শবে কদর

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • শবেকদর (śôbekôdôr)

Etymology

From শব (śobo) + কদর (kodor). Ultimately derived from Classical Persian شب قدر (šab-e-qadar), which is from Classical Persian شب (šab, “night”) and Classical Persian قدر (qadar).

Proper noun

শবে কদর • (śobe kodor) (objective শবে কদর (śobe kodor) or শবে কদরকে (śobe kodroke), genitive শবে কদরের (śobe kodorer), locative শবে কদরে (śobe kodore))

  1. (Islam) Laylatul Qadr: a night during Ramadan that commemorates the initial revelation of the Qur'an.
    মাহে রমজান এসেছে যখন আসিবে শবে-কদর
    mahe rômjan eśeche jôkhôn aśibe śôbe-kôdôr
    When the month of Ramadan is here, the night of Qadr will come as well
    - Kazi Nazrul Islam

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