(p. 99) āgalā1 uncovered, bare; unbolted, unfastened; open. 68)

(p. 99) āgi (obs. & poet.) fire. 82)

(p. 123) āẏata extensive, wide; expanded; very large; (geom.) rectangular but having unequal sides, oblong. ̃ক্ষেত্র n. (geom.) an oblong, a rectangle. ̃চক্ষু, ̃লোচন a. wide-eyed or large-eyed. fem. ̃লোচনা । 3)

(p. 114) ānamita bent down, inclined. 10)

(p. 95) ā1 the second vowel of the Bengali alphabet. 2)

(p. 96) ān̐khi an eye. ̃জল n. tear. আঁখি ঠারা v. to ogle; to wink or blink (at). ̃পাত n. an eyelid. 26)

(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)

(p. 106) āḍ়ā2 a measure of grain (= about 75 kgs). 20)

(p. 126) āśakārā indulgence; over-indulgence. আশকারা দেওয়া v. to treat with indulgence or over-indulgence. 106)

(p. 115) āpani2 one's own self. আপনি বাঁচলে বাপের নাম self-preservation is the first law of nature. 38)

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

(p. 126) āluthālu (of hair) unkempt, dishevelled, tousled; (of dress etc.) lacking in trimness, blowsy, disorderly. 72)

(p. 118) ābēśa confounded state of mind; mental confusion, perplexity; tremendous excitement of passion ('আবেশে হিয়ার মাঝারে লই'); attachment, love ('আবেশে অবশ তনু'); entrance; infiltration, taking possession (ভূতাবেশ); rapt attention; trance; engrossment; rapture; obsession. 43)

(p. 104) ājībana & a. throughout the whole of one's life; for life; till death. 30)

(p. 107) ātura sick; afflicted, distressed; agonized. n. a lying-in room (also আতুরঘর). আতুরাশ্রম n. a refuge for the sick and the distressed. আতুরে নিয়মো নাস্তি necessity knows no law. 25)