খেদমত

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Bengali[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian خدمت (xidmat), from Arabic خِدْمَة (ḵidma). Cognate with Hindustani خدمت / ख़िदमत (xidmat).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /kʰed̪mɔt̪/, [ˈkʰed̪mɔt̪]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /kʰed̪mɔt̪/, [ˈkʰed̪mɔt̪]
    (file)

Noun[edit]

খেদমত (khedmot)

  1. service
    Synonym: সেবা (śeba)
    নবীজী বলেছেন পিতা-মাতা খেদমত করতে
    nobiji bolechen pita-matar khedomot korote.
    The Holy Prophet told to serve one's (own) father and mother.
    (literally, “The Holy Prophet told to do service to one's (own) father and mother.”)
  2. employment, work
  3. servitude, slavery

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