আমামা

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عمامه‎, ultimately from Arabic عِمَامَة‎ (ʕimāma).

Noun

আমামা • (amama) (objective আমামা (amama) or আমামাকে (amamake), genitive আমামার (amamar), locative আমামায় (amamaẏ))

  1. turban, men's headdress
    Synonyms: পাগড়ী (pagoṛi), দস্তার (dostar), সরবন্দ (śôrbônd), পাগ (pag)
    বাজিছে দামামা, বাঁধরে আমামা
    bajiche damama, bãdhre amama
    The war drum has beated, tie your turbans!
    - Kazi Nazrul Islam

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