(p. 104) ājāda free, independent. আজাদ হিন্দ Free India. আজাদ হিন্দ ফৌজ Indian National Army. আজাদি n. freedom, independence. 26)

(p. 114) ānīta brought; fetched. 25)

(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. 118) ābali a row or line (বৃক্ষাবলি); a group or series (প্রশ্নাবলি, বংশাবলি); a collection (গ্রন্হাবলি). 13)

(p. 118) ābaśyika compulsory. 17)

(p. 98) ākāṅkṣita desired; wished for. 30)

(p. 98) ākabari, ākabbari of Emperor Akbar or his reign. 17)

(p. 107) ātāntara distress, misery; danger. আতান্তরে পড়া v. to get into or to be in distress. 18)

(p. 114) ānāra pomegranate. 23)

(p. 107) ādhyātmika originating in the soul; spiritual; theological; relating to God or the Supreme Being; psychic; metaphysical; intellectual, mental. ̃তা n. spiritualism. 113)

(p. 97) ān̐cala an expanse of a part or an end of a loin-cloth (esp. one worn by women). ̃-ধরা a. (said of a man) very obedient to women or to one's wife; henpecked; (of a boy) very much dependent on his mother. 2)

(p. 104) āṭa eight. আটই, আটুই n. the eighth day of a month. a. (of the days of a month) eighth. ̃কড়াই, ̃কৌড়ে n. the Hindu ceremony of distributing eight kinds of fried snacks on the eighth day of a child's birth. ̃খানা করা v. to break or tear into pieces. ̃খানা হওয়া v. to be beside oneself (with joy). ̃চল্লিশ a. & n. forty-eight. ˜চালা n. a thatched room with eight roofs and no wall. ̃ত্রিশ a. & n. thirty-eight. ˜পহর, (dial.) ̃পর n. & adv. whole day and night. ˜পৌরে a. worn or used all day round or ordinarily; (fig.) commonplace, hackneyed. ̃ষট্টি a. & n. sixty-eight. 43)

(p. 126) āśanāi illicit love, an affair, an affaire de coer; a love-affair; love. 110)

(p. 121) ābhyudaẏika pertaining to progress or promotion in life; pertaining to or causing well-being; causing prosperity. n. a ceremony performed on the eve of wedding etc. praying to the spirits of one's forefathers to bless the present occasion. 2)

(p. 118) ābēdana representation, prayer, solicitation; an application; a petition; a plaint; appeal (কবিতার আবেদন হৃদয়ের কাছে) আবেদন করা v. to represent, to pray, to solicit; to put in an application, to apply; to petition; to lodge a complaint; to appeal. ̃কারী same as আবেদক । fem. ̃কারিণী । ̃পত্র n. an application; a petition. আবেদনীয় a. fit to be solicited or entreated. 42)