আফজল

Bengali

Alternative forms

আফজাল (aphjal)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ‎ (afzal), derived from Arabic أَفْضَل‎ (ʔafḍal, “best”). Doublet of ফজল (phojol), ফাজিল (phajil), and ফজিলৎ (phojilt).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /apʰdʒɔl/, [apʰdʒɔl]

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /afdʑɔl/, [afdʑɔl]

Adjective

আফজল • (aphjol) (comparative আরও আফজল, superlative সবচেয়ে আফজল)

good, better
Synonym: ভাল (bhal)

গালি দেওয়া র চেয়ে চুপ থাকা আফজল।
gali deōẇar ceẏe cup thaka aphjol.
It is better to stay silent than to swear.

Proper noun

আফজল • (aphjol) (more common as আফজাল)

a male given name from Arabic, Afzal

References

Accessible Dictionary, “আফজল” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh
Accessible Dictionary, “আফজল” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh

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