(p. 126) āśapāśa surroundings; environs; outskirts; neighbourhood. আশেপাশে, আশেপাশে adv. hither and thither; around; on all sides; in the outskirts; in the neighbourhood. 111)

(p. 107) ādāba (Muslim) greeting with gesture, obeisance. 63)

(p. 107) ātmīẏa one's own; related by blood; belonging to one's own family or clan. n. a blood-relation, a relative, a kinsman; a friend; a supporter, one's own man. ̃তা n. kinship; blood relationship; relationship; friendship. sharing common characteristics. fem. আত্মীয়া । ̃বন্ধু, ̃স্বজন n. friends and relations; one's own people, kith and kin. 41)

(p. 104) āchi (sing.) am; (pl.) are. 13)

(p. 95) āimā one's mother's mother or aunt. 9)

(p. 96) ān̐kaḍ়i any hook-shaped object or sign; any of such signs affixed to alphabetical letters. 18)

(p. 115) āpā a medicinal plant, Achyranthus aspera. 44)

(p. 123) ̃āẏudha weapon, arms. 18)

(p. 104) ājjānō to sow, to plant. a. sown, planted. 32)

(p. 133) āhāra eating; food; a meal. আহার ও বাসস্হান food and lodging, bed and board. আহার করা v. to eat; to eat a meal, to dine. আহার দেওয়া v. to give food; to feed. ̃দাতা n. one who gives food; a feeder; (fig.) a maintainer. fem. ̃দাত্রী । আহারনিদ্রা ত্যাগ করা to give up eating and sleeping (when one is troubled with anxiety or misgiving). ̃বিহার n. dinner or food and enjoyment. আহারান্ত n. termination of dinner or eating. আহারাভাব n. want of food; starvation; shortage or scarcity of food. আহারার্থ adv. for dining or eating. আহারার্থী a. seeking food or dinner. আহারী a. one who eats, eating; voracious. 46)

(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. 104) āṭaghāṭa all sides; ins and outs. আটঘাট বাঁধা v. to arrange for safeguarding all sides. 48)

(p. 122) āẏa1 2nd pers. imp. of আসা । আয়, খেলি come, let us play.

(p. 123) āẏatī a married woman whose husband is alive. 7)

(p. 102) āṅula a finger or a toe. আঙুল দিয়ে দেখানো n. v. to point or pointing with fingers. আঙুল ফুলে কলা গাছ (fig.) a sudden increase in wealth or power or importance. আঙুলের গাঁট n. a knuckle. আঙুল মটকানো v. n. cracking or to crack the knuckles. ̃হাড়া n. whitlow. হাতের আঙুল a finger. পায়ের আঙুল a toe. বুড়ো আঙুল the thumb. কড়ে আঙুল the little finger. আঙুলের ছাপ fingerprint. 19)