(p. 102) ācakāna a kind of long coat or gown for men (orig. Persian). 25)

(p. 126) ārdrā the sixth of the twenty-seven zodiacal stars according to Hindu astronomy. 12)

(p. 98) ākarṣa attraction; pull; any object by which something is drawn or pulled; magnet; a tendril. আকর্ষক, আকর্ষিক, আকর্ষী a. that which attracts or draws or pulls. n. lodestone. 22)

(p. 107) āḍhākā not covered, uncovered; exposed, open. 4)

(p. 126) āśaṅkanīẏa dreadful, frightening, alarming; suspicious; doubtful. 107)

(p. 133) āsikta slightly wet; thoroughly wet, drenched. 9)

(p. 121) āmaẏadā plentiful, abundant; excessive. 15)

(p. 107) ānakōrā quite new, brand-new; fresh; untarnished; unsoiled; not yet used, untried. 118)

(p. 115) āpāmara including even the meanest or the lowest. ̃জনগণ n. high and low; one and all; everybody. 50)

(p. 114) ānandāśru tears of joy. 3)

(p. 126) ālō light; a beam, a ray; effulgence; lustre, splendour; a flash of light; a lamp, a lantern. আলো করা v. to brighten; to light up; to lighten; to illuminate; to glorify. আলো দেখানো v. to show light to; (fig.) to give hope, to promise good. 81)

(p. 133) āhēriẏā, āhēḍ়iẏā (amongst the Rajputs) the ceremony of hunting in the forest on the first day of spring; a hunting clan. 55)

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

(p. 107) ātmādhīna working for oneself independently of external aid, self-reliant; independent. 32)