Habiganj District
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English
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Etymology
[edit]Refers to the district of Habiganj, which is a transliteration of হবিগঞ্জ (hobigonj), a corruption of হবিবগঞ্জ (hobibogonj), ultimately a bilingual compound of Arabic حبيب (“beloved”) + Persian گنج (“treasury, store”), as the district was named after the local ruler Syed Habibuddin.
Proper noun
[edit]- One of the four districts in the Sylhet Division of Bangladesh
Translations
[edit]Habiganj District
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