মরহুমা

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مرحومة (marhūma), from Arabic مَرْحُومَة (marḥūma, literally “recipient of mercy”). Cognate with Hindustani مرحومة / मरहूमा (marhūmā), Punjabi ਮਰਹੂਮਾ (marhūmā), Gujarati મરહૂમા (marhūmā), Sindhi مَرْحُومَة / मरहूमा (marhūmā).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /moɾhuma/, [ˈmoɾhumaˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /moɾhuma/, [ˈmoɾhumaˑ]

Adjective

মরহুমা • (morhuma) (comparative আরও মরহুমা, superlative সবচেয়ে মরহুমা, masculine মরহুম)

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