(p. 107) ādēṣṭā & n. one who orders or commands or decrees or enjoins or directs or permits. 81)

(p. 133) āhbāna invitation; a call; a summons; address; invocation. আহ্বান করা v. to invite; to call; to summon; to ask to come; to address; to invoke. 58)

(p. 115) āpakhōrāki in the state when one has to pay for one's own food. 24)

(p. 99) ākīrṇa strewn, bestrewn; scattered, bespattered. 19)

(p. 133) āsāra torrential rain, a heavy shower; water-drop(s) (নয়নাসার). 7)

(p. 122) āmiṣa meat; non-vegetarian food or diet. ̃ভোজী, আমিষাশী a. carnivorous; non-vegetarian. 17)

(p. 107) ādara caress; cordiality; cordial reception; appreciation; fondness; love, affection; respect, honour, esteem. আদর করা v. to caress, to fondle; to receive cordially; to treat with cordiality; to appreciate; to respect, to honour, to esteem. ̃-অভ্যর্থনা, ̃-আপ্যায়ন, ̃যত্ন n. hearty reception and kind attention (to guests, invitees and others); warm welcome. আদরনীয় a. worthy of being received cordially or appreciated or esteemed. 55)

(p. 126) ālakātarā tar, pitch, coal-tar. 24)

(p. 123) āẏati1 state of a married woman whose husband is alive; any of the symbols (usu. borne on the person of the wife) indicating this marital state. 5)

(p. 122) āmēja subtle presence or slight trace, a touch; a touch of similarity; the ultimate part of anything passing away, after-image, after-taste (সুরের আমেজ, নেশার আমেজ); pleasant drowsiness or rapt attention (গানের আমেজ আসা). 22)

(p. 126) ālatō not forceful or firm, light (আলতো হাতে, আলতো মার); incoherent or insincere (আলতো কথা). 35)

(p. 115) āphi opium. ̃খোর, আফিমখোর n. an opiumeater. 71)

(p. 104) āṭaka a bar, obstruction, hindrance; detention, confinement; restraint. a. confined, detained; imprisoned; enclosed. আটক করা v. to obstruct or confine or detain. আটক প়ড়া বা হওয়া v. to become obstructed or confined or detained. আটকবন্দি n. a detenu. 44)

(p. 133) āsphālita brandished; moved violently. 34)

(p. 104) ājā the father of one's mother, maternal grandfather. 25)