মরহুম

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مرحوم (marhūm), from Arabic مَرْحُوم (marḥūm, literally “recipient of mercy”). Cognate with Hindustani مرحوم / मरहूम (marhūm), Punjabi ਮਰਹੂਮ (marhūm), Gujarati મરહૂમ (marhūm), Sindhi مَرَحُومُ / मरहूम (marhūm).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /moɾhum/, [ˈmoɾhum]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /moɾhum/, [ˈmoɾhum]

Adjective

মরহুম • (morhum) (comparative আরও মরহুম, superlative সবচেয়ে মরহুম, feminine মরহুমা)

  1. (euphemistic) the late, deceased (male)
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