সাওয়াব

Bengali

Alternative forms

সওয়াব (śoōẇab)

Etymology

    Borrowed from Classical Persian ثواب., ultimately from Arabic ثَوَاب (ṯawāb).

    Pronunciation

    • (Rarh) IPA(key): /sao̯ab/, [ˈsao̯ab]
    • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /sao̯ab/, [ˈsao̯ab]

    Noun

    সাওয়াব • (śaōẇab)

    1. (Islam) sawab; a spiritual merit or reward that accrues from giving prayers or from performance of good deeds and piety