(p. 126) ālāpa conversation; talk, conference, discussion; greeting; acquaintance; (mus.) introductory singing or playing of a tune (esp. a conventional one in Indian classical music) in detail. আলাপ করা v. to converse; to talk, to confer, to discuss; to greet; to make one's acquaintance (with); to cultivate acquaintance (with); (mus.) to sing or play a tune in detail. ̃ন n. conversation, talk, conference. ̃নীয় a. conferrable, discussable. ̃পরিচয়, ̃সালাপ n. (coll.) acquaintance and speaking terms; familiarity, intimacy; discussion. 56)

(p. 118) ābaraka that which covers or screens or veils. n. a cover; a covering; a screen; a lid; a veil. 5)

(p. 133) āstara2, āstaraṇa bed; a bedcover, a coverlet; a bedsheet; a carpet or any similar article (esp. to sit upon); an ornamental cloth placed on the back of an elephant for the rider to sit upon. আস্তর মেঘ stratus. 18)

(p. 104) āñjumāna, āñjumana an association, a society, a club; a meeting. 42)

(p. 122) āmākē, āmāẏa me; to me. 5)

(p. 115) āntarjātika, antarjātīẏa international. 12)

(p. 123) āẏēśa, āẏēsa ease; comfort; luxury. আয়েশ করা v. to take one's ease; to relax; to take rest. আয়েশি, আয়েসি a. easeloving; easy-going; brought up amidst ease and luxury; easy. 22)

(p. 118) ābṛtta read or studied over and over again; repeated; recited; that which has returned or recurred; revolved; (esp. in arith.) recurring. ̃চক্ষু a. one who has turned one's eyes inwards; introspective. আবৃত্ত দশমিক (airth.) recurring decimal. আবৃত্তি n. reading or studying over and over again; repetition; recital, recitation; return, recurrence; revolving or being revolved, revolution. আবৃত্তি করা v. to read or study over and over again; to repeat; to recite; to return; to recur; to revolve. 39)

(p. 121) āmaraṇa till death; all through one's life. ̃স্হায়ী a. lasting till death, continuing till the end of one's life. 17)

(p. 107) ātāntara distress, misery; danger. আতান্তরে পড়া v. to get into or to be in distress. 18)

(p. 107) ādhi anxiety; worry. ̃ক্লিষ়্ট a. suffering from worries and anxieties, mentally distressed or afflicted. ̃ব্যাধি n. mental and physical ailments. 96)

(p. 99) āgala a door; a bolt for the door; an unfixed door (usu. made of wattles, straw, bamboo etc.); a hurdle; a barrier. 67)

(p. 133) āhika a snake-charmer. 48)

(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. 122) āmānna uncooked rice. 10)