Faridpur District

proper noun

One of the thirteen districts in the Dhaka Division of Bangladesh.

OriginArabic فَرِيد ← Sanskrit पुर →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. One of the thirteen districts in the Dhaka Division of Bangladesh.

Origin

  1. Sanskritपुर“fortress, town”
  2. Arabicفَرِيد“single, unique”
  3. EnglishFaridpur District

Named after the mystic-preacher Fariduddin Ganjshakar; thus ultimately a bilingual compound of Arabic فَرِيد (farīd, “single, unique”) + Sanskrit पुर (pura, “fortress, town”).

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Translations

Arabic ضِلْع فَرِيدْفُور
  • ضِلْع فَرِيدْفُور (ḍilʕ farīdfūr)Faridpur District
Bengali ফরিদপুর জেলা
  • ফরিদপুর জেলা (phoridpur jela)Faridpur District
Hindi फ़रीदपुर ज़िला
  • फ़रीदपुर ज़िला (farīdpur zilā)Faridpur District
Persian ضلع فریدپور
  • ضلع فریدپور (zel' faridpur)Faridpur District
Urdu فریدپور ضلع
  • فریدپور ضلع (farīdpur zila)Faridpur District
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APA

Faridpur District. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Faridpur%20District

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Chicago

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