দরবেশ

Bengali

Etymology

From Classical Persian ‎ (darvêš), which is from earlier دریوش‎ (daryuš, daryôš), from درغوش‎ (darğuš, darğôš), from Middle Persian [script needed] (dlgwš /driyōš/).

Noun

দরবেশ • (dôrbeś) (objective দরবেশ (dorbeś) or দরবেশকে (dorbeśoke), genitive দরবেশের (dorbeśer), locative দরবেশে (dorbeśe))

mendicant, dervish
দরবেশ হঞা আমি মক্কায় যাইব
dôrbeś hôña ami môkkaẏ jaibô
I will go to Mecca by being a mendicant.
- Krishnadasa Kaviraja
Dorbesh; a type of Bengali sweetmeat coloured red or yellow.

References

Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-Bengali Government of Bangladesh
Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English Government of Bangladesh

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