(p. 114) ānuṣṭhānika ritual, ceremonial; formal.

(p. 115) ābagāra a manufacturer of or dealer in alcoholic spirits and other intoxicating drugs; a distiller. আবগারি n. sale or manufacture of alcoholic spirits and other intoxicating drugs; a tax or duty imposed on this manufacture or sale, excise duty (also আবগারি কর, আবগারি শুল্ক); the public department entrusted with the charge of collecting this tax or duty, the excise department (also আবগারি বিভাগ). a. relating to alcoholic spirits and other intoxicating drugs or to their manufacture and sale; relating to excise tax or the excise department.

(p. 115) āpluta flooded; inundated; bathed; drenched; (fig.) overwhelmed or begone (ভাবে আপ্লুত). 67)

(p. 115) āprāṇa as long as one lives, till death, to the last breath; even at the risk of one's life; to the extent of one's utmost power and abilities, tooth and nail. আপ্রাণ করা v. to do one's utmost. আপ্রাণ চেষ্টা utmost effort. 65)

(p. 126) ārya the Aryan race; an Aryan; the people who spoke the Aryan language; a venerable person. a. Aryan; venerable; best; of noble birth; civilized. ̃তা n. Aryanism; civilized conduct and behaviour. ̃পুত্র n. a son of the father-in-law, (usu.) husband. ̃সমাজ n. a Vedic community founded by Dayananda Saraswati. ̃সমাজী a. of or belonging to the Arya Samaj (আর্যসমাজ). 14)

(p. 114) ānaẏana bringing or fetching. আনয়ন করা v. to bring, to fetch. 13)

(p. 99) āga the forepart. a. foremost; topmost. ̃ডাল n. the topmost branch of a tree. ̃দুয়ার n. the frontdoor of a house; an outhouse. ̃পাছ adv. before and after, pros and cons. আগ বাড়া v. to step forward, to march forward. 57)

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

(p. 98) ām̐ṣa any article of non-vegetarian food such as fish or meat. a. used in cutting or dressing or cooking articles of non-vegetarian food. (আঁষবটি).̃টে a. smelling of fish or meat. 7)

(p. 97) ān̐ṭasān̐ṭa tight, not loose. আঁটসাঁট পোশাক tight-fitting clothes, close-fitting garment. আঁটসাঁট বেঁধে কাজ করা to start (work etc.) with due preparation and precaution and by providing against probable contingency. 11)

(p. 114) ānukūlya aid, help; assistance; support; patronage; favour; a good turn. আনুকূল্য করা v. to aid, to help; to assist; to support; to patronize; to do (one) a favour; to do (one) a good turn. 27)

(p. 126) āśakārā indulgence; over-indulgence. আশকারা দেওয়া v. to treat with indulgence or over-indulgence. 106)

(p. 126) ālāla a wealthy man. fem. আলালী । আলালের ঘরের দুলাল a pampered boy or young man of a rich family spoilt by over-indulgence. 61)

(p. 102) āghāta a blow, a stroke, a hit; a shock; a wound, an injury; act of beating. ̃ক a. & n. one who or that which deals a blow or strikes or hits or gives a shock or wounds or injures or beats. ˜ন n. act of dealing a blow or striking or hitting or giving a shock or wounding or injuring or beating. ̃সহ a. capable of withstanding or resisting. আঘাত করা v. to deal a blow, to strike, to hit; to give a shock, to shock; to wound, to injure; to beat. আঘাত পাওয়া v. to receive or sustain a blow, to be struck or hit; to receive or sustain a shock, to be shocked; to be wounded or injured; to be beaten. 13)

(p. 98) ākāṅkṣī desirous; wishing for. fem. আকাঙ্ক্ষিণী ।