সিংহাসন

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सिंहासन (siṃhāsana, literally “lion's seat”). By surface analysis, সিংহ (śiṅho) +‎ আসন (aśon).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʃiŋhaʃon/, [ˈʃiŋhaʃon]

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ʃiŋhaʃon/, [ˈʃiŋhaʃon]

Noun

সিংহাসন • (śiṅhaśon)

throne
Synonyms: কুরসি (kursi), গদি (godi)
- 1913, Rabindranath Tagore, Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata:
  পূরব পশ্চিম আসে
  তব সিংহাসন পাশে
  প্রেমহার হয় গাঁথা
  purob pościm aśe
  tobo śiṅhaśon paśe
  premohar hoẏ gãtha
  The East and the West come together,
  to the side of Your throne
  And weave the garland of love.
(figuratively) sovereignty, leadership