(p. 107) ātmādarśa self-example. 31)

(p. 99) ākrama a forcible passage; inroad; prowess; invasion; defeat; rise, appearance. 34)

(p. 114) ānāgōnā coming and going (esp. frequently); frequenting; come-and-go; prying. আনাগোনা করা v. to come and go (esp. frequently). to frequent; to pry. 17)

(p. 115) ānbaẏika relating to concord or syntax, relating to agreement. 18)

(p. 118) ābhāṣa a preface, a prologue, a prefatory note, an introduction; an introductory talk; a conversation. ̃ণ n. addressing and talking to; conversation; an address, a speech, a talk. আভাষিত a. delivered as or mentioned in a speech. 56)

(p. 118) ābāhana invocation; invitation; a call. আবাহন করা v. to invoke; to invite; to call. আবাহনী n. a gesture made with one's palms and fingers for invoking a god or goddess. a. invocatory; relating to invitation or call. 30)

(p. 107) ādhāra1 container; a receptacle; a vessel, a case; a store; a haunt, a dwellingplace, a source; a cause. 94)

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

(p. 99) āgantuka a visitor; a guest; a caller; a newcomer, a stranger. a. adventitious. 61)

(p. 107) ādhyātmika originating in the soul; spiritual; theological; relating to God or the Supreme Being; psychic; metaphysical; intellectual, mental. ̃তা n. spiritualism. 113)

(p. 98) ākasmika sudden; unexpected. আকস্মিক ঘটনা unexpected or chance occurrence. ̃তা n. suddenness, unexpectedness; abruptness. 26)

(p. 107) ādami a man; a person; husband. কালা আদমি (dero. or facet.) a dark-skinned man, a coloured man, a blackie. 54)

(p. 126) āśrita adopted, resorted to; sheltered, supported, protected; dependent (esp. for maintenance). fem. আশ্রিতা । আশ্রিত ব্যক্তি a person who has been given help and protection, a protege. ̃পালক, ̃রক্ষক n. & a. one who maintains or protects those who ask for maintenance or shelter or aid or support or protection. ˜বত্সল a. affectionate and kind to those who seek shelter and protection. ̃বাত্সল্য n. kindness and affection to a dependant or a person under one's protection. ̃রাজ্য n. a protectorate. 130)

(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. 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)