(p. 126) ālibandhana setting up a ridge of earth around a piece of agricultural land; building a dyke; damming. আলিবন্ধন করা v. to set up a ridge of earth around a piece of agricultural land; to build a dyke; to dam. 66)

(p. 115) āpannasattbā pregnant. n. a pregnant woman. 40)

(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) āsamudra & adv. extending up to the ocean. ˜হিমাচল a. & adv. extending from the ocean to the Himalayas. 148)

(p. 99) ākhara a letter of the alphabet; refrain of a song. 47)

(p. 104) ājānu down to the knees. ̃লম্বিত a. reaching down to the knees. ̃লম্বিতবাহু a. possessing arms that are long enough to reach down to the knees. n. such long arms. 28)

(p. 126) āśbāsa heartening with hope or promise or assurance or consolation or confidence etc. ̃ন n. heartening with hope or promise or assurance or consolation or confidence etc. ̃বাণী n. words that hearten with hope or promise or assurance or consolation or confidence etc. 124)

(p. 126) ālō light; a beam, a ray; effulgence; lustre, splendour; a flash of light; a lamp, a lantern. আলো করা v. to brighten; to light up; to lighten; to illuminate; to glorify. আলো দেখানো v. to show light to; (fig.) to give hope, to promise good. 81)

(p. 123) āraṇi whirlpool; eddy. 32)

(p. 102) ācakāna a kind of long coat or gown for men (orig. Persian). 25)

(p. 107) ādriẏamāṇa in the state of being received or treated cordially or with respect. 89)

(p. 125) ārāma2 ease, comfort; pleasure; happiness; relaxation; rest; a garden (সংঘারাম.). ̃কেদারা n. an easy-chair. আরাম করা v. to take rest; to lie down; to recline; to relax; to enjoy ease and comfort; to enjoy pleasures. আরাম দেওয়া v. to give ease and comfort; to give relief. আরাম পাওয়া v. to enjoy ease and comfort; to get relief. ̃প্রিয়, আরামি a. ease-loving, fond of ease. 10)

(p. 122) āmāśā (coll.) dysentery. 13)

(p. 104) āchāḍ় a throw or fall to the ground with force. আছাড় খাওয়া v. to fall to the ground with force; to tumble. আছাড় দেওয়া, আছাড় মারা v. to throw or fling to the ground violently. 11)

(p. 126) ālēkhya a painting; a painted portrait; depiction; portrait. 78)