(p. 126) āśraẏī one who adopts or takes shelter; sheltered. 129)

(p. 126) ālēkuma (Mus.) a word forming a part of the return salute. 77)

(p. 96) āōtā (rare) shade, sunshade; care; guardianship, custody; control; reach; jurisdiction; purview. (কারও) আওতায় under one's power or tutelage or guardianship. 3)

(p. 115) āpta2 (used as a pfx.) own, self̃গরজি, ̃গরুজে a. preoccupied with self-interest; extremely self-seeking. 62)

(p. 126) āsaka (obs.) love, attachment, devotion (পিরীতি আসকে). 136)

(p. 104) ājaḍ়ānō to uncover; to open. 21)

(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. 107) ātapta slightly hot; tepid. 13)

(p. 126) ālibandhana setting up a ridge of earth around a piece of agricultural land; building a dyke; damming. আলিবন্ধন করা v. to set up a ridge of earth around a piece of agricultural land; to build a dyke; to dam. 66)

(p. 99) āgamana coming; arrival. আগমনী n. any of the songs about the coming of Uma (উমা), Shiva's (শিব) wife, to her father's house as told in the Hindu legend. a. relating to coming or arrival. 63)

(p. 97) ān̐ṭubān̐ṭu effort in spite of incapability, fumbling. adv. fumblingly. 16)

(p. 98) ākarṣaṇa attraction; pull; affection, love. আকর্ষণী a. attracting. 23)

(p. 133) āhnika daily, diurnal. n. prescribed daily prayer of God. আহ্নিক করা v. to say the prescribed daily prayer to God. ̃গতি diurnal rotation of the earth. আহ্নিকে বসা v. to sit for saying the prescribed daily prayer to God. 57)

(p. 121) āmala region, rule, regime; possession, control; age, time, period; attention, heed, indulgence (আমল দেওয়া). আমল না দেওয়া to attach no importance to, to pay no heed to, to refuse to consider; to overlook. মান্ধাতার আমল see মান্ধাতা । 23)

(p. 126) āśaiśaba since infancy or childhood or boyhood. 121)