(p. 125) ārātrika (act of) greeting a deity by waving a lamp, thurible, incenser etc. before his or her face. 3)

(p. 123) ārabdha that which has been undertaken or begun. আরব্ধ কার্য n. a task undertaken or commenced. 38)

(p. 126) ālagōcha detached, not touching. আলগোছে adv. (of hands, eating and drinking vessels etc.) not bringing into contact with the mouth (whilst eating or drinking); not touching, avoiding contact (আলগোছে ডিঙানো); aloof (আলগোছে থাকা); carefully and softly (আলগোছে যাওয়া); lightly (আলগোছে মারা). 29)

(p. 133) āsāsōn̐ṭā a sceptre; (loos.) staffs and maces. 8)

(p. 99) ākhōlā not open, shut, closed; fastened, tied. 54)

(p. 114) ānāca-kānā়ca the outlying and usually neglected parts of a house etc.; the eaves and like parts; nook and corner. আনাচে-কানাচে adv. in nooks and byways; in nooks and eaves. 18)

(p. 106) āṭāśa, āṭhāśa twenty-eight. আটাশে v. the twenty-eighth day of a month. a. (of the days of a month) twenty-eighth; (of a child) born in the eighth month of conception; very weak, rickety. 5)

(p. 98) ām̐ṣa any article of non-vegetarian food such as fish or meat. a. used in cutting or dressing or cooking articles of non-vegetarian food. (আঁষবটি).̃টে a. smelling of fish or meat. 7)

(p. 115) āphi opium. ̃খোর, আফিমখোর n. an opiumeater. 71)

(p. 126) ālā2 first; highest; best. 49)

(p. 99) ākāra-prakāra appearance and bearing. 11)

(p. 107) ādyanta beginning and end. adv. from beginning to end; from first to last. 84)

(p. 133) āsya the face; the mouth. 37)

(p. 133) āhaba1 a war; a battle; a fight. 40)

(p. 102) āghāṭa, āghāṭā an unused or improper place (usu. on a river-bank) for landing, mooring, bathing etc. 12)