আলমগীর

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • আলমগির (alomgir)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عَالَمْگِیر (ālamgīr, literally “conqueror of the world”). By surface analysis, আলম (alom) +‎ গীর (gir).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /alomɡiɾ/, [ˈalomɡiɾ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /alomɡiɹ/, [ˈalomɡiɹ]

Proper noun

আলমগীর • (alomgir)

  1. a male given name, Alamgir, from Persian
    1. (historical) Aurangzeb (17th-century Mughal emperor)
      Synonym: আওরঙ্গজেব (aōroṅgojeb)
      • Muhammad Wajed Ali:
        আলমগীরের দরবারে বড়ো বড়ো মনসবদারী পাইলেন
        alomgirer dorbare boṛō boṛō monsobdari pailen
        Received grand ranks at the court of Aurangzeb.

Derived terms

  • আলমগীরী (alomgiri)

References

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