(p. 126) ālō-chāẏā a mixture of light and shade, chiaroscuro. আলো-ছায়ার খেলা light-and-shade play. 93)

(p. 95) āiẏō a woman whose husband is alive. 10)

(p. 106) āḍ় a central market-place; a wholesale market; a storehouse, an entrepot; a fair. ̃ঘাটা n. a place on the river-bank for getting into or alighting from a boat. ̃ছাঁটা a. (of rice etc.) imperfectly husked. আড়ং ধোলাই n. thorough washing and bleaching of clothes; (coll.) beating someone black and blue. 14)

(p. 123) āraṇya of or relating to a forest or forests; wild; sylvan; born or grown or living in forests. ̃ক a. wild; forestgrown; living in forests; sylvan. n. concluding section of the Brahmanas (ব্রাহ্মণ) which are parts of the Vedas; a person (esp. a saint of ancient India) living in forests; a forester, a forestdweller. 33)

(p. 122) āmira (Mus.) a wealthy nobleman or high-born person; a title of some Muslim kings, an Amir, an Ameer. ̃-ওমরাহ n. pl. princes and courtiers or noblemen; men of high and wealthy class. আমিরি n. amirate; high style of living or ostentatious show of wealth; pomp and grandeur. a. of an Amir or emirate; living in a high style or making an ostentatious show of wealth; full of pomp and grandeur. 16)

(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. 133) āharit slightly green, greenish. 43)

(p. 115) āpagā a stream flowing into a sea, a river. 25)

(p. 115) āpēla the apple. 59)

(p. 96) āōẏāja sound; noise; voice. 4)

(p. 115) āpīta2 that which has been drunk thoroughly, drunk to the dregs; drained. 56)

(p. 104) ājāna a call to Muslims to attend prayer-meeting in a mosque. আজান দেওয়া v. to announce this call formally. 27)

(p. 126) ālōka light; a beam, a ray; effulgence; lustre, splendour; a flash of light. ̃গৃহ n. a lighthouse. ̃চিত্র n. a photograph; photography. ̃চিত্রকর n. a photographer. ̃চিত্রবিদ্যা n. photography. ̃চ্ছটা n. a flash of light. ̃তড়িত্ n. photo-electricity. ̃তাড়িত a. photo-electric. ̃বিজ্ঞান, ̃বিদ্যা n. optics. ̃বিহীন a. lightless; dark; gloomy. ̃ময় a. full of light; flooded with light; lightsome. ̃লতা n. a parasitic creeper. ̃শক্তি n. light as an energy. ̃শূন্য same as আলোকবিহীন । ̃সংকেত n. a beacon. ̃সজ্জা n. decoration of a stage etc. with light; illumination. ̃স্তম্ভ n. a lighthouse. আলোকিত a. lighted, illuminated. আলোকোজ্জ্বল a. illuminated; bright with light; lighted. 83)

(p. 96) ān̐caḍ় an instance of scraping or digging with the finger-nails or claws, a scratch; a thin mark or line; (fig.) a cursory or slight examination or effort (এক আঁচড়ে বুঝে নেওয়া). এক আঁচড়ে upon a cursory or slight examination. 28)

(p. 122) āmina a land surveyor; a supervising officer. আমিনি a. relating to a surveyor. 15)