The story
- Persian · derived fromگنج“treasury, store”
- Arabic · derived fromسراج“lamp, lantern”
- English todaySirajganj District
Named after a local zamindar called Sirajuddin Chowdhury; thus ultimately a bilingual compound of Arabic سراج (“lamp, lantern”) + Persian گنج (“treasury, store”).
Words from the same roots
Persianگنج all →
Gopalganj DistrictHabiganj DistrictKishoreganj DistrictManikgonj DistrictNarayanganj DistrictNawabganj DistrictSunamganj District
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.