Etymology

Gazipur District

Today it means: One of the thirteen districts in the Dhaka Division of Bangladesh. Full definition →

Arabic غَازِي
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  1. Arabic · derived fromغَازِي“warrior, ghazi”
  2. English todayGazipur District

Refers to the district of Gazipur, a transliteration of গাজীপুর, ultimately a bilingual compound of Arabic غَازِي (ḡāzī, “warrior, ghazi”, construct state of غَازِ (ḡāzi)) + Bengali পুর (pura, “city”), named in honor of Fazl Gazi, one of the Baro Bhuyans of Bengal and the first zamindar of Bhawal Estate.

Words from the same roots

Arabicغَازِي all →

ghazi

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.