সিরাজ

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سِرَاج (sirāj) which borrowed it from Aramaic שְׁרָגָא (šerāgā) (in Classical Syriac ܫܪܳܓܳܐ), from Parthian *𐫢𐫡𐫀𐫄 (*šrʾɣ /⁠širāɣ⁠/). Its related synonym is চেরাগ (cerag).

Noun

সিরাজ • (śiraj)

  1. lamp, candle
    রাজার সিরাজ তুমি।
    rajar śiraj tumi.
    You are the lamp of the king.
    - Dawlat Wazir Bahram Khan
    1. (figurative) a bright person

Proper noun

সিরাজ • (śiraj)

  1. a male given name, Siraj, from Arabic

Derived terms

  • সিরাজুদ্দৌলা (śirajuddōula)
  • সিরাজগঞ্জ (śirajogonj)
  • সিরাজম মুনীরা (śirajom munira)

References

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