জিয়ারত

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زِیارَت (ziyārat), from Arabic زِيَارَة (ziyāra). Compare Hindi ज़ियारत (ziyārat), Gujarati જિયારત (jiyārat).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi̯aɾɔt̪/, [ˈd͡ʒi̯aɾɔt̪]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑi̯aɹɔt̪/, [ˈdʑi̯aɹɔt̪]

Noun

জিয়ারত • (jiẏarot) (chiefly Islam)

  1. visiting the grave of and praying for the dead
  2. pilgrimage
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