(p. 107) ādhēka half. 109)

(p. 123) āẏana bāẏu trade wind. 9)

(p. 107) ātatāẏī one who assails; one who is about to kill. n. an assailant; an assassin. আততায়িতা n. act of assailing. 10)

(p. 126) ālō-chāẏā a mixture of light and shade, chiaroscuro. আলো-ছায়ার খেলা light-and-shade play. 93)

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

(p. 107) ātmāparādha one's own fault or crime. 34)

(p. 115) āṇḍā an egg. আণ্ডাবাচ্চা n. (facet. or dero.) one's all children, kiddies. 5)

(p. 107) ādama (according to the Bible and the Quran) the name of the first man, Adam. 52)

(p. 99) ākhyā an appellation, a name; a title, a designation; a denomination. ̃ত a. named, called; entitled, designated; denominated; spoken, mentioned, said; known, renowned, celebrated. ̃ন n. history; a legend; a tale (esp. historical or legendary); a narrative; a story; a fable; narration, naming; act of designating or denominating. ̃বস্তু n. a theme. ̃পত্র n. a title-page (of a book). ̃য়ক n. a narrator; a story-teller. ̃য়িকা n. a tale, a story, a narrative. 55)

(p. 133) āsphōṭa, āsphōṭana collision, clash; sound of clashing or thrashing; (in wrestling) slapping on one's own arms etc. as an indication of preparing to attack. 35)

(p. 115) āpada danger; distress; misery; calamity; any unpleasant person or thing. ̃গ্রস্ত a. involved in danger, endangered, imperilled; involved in difficulty or distress; troubled or distressed. ̃ধর্ম, আপদ্ধর্ম n. a course or measure (usu. not thoroughly honest) that may be adopted in time of danger or disaster or emergency. ̃বালাই n. pl. dangers and harms. ̃-বিপদ n. dangers and difficulties. 34)

(p. 99) āgā1 top (গাছের আগা); tip (আঙুলের আগা); end, extremity (লাঠির আগা). 72)

(p. 126) āśaṃsana, āśaṃsā hoping, expectation; a hope, an expectation; desiring; a desire; possibility, prospect; praise, reception. আশংসিত a. hoped for; expected; desired; praised; received. 104)

(p. 104) ā-chaḍ়ā unflayed; unscratched. 6)

(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)