সিরাজ

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سراج‎ which borrowed it from Aramaic שְׁרָגָא‎ (šerāgā) (in Classical Syriac ܫܪܳܓܳܐ‎), from Parthian *𐫢𐫡𐫀𐫄‎ (*šrʾɣ /širāɣ/). Its related synonym is চেরাগ (cerag).

Noun

সিরাজ • (siraj)

lamp, candle
রাজা র সিরাজ তুমি
rajar śiraj tumi
You are the lamp of the king.
- Dawlat Wazir Bahram Khan
a bright person (metaphor)
a male given name

Related terms

সিরাজম মুনীরা (sirajom munira)

References

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

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