শাহী নহবত

Bengali

Alternative forms

• শাহী নহবৎ (śahī nôhbôt)
• শাহী নওবৎ (śahī noubôt)

Etymology

From শাহী (śahī) + নহবৎ (nohobot), the latter of which is a corrupted form of নওবৎ (noubôt). Both terms are derived from Classical Persian شاهی and نوبت, with the latter being ultimately derived from Arabic نَوْبَة (nawba).

Noun

শাহী নহবত • (śahī nôhbôt) (objective শাহী নহবত (śahi nohobot) or শাহী নহবতকে (śahi nohobtoke), genitive শাহী নহবতের (śahi nohboter), locative শাহী নহবতে (śahi nohbote))

1. A clock that sounds at the monarch's main gate

   বেলা পড়ে এল শাহী নহবত প্রহর ঘন্টা মহলে বাজে

   bela pôṛe elô śahī nôhbôt prôhôr ghônṭa môhôle baje

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   - Mohitlal Majumdar

References

• Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh