সভ্যতা

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सभ्यता (sabhyatā). By surface analysis, সভ্য (śobbho, “polite, civilized”) +‎ -তা (-ta, “state of”).

Noun

সভ্যতা • (śobbhota)

  1. civilization
  2. civility
    Antonym: অসভ্যতা (ośobbhota)
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