খেদমত

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • খেদমৎ (khedmot), খিদমত (khidmot), খিদমৎ (khidmot)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خدمت (xidmat), from Arabic خِدْمَة (ḵidma). Cognate with Hindustani خدمت / ख़िदमत (xidmat).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /kʰed̪mɔt̪/, [ˈkʰed̪mɔt̪]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /kʰed̪mɔt̪/, [ˈkʰed̪mɔt̪]
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Noun

খেদমত • (khedmot)

  1. service
    Synonym: সেবা (śeba)
    নবীজী বলেছেন আম্মা-আব্বার খেদমত করতে।
    nobijī bolechen amma-abbar khedmot korte.
    The Holy Prophet told to serve one's (own) father and mother.
    (literally, “The Holy Prophet told to do service to one's (own) parents.”)
  2. employment, work
  3. servitude, slavery

Derived terms

  • খেদমত করা (khedmot kora)
  • খেদমতগার (khedmotgar)
  • খেদমতগারী (khedmotgari)
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