রাজশাহী

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • আজশাহী (ajśahi) — Varendra

Etymology

A compound of রাজ (raj) + শাহী (śahi), with both terms meaning "king" but with the former from Sanskrit राज (rāja) and the latter from Classical Persian شاه (šāh); this naming is probably for acknowledging the rule of both the Hindu Rajas and the Muslim Shahs over the city.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

রাজশাহী • (rajśahi) (genitive রাজশাহীর (rajśahir), locative রাজশাহীতে (rajśahite))

  1. Rajshahi (a large city, the capital of the Rajshahi District and Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh)
  2. Rajshahi (one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh; in full, Rajshahi Division)
  3. Rajshahi (one of the eight districts in the Rajshahi Division of Bangladesh; in full, Rajshahi District)

Synonyms

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