(p. 133) āhaba2 a place for oblation; an oblation. ̃নীয় a. fit to be sacrificed as burnt-offering. n. sacrificial fire. 41)

(p. 118) ābāhana invocation; invitation; a call. আবাহন করা v. to invoke; to invite; to call. আবাহনী n. a gesture made with one's palms and fingers for invoking a god or goddess. a. invocatory; relating to invitation or call. 30)

(p. 122) āmā1 half-burnt, not perfectly burnt (আমা-ইট). 3)

(p. 102) ācālā (of wheat, rice, pulses etc.) unsifted. 37)

(p. 107) āditya the name of the sungod (cp. Apollo, Sol); the sun. 70)

(p. 121) āmari, ā mari indicating: praise, taunt, ridicule, sorrow etc.; now I'II die happily; I'II rather die. 19)

(p. 107) ādhēka half. 109)

(p. 99) ākula extremely distressed or anxious or worried or uneasy; ardent, fervent, eager; nonplussed; overflowing. ̃কুন্তল unarranged or dishevelled or tousled hair. ̃তা n. extreme distress or anxiety or worry; ardency, fervidity, eagerness; nonplus; perplexity; restlessness; overflow. 23)

(p. 133) āstē slowly; carefully; lightly, mildly, gently (আস্তে মারা); stepping lightly or noiselessly (আস্তে আসা); in an undertone (আস্তে কথা বলো); noiselessly. 24)

(p. 115) āpannasattbā pregnant. n. a pregnant woman. 40)

(p. 107) āthāla a cowshed, a cowhouse. 47)

(p. 126) ālādā (also adv.) different; separate; detached. 53)

(p. 118) ābirbhūta one who or that which has come into view or appeared or arrived; born; one who or that which has come into existence; (of a deity) one who has installed oneself; (of authors, painters, actors, musicians) who have appeared before the public for the first time; (of flowers etc.) that which has come out, revealed; manifested. আবির্ভূত হওয়া v. to come into view (esp. for the first time or from hiding); to appear; to come; to arrive; to take birth; to install oneself; to appear before the public for the first time; to come out; to be revealed or manifested. 33)

(p. 102) āgu the first, the beginning; the past; advance. a. first; preceding; advance; forward. adv. a. first of all. ̃তে adv. at first; in the past. ̃পাছু, ̃পিছু adv. n. from beginning to end, alpha and omega; the past and the future. ̃পাছু করা,̃পিছু করা v. to hesitate. ̃পাছু ভাবা v. to look before and after, to consider the pros and cons of a thing. ̃য়ান, ̃সার a. going or coming forward, advancing; proceeding; leading. আগুয়ান বা আগুসার হওয়া v. to go or come forward, to advance; to proceed; to take the lead. 2)

(p. 122) āmbā audacity, effrontery, impudence, (coll.) cheek; bragging, boast, vaunt; audacious ambition. 24)