আফজল

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • আফজাল (aphjal)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian افضل (afzal), derived from Arabic أَفْضَل (ʔafḍal, “best”).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /afd͡ʒɔl/, [ˈafd͡ʒɔl]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /afdʑɔl/, [ˈafdʑɔl]

Adjective

আফজল • (aphjol) (comparative আরও আফজল, superlative সবচেয়ে আফজল)

  1. good, better
    Synonym: ভাল (bhal)
    গালি দেওয়ার চেয়ে চুপ থাকা আফজল।
    gali deōẇar ceẏe cup thaka aphjol.
    It is better to stay silent than to swear.

Proper noun

আফজল • (aphjol)

  1. a male given name from Arabic, Afzal

Usage notes

More common as আফজাল (aphjal)

Bengali terms derived from the Arabic root ف ض ل (0 c, 3 e)

References

  • “আফজল”, in Accessible Dictionary [Bengali-English], Bangladesh: Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), 2018.
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