(p. 115) āntarbidyālaẏa inter-school. 13)

(p. 121) āmana late autumnal. n. late autumnal crop of paddy; autumn rice (also আমন ধান). 10)

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

(p. 102) āgu the first, the beginning; the past; advance. a. first; preceding; advance; forward. adv. a. first of all. ̃তে adv. at first; in the past. ̃পাছু, ̃পিছু adv. n. from beginning to end, alpha and omega; the past and the future. ̃পাছু করা,̃পিছু করা v. to hesitate. ̃পাছু ভাবা v. to look before and after, to consider the pros and cons of a thing. ̃য়ান, ̃সার a. going or coming forward, advancing; proceeding; leading. আগুয়ান বা আগুসার হওয়া v. to go or come forward, to advance; to proceed; to take the lead. 2)

(p. 107) āthāla a cowshed, a cowhouse. 47)

(p. 126) āśaṅkā fear, dread, fright, alarm; a misgiving, apprehension, suspicion; doubt. আশঙ্কা করা v. to fear, to dread; to apprehend; to suspect; to doubt. ̃স্হল n. an object of dread or suspicion or doubt. 108)

(p. 96) ān̐kupān̐ku, ān̐kubān̐ku fidget. আঁকুপাঁকু করা v. to fidget. 24)

(p. 126) ālōkana seeing; casting a glance; observation; showing, demonstration. আলোকনীয় a. worth seeing; sightly. 84)

(p. 122) āyukta in-charge. ̃ক n. an officer-in-charge. আযুক্ত মন্ত্রী minister-in-charge. 29)

(p. 97) ān̐ta intestines, entrails; catgut; vital or inmost part (আঁতে ঘা লাগা); one's secret intention or design or mental disposition (আঁত বোঝা). আঁতে ঘা দেওয়া to grieve or hurt a person by pricking his or her weak point, to cut to the quick. 18)

(p. 115) āpanā one's own self. a. one's own. আপনা-আপনি adv. by or of one's own self; on one's own; without any outward aid; spontaneously. n. pl. one's own people, friends and relatives. আপনা-আপনির মধ্যে among one's own people; among friends and relations. আপনার var. of আপন । আপনা থেকে of or by one's own self; on one's own; of its own; spontaneously. আপনার পায়ে কুড়ল মারা (fig.) to dig one's own grave. 36)

(p. 126) ārdraka ginger. 11)

(p. 126) āṣṭēpṛṣṭhē all over the body; all over; thoroughly. 135)

(p. 115) āpā a medicinal plant, Achyranthus aspera. 44)

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