শাহী নহবত

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Bengali

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Etymology

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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

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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

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