Etymology

Habiganj District

Today it means: One of the four districts in the Sylhet Division of Bangladesh. Full definition →

Arabic حبيب ← Persian گنج
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  1. Persian · derived fromگنج“treasury, store”
  2. Arabic · derived fromحبيب“beloved”
  3. English todayHabiganj District

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.

Words from the same roots

Arabicحبيب all →

habib

Persianگنج all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.