দেরি

Bengali

Alternative forms

• দেরী (deri)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دیر (der), from Middle Persian 𐫅𐫃𐫡 (dgr /⁠daǧr⁠/), 𐫅𐫏𐫡 (dyr /⁠dēr⁠/), from Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎥 (d-r-g /⁠darga⁠/, “long”), from Proto-Iranian *dr̥Hgáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dr̥Hgʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *dl̥h₁gʰós. Doublet of দীর্ঘ (dirgho), দৈর্ঘ্য (dōirggho), and দিঘ (digh).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /d̪eɾi/, [ˈd̪eɾiˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /d̪eɹi/, [ˈd̪eɹiˑ]

Noun

দেরি • (deri) (objective দেরি (deri) or দেরিকে (derike), genitive দেরির (derir) or দেরিতে (derite))

1. lateness, tardiness, slowness
2. delay

   Synonyms: বিলম্ব (bilombo), দিরঙ্গ (diroṅgo)

   দিদি, আমি হোটেলে বসে আছি, দেরি হবে।

   didi, ami hōṭele bośe achi, deri hobe.

   Sister, I am sitting in the hotel, there will be a delay.

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “দেরি, দেরী” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “দেরি, দেরী” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh