaintances; sociable; acquainted. 59)

(p. 133) āsēdha (personal) restraint; restriction; an injunction; limitation (কালাসেধ). আসেধক n. a bailiff. আসেধাজ্ঞা n. an injunction. 14)

(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. 121) āmarā we. 18)

(p. 115) āphrikāna an African; an African Negro. a. African. 73)

(p. 114) ānā2 to fetch, to bring. 16)

(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. 99) ākhōlā not open, shut, closed; fastened, tied. 54)

(p. 95) āuōla first; chief; best. 12)

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

(p. 118) āba-bān̐dhā untied, unfastened; (esp. of books etc.) unbound; (of hair) not done up; disorderly (আ-বাঁধা সংসার) 21)

(p. 97) ān̐taḍ়i entrails, intestines. 20)

(p. 102) āghāṭa, āghāṭā an unused or improper place (usu. on a river-bank) for landing, mooring, bathing etc. 12)

(p. 133) āstina a sleeve. আস্তিন গোটানো v. to prepare oneself for a duel, to be ready for a fight; to throw down the gauntlet, to challenge. 22)