এলজাম

Bengali

Alternative forms

• ইলজাম (ilojam)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian الزام (ilzām), from Arabic إِلْزَام (ʔilzām). Cognate with Hindustani الزام / इलज़ाम (ilzām), Punjabi ਇਲਜ਼ਾਮ (ilazām).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /eld͡ʒam/, [ˈel̪d͡ʒam], /elzam/, [ˈelzam]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /eldʑam/, [ˈel̪dʑam], /elzam/, [ˈelzam]

Noun

এলজাম • (elojam)

1. calumny, slander, blame

   তাকে স্বার্থপরতার এলজাম দিল।

   take śśarthoprotar elojam dil.

   He gave him the blame of selfishness.

   - Muhammad Mansuruddin

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “এলজাম, ইলযাম” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “এলজাম , এলযাম , ইলজাম , ইলযাম” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh