আচ্ছাদক [ ācchādaka ] a. & n that which or one who covers or roofs or conceals.

আচ্ছাদন [ ācchādana ] n covering or roofing or clothing or concealing; a covering or roofing, a cover, a lid; clothing, garment, clothes. আচ্ছাদনীয়, আচ্ছাদ্য a. that which is to be covered or roofed or clothed or con cealed. আচ্ছাদিত a. covered; roofed; clothed; concealed.

আছ [ ācha ] v (2nd. per.) are.

আছড়া [ āchaḍ়ā ] n a spell of sprinking. এক আছড়া বৃষ্টি a spell of light shower.

আ-ছড়া [ ā-chaḍ়ā ] a unflayed; unscratched.

আছড়া-আছড়ি [ āchaḍ়ā-āchaḍ়i ] n throwing continuously to the ground with force; mutual knock ing to the ground as in wrestling.

আছড়ানো [ āchaḍ়ānō ] v to throw or dash to the ground violently (esp. when washing clothes).

আছাঁকা [ āchān̐kā ] a unstrained, unfiltrated.

আছাঁটা [ āchān̐ṭā ] a unhusked (আছাঁটা চাল); uncut (আছাঁটা চুল বা লোম).

আছাড় [ āchāḍ় ] n 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.

আছাড়ি-পিছাড়ি [ āchāḍ়i-pichāḍ়i ] n writhing or wriggling violently (in pain or grief); flouncing.

আছি [ āchi ] v (sing.) am; (pl.) are.

আছিনু [ āchinu ] v (poet.) 1st per. (sing.) was; (pl.) were.

আছিল [ āchila ] v (poet.) 3rd. per. (sing.) was; (pl.) were.

আছিলে [ āchilē ] v (poet.) 2nd. per. were.

আছে, আছেন [ āchē, āchēna ] v. 3rd. per (sing.) is; (pl.) are.

আছোলা [ āchōlā ] a unskinned; unscraped.

আজ [ āja ] adv today; at present, now. ☐ n. to day; this day; the present time. ̃কার, (coll.) ̃কের a. of today, today's; of the present time. ̃কাল adv. at present, nowadays. আজ-কাল করা v. to procrasti nate, to temporize. ̃কে adv. today. আজকের দিন today; nowadays. আজ নয় কাল procrastination. আজ পর্যন্ত adv. till today, to this day. আজ বাদে কাল shortly in future.

আজগুবি [ ājagubi ] a incredible and impossible; queer; fantastic; cock-and-bull.

আজড়ানো [ ājaḍ়ānō ] v to uncover; to open.

আজন্ম [ ājanma ] adv & a. since one's birth; ever since one's birth. ̃কাল adv. during the whole of one's life, for life.

আজব [ ājaba ] a queer, strange; wonder-inspir ing. আ়জব কাণ্ড a strange or queer inci dent. আজব দেশ a wonderland. আজব দুনিয়া the strange world.

আজল, আজলি, আজুল [ ājala, ājali, ājula ] a open; uncovered.

আজা [ ājā ] n the father of one's mother, mater nal grandfather.

আজাদ [ ājāda ] a free, independent. আজাদ হিন্দ Free India. আজাদ হিন্দ ফৌজ Indian Na tional Army. আজাদি n. freedom, inde pendence.

আজান [ ājāna ] n a call to Muslims to attend prayer-meeting in a mosque. আজান দেওয়া v. to announce this call formally.

আজানু [ ājānu ] adv 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.

আজি, আজিমা [ āji, ājimā ] fem of আজা ।

আজীবন [ ājībana ] adv & a. throughout the whole of one's life; for life; till death.

আজেবাজে [ ājēbājē ] a of little or no value, trash, worthless, useless, not worth a straw, meaningless, nonsensical. আজেবাজে কথা বলা v. to talk nonsense.

আজ্জানো [ ājjānō ] v to sow, to plant. ☐ a. sown, planted.

আজ্ঞপ্তি [ ājñapti ] n an order; a decree.

আজ্ঞা [ ājñā ] n an order; a command; a decree; an injunction; permission. ☐ int. indicat ing: response; willingness, consent etc. (whilst talking to superiors), yes sir, right sir. আজ্ঞা করা v. to order, to com mand; to permit. আজ্ঞা দেওয়া v. to give an order or command or permission. ̃কারী a. & n. one who orders or commands or permits. fem. ˜কারিনী । ̃কারী হওয়া v. to carry out or obey an order or command. ̃ক্রমে, আজ্ঞানুক্রমে adv. in obedience to or in accordance with an order. ̃ধীন, আজ্ঞানুবর্তী n. subservient; subordinate, bound to carry out one's orders; subject to one's orders, obedient. আজ্ঞানুবর্তিতা n. subordination, subjection; obedience. আজ্ঞানুযায়ী, আজ্ঞানুসারে same as আজ্ঞাক্রমে । ̃পক a. & n. one who orders or com mands. ˜পত্র n. a writ of command, a written order; a permit. ̃পন n. act of or dering or commanding. ̃পালক a. (also n.) one who carries out or obeys an order or command; subservient or subordinate (person). ̃পালন n. act of carrying out or complying with an order; obedience. ̃পিত a. ordered, commanded. বহ same as আজ্ঞাধীন । ̃মতো same as আজ্ঞাক্রমে । ̃লঙ্ঘন n. act of disobeying an order. ̃লিপি same as আজ্ঞাপত্র । ̃লেখ n. a writ. আজ্ঞে int. indicating: a polite response, acknowledgment, inquiry etc. (whilst talking to superiors); yes, sir; what's your pleasure, sir? যে আজ্ঞা as you please, sir.

আজ্য [ ājya ] n ghee as offered in religious sacri fice.

আঝালা [ ājhālā ] a not pungent, not mixed with capsicums or chillies.

আঝোড়া [ ājhōḍ়ā ] a not clipped or pared down, not sheared or pruned.

আঞ্চলিক [ āñcalika ] a local; regional. ̃তা n. region alism. আঞ্চলিক ভাষা n. a regional lan guage.

আঞ্জনি [ āñjani ] n a sty or stye on the eyelid; a small lizard akin to the iguana.

আঞ্জা [ āñjā ] n the interim period between the delivery of a child and the next con ception.

আঞ্জাম [ āñjāma ] n execution, performance; supply টাকার আঞ্জাম; arrangement, provision; (pop.) income and expenditure.

আঞ্জুমান, আঞ্জুমন [ āñjumāna, āñjumana ] n an association, a soci ety, a club; a meeting.

আট [ āṭa ] a. & n 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.) common place, hackneyed. ̃ষট্টি a. & n. sixty-eight.

আটক [ āṭaka ] n a bar, obstruction, hindrance; detention, confinement; restraint. ☐ a. confined, detained; imprisoned; en closed. আটক করা v. to obstruct or con fine or detain. আটক প়ড়া বা হওয়া v. to become obstructed or confined or de tained. আটকবন্দি n. a detenu.

আটকা [ āṭakā ] n obstruction, hindrance; a bar. ☐ a. confined; enclosed; obstructed. আটকা-আটকি n. restriction; stricture. আটকা পড়া v. to be detained or confined or obstructed. আটকে যাওয়া v. to become blocked or clogged.

আটকানো [ āṭakānō ] v to confine; to obstruct, to im pede; to restrain, to check; to prevent; to detain; to imprison; to fix (দেওয়ালে পেরেক আটকানো). ☐ a. confined; ob structed; impeded; restrained, checked; prevented; detained; affixed.

আটকে, আটকিয়া [ āṭakē, āṭakiẏā ] n a fixed quantity of food offered daily to Lord Jagannath at Puri and then distributed amongst his votaries. আটকে বাঁধা v. to contribute such an amount of money to the temple of Jagannath at Puri as will be sufficient to provide food for one vo tary.

আটঘাট [ āṭaghāṭa ] n all sides; ins and outs. আটঘাট বাঁধা v. to arrange for safeguarding all sides.

আটপিঠে, আটপিটে [ āṭapiṭhē, āṭapiṭē ] a efficient in every thing; very clever.

আটা² [ āṭā² ] n coarse flour, meal. আটা মাখা v. to knead flour.