রিজিক

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • রিযিক (rijik)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رِزْق (rizq), from a Middle Iranian descendant of Proto-Iranian *ráwčikah. Doublet of রুজি (ruji). Cognate with Hindi रिज्क (rijk), रिजक (rijak)

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /rid͡ʒik/, [ˈrid͡ʒik], /rizik/, [ˈrizik]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɹidʑik/, [ɹidʑik], /ɹizik/, [ɹizik]

Noun

রিজিক • (rijik)

  1. (Islam) sustenance, livelihood
    Synonyms: রুজি (ruji), জীবিকা (jibika)
    আল্লাহ রিজিকদাতা
    allahoi rijikdata.
    God is the provider.
    (literally, “God is the giver of sustenance.”)