(p. 133) āhēriẏā, āhēḍ়iẏā (amongst the Rajputs) the ceremony of hunting in the forest on the first day of spring; a hunting clan. 55)

(p. 125) ārāba a (high) sound or note; a (great) noise; tumult; a roar. 8)

(p. 126) āśaṅkanīẏa dreadful, frightening, alarming; suspicious; doubtful. 107)

(p. 126) āśaṅkita feared, dreaded; apprehended; suspected; doubted. 109)

(p. 107) ādēśa an order, a command; a decree; an ordinance; an injunction; a directive; direction; permission; (gr.) substitution of a letter or word for another. আদেশ করা, আদেশ দেওয়া v. to order, to command; to decree; to enjoin; to direct; to permit. আদেশ হওয়া v. to be ordered or decreed or permitted; to be decreed by an oracle; (gr. of a letter or word) to be substituted for another letter or word. ̃ক a. & n. one who orders or commands or decrees or directs or permits. ˜ক্রমে adv. in obedience to or in accordance with an order or decree. ̃পত্র n. a writ of command or decree; a directive; a permit. ̃পালক a. & n. one who obeys or executes an order or decree. ˜পালন n. carrying out an order or decree. আদেশানুবর্তী a. obedient to an order, decree, injunction or direction. আদেশানুযায়ী same as আদেশক্রমে । 80)

(p. 107) ādyōpānta from beginning to end, from first to last; from top to bottom; all over; all through. 87)

(p. 126) ārya the Aryan race; an Aryan; the people who spoke the Aryan language; a venerable person. a. Aryan; venerable; best; of noble birth; civilized. ̃তা n. Aryanism; civilized conduct and behaviour. ̃পুত্র n. a son of the father-in-law, (usu.) husband. ̃সমাজ n. a Vedic community founded by Dayananda Saraswati. ̃সমাজী a. of or belonging to the Arya Samaj (আর্যসমাজ). 14)

(p. 126) āśraẏārthī seeking shelter. n. one who seeks shelter; a refugee. fem. আশ্রয়ার্থিনী । 128)

(p. 126) āśbina the sixth month of the Bengali calendar (from the middle of September to the middle of October). আশ্বিনে a. of or grown or produced in Aswin (আশ্বিন), occurring in Aswin (আশ্বিনে ঝড়). 125)

(p. 121) āmadhura slightly sweet, sweetish; not excessively sweet, pleasantly sweet. 9)

(p. 125) ārōpapatra a charge-sheet. 15)

(p. 133) āshābāna confident; faithful; devoted. 29)

(p. 133) āhēla, āhēli pure; genuine; unadulterated; of high and pure origin; new; raw; inexperienced. 56)

(p. 121) āma4 the mango. ̃আদা n. the mango ginger, a variety of ginger smelling like the mango. ̃চুর, ̃শি n. dried slices of green mango preserved in salt or in salt and mustard. মুখ শুকিয়ে আমশি হওয়া to look haggard, to have a shrivelled look, to have an emaciated and wizened face. ̃সত্ত্ব n. a thin cake made of the sweet juice of ripe mango by drying it in the sun (used as food), preserved essence of ripe mango. ̃হলুদ same as আম-আদা । বর্ণচোরা আম a variety of mango that looks green and should be sour but is actually ripe and sweet; (fig.) a person concealing his or her merits. 6)

(p. 126) āsara a gathering, a meeting, a sitting; a party (চায়ের আসর); a function (গানের আসর); a match, a tournament, a competition (খেলার আসর); a field; a society, a club. আসর গরম করা, আসর সরগরম করা v. to brighten up a party. আসর জমেছে v. the party warms up or becomes interesting; the party becomes crowded. আসর জমানো, আসর জাঁকানো same as আসর গরম করা । আসর মাতানো v. to brighten up a party; to make a party ripple with interest. আসরে অবতীর্ণ হওয়া, আসরে নামা v. to make one's appearance before the public or in society; to take the field; to make one's debut. 149)