ওয়াদা

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian وعده‎, from Arabic وَعْدَة‎ (waʕda).

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /o̯ad̪a/, [o̯ad̪aˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /o̯ad̪a/, [o̯ad̪aˑ]
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Noun

ওয়াদা • (ōẇada) (objective ওয়াদা (ōẇada) or ওয়াদাকে (ōẇadake), genitive ওয়াদার (ōẇadar), locative ওয়াদায় (ōẇadaẏ))

  1. promise, pledge
    ফেরত দেবে বলে আজকের মত ওয়াদাও করেছিল
    pherot debe bole ajker moto ōẏadaō korechilo
    /pherōt debe bōle ajker motō ẇadaō kōrechilō/
    He gave a pledge too that he will return it like today.
    - Shamsul Haque
    Synonym: প্রতিশ্রুতি (protisruti)
  2. tenure
    Synonym: মেয়াদ (meẏad)

Derived terms
  • ওয়াদাদার (ōẇadadar)

References
  • Accessible Dictionary, Government of Bangladesh
  • Accessible Dictionary, Government of Bangladesh
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