Etymology

Jamalpur District

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

Arabic جمال
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  1. Arabic · derived fromجمال“beauty”
  2. English todayJamalpur District

Refers to the district of Jamalpur, a transliteration of Bengali জামালপুর (jamalpur), ultimately a bilingual compound of Arabic جمال (“beauty”) + Bengali পুর (pura, “city”), named in honor of Baba Shah Jamal.

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