লায়লা-মজনু

Bengali

Alternative forms

• লায়লা-মজনুঁ (laẏla-mojonũ)

Etymology

Calque of Classical Persian لیلی و مجنون (laylā-u-majnūn), from Arabic. Cognate with Hindi लैला और मजनू (lailā aur majnū)

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /lae̯la.mod͡ʒnu/, [ˈlae̯la.mod͡ʒnuˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /lae̯la.modʑnu/, [ˈlae̯la.modʑnuˑ]

Proper noun

লায়লা-মজনু • (laẏla-mojonu)

1. Layla and Majnun (a tragic love story similar to that of Romeo and Juliet)
2. (figuratively) Romeo and Juliet (any pair of tragic lovers)