(p. 97) ān̐dhāra darkness, gloom; absence of light. a. dark, gloomy; deprived of light. আঁধার ঘরের মানিক an object of precious hope and consolation amidst utter misery; silver-lining. মনের আঁধার ignorance; extreme sorrow or dejection. আঁধারি same as আঁধার । 26)

(p. 107) ādāna receiving or accepting or taking. ̃প্রদান n. giving and taking; exchange; commerce; social communication or relation; matrimonial relation. 62)

(p. 122) āmīkṣā posset. 18)

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

(p. 99) ākṛti appearance; shape, form. ̃গত a. pertaining to appearance or shape or form; formal; outward. ̃প্রকৃতি n. appearance and nature; demeanour, bearing. ̃বিশিষ্ট a. having a definite or specific form or shape; shaped. 30)

(p. 115) āpīta1 yellowish. 55)

(p. 104) āñjā the interim period between the delivery of a child and the next conception. 40)

(p. 114) ānuśāsanika (pol.) concerning an order or ordinance or edict; scriptural. 36)

(p. 123) āraji, ārji a prayer, request; a petition; a plaint. আরজি করা বা দাখিল করা v. to file or submit a petition or plaint. 31)

(p. 126) ālulāẏita, ālulita (of hair) loosened and spread out, dishevelled, unkempt. আলুলায়িত করা v. to untie and spread out, to dishevel, to ruffle. 76)

(p. 118) ābira a kind of perfumed and coloured powder that the Hindus sprinkle over one another esp. during the Holi (হোলি) festival. 31)

(p. 99) ākrānta attacked; invaded; oppressed; stricken (শোকে আক্রান্ত); affected. 37)

(p. 107) ādala similarity (esp. of appearance); a faint appearance or shadow. 59)

(p. 126) āsā1 a stick (usu. a thick one), a staff; a mace; a sceptre. 152)

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