ইমাম

Bengali

Alternative forms

এমাম (emam) — obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِمَام (ʔimām, “leader”). Doublet of উম্মত (ummot).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /imam/, [ˈimam]

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /imam/, [ˈimam]
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Noun

ইমাম • (imam) (objective ইমাম (imam) or ইমামকে (imamke), genitive ইমামের (imamer), locative ইমামে (imame) or ইমামেতে (imamete))

imam
কোথায় ইমাম? কোন্ সে খোৎবা পড়িবে আজিকে ঈদে?
kothaẏ imam? kon śe khotba pôṛibe ajike ide?
Where is the imam? What khutbah will he read today on Eid?
- Kazi Nazrul Islam

Derived terms

ইমামত (imamot)
ইমামতী (imamoti)
ইমামবাড়া (imambaṛa)
পেশ ইমাম (peś imam)

Proper noun

ইমাম • (imam)

a male given name, Imam, from Arabic
a surname, Imam, from Arabic

References

Accessible Dictionary, “ইমাম” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
Accessible Dictionary, “ইমাম, এমাম” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh

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