একামত

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • ইকামত (ikamot)
  • আকামত (akamot)rare
  • একামৎ (ekamot), ইকামৎ (ikamot), আকামৎ (akamot)rare

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اقامت (iqāmat), from Arabic إِقَامَة (ʔiqāma). Cognate with Hindustani اقامت / इक़ामत (iqāmat).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ekamɔt̪/, [ˈekamɔt̪], /ikamɔt̪/, [ˈikamɔt̪]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ekamɔt̪/, [ˈekamɔt̪], /ikamɔt̪/, [ˈikamɔt̪]

Noun

একামত • (ekamot)

  1. (Islam) iqamat (second or last call for prayer)