মজলিস

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Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian مجلس (majlis), from Arabic مَجْلِس (majlis). Cognate with Hindustani مجلس / मजलिस (majlis), Punjabi ਮਜਲਸ (majlas).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /mod͡ʒliʃ/, [ˈmod͡ʒliʃ], /mod͡ʒlis/, [ˈmod͡ʒlis]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /modʑliʃ/, [ˈmodʑliʃ], /modʑlis/, [ˈmodʑlis]
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Noun

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মজলিস (mojoliś)

  1. sitting; meeting; congregation; gathering
    Synonyms: ইজতেমা (ijtema), জলসা (jolośa), মাহফিল (mahophil)
    সন্ধ্যায় পুরুষদের জন্য মজলিস বসিত
    śonddhaẏ puruśoder jonno mojoliś bośito
    In the evening, there would be a gathering for men
    - Abul Mansur Ahmad
  2. association; convention; society; club
    মজলিসে ইন্তেখাবে আমার খালুকে মুহতামিমে জিম্মাদারী দেওয়া হয়
    mojliśero intekhabe amar khaluke muhtamimer jimmadari deōẇa hoẏ.
    My uncle was given the custody of principal at the convention elections.
  3. lounge, living room, sitting room
    নূতন বিয়ে সময়ে সাহানা পোষাক প্রস্তুত করিয়া বর সাজিয়া মজলিসে বসিয়াছিলেন
    nuton biẏer śomoẏe śahana pōśak prostut koriẏa bor śajiẏa mojliśe bośiẏachilen
    At the time of the new marriage, the groom was sitting in the lounge after having prepared his shahana
    - Mir Mosharraf Hossain

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