(p. 99) āga the forepart. a. foremost; topmost. ̃ডাল n. the topmost branch of a tree. ̃দুয়ার n. the frontdoor of a house; an outhouse. ̃পাছ adv. before and after, pros and cons. আগ বাড়া v. to step forward, to march forward. 57)

(p. 133) āsāmi a defendant in a criminal case, an accused. 6)

(p. 126) āśaṅkā fear, dread, fright, alarm; a misgiving, apprehension, suspicion; doubt. আশঙ্কা করা v. to fear, to dread; to apprehend; to suspect; to doubt. ̃স্হল n. an object of dread or suspicion or doubt. 108)

(p. 123) ārati2 greeting a deity by waving a lamp, thurible, incenser etc. before his or her face. 35)

(p. 96) ān̐caḍ় an instance of scraping or digging with the finger-nails or claws, a scratch; a thin mark or line; (fig.) a cursory or slight examination or effort (এক আঁচড়ে বুঝে নেওয়া). এক আঁচড়ে upon a cursory or slight examination. 28)

(p. 123) āẏama2 season; suitable time; right time. 15)

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

(p. 126) ālōḍ়na stirring or churning; excitation; agitation; recollection; deliberation. আলোড়ন করা v. to stir; to churn; to excite; to agitate; to revolve in mind; to ponder; to deliberate. 95)

(p. 126) āsaba distilled spirit; alcoholic beverage, wine. আসবিক a. alcoholic. 146)

(p. 133) āsēcana watering or wetting thoroughly. 13)

(p. 115) āpatika accidental; incidental. 31)

(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. 95) āibaḍ়, āibuḍ়ō unmarried. আইবুড়োভাত n. the ceremony of taking the last meal by a Hindu bride or bridegroom on the night immediately preceding their wedding-day. আইবুড়ো মেয়ে a woman who remains single after the conventional age for marrying, a spinster. 8)

(p. 114) ānīta brought; fetched. 25)

(p. 99) ākhyēẏa having a specific appellation, named, entitled, designated, denominated; to be narrated. 56)