سلہٹ

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Punjabi[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Urdu سِلْہَٹ (silhaṭ).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

سِلْہَٹ (silhaṭm (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਿਲਹਟ)

  1. Sylhet (a city in Bangladesh)

Urdu[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Bengali শিলহট (śilohoṭ), archaic form of সিলেট (śileṭ), ultimately from Sanskrit [Term?].

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

سِلْہَٹ (silhaṭm (Hindi spelling सिलेट)

  1. Sylhet (a city in Bangladesh)
    • Ikram Basra, Koi Tagore Ki Kawita Hai:
      تجھ کو سلہٹ میں سوچ کر لکھا
      tujh ko silhaṭ mein soch kar likkhā
      I wrote to you thoughtfully in Sylhet.
  2. (by extension) Sylhet District (a district of Bangladesh)
    Synonym: ضلع سلہٹ (ẓilaʻ silhaṭ)
  3. (by extension) Sylhet Division (a division of Bangladesh)

Descendants[edit]

  • Punjabi: سِلْہَٹ (silhaṭ)
  • Pashto: سلهټ (silhaṭ)