Habiganj District

proper noun

One of the four districts in the Sylhet Division of Bangladesh.

OriginArabic حبيب ← Persian گنج →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. One of the four districts in the Sylhet Division of Bangladesh.

Origin

  1. Persianگنج“treasury, store”
  2. Arabicحبيب“beloved”
  3. EnglishHabiganj 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.

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Translations

Arabic ضِلْع حَبِيبْغَنْج
  • ضِلْع حَبِيبْغَنْج (ḍilʕ ḥabībḡanj)Habiganj District
Bengali হবিগঞ্জ জেলা, হবিবগঞ্জ জেলা
  • হবিগঞ্জ জেলা (hôbigôñj zela)Habiganj District
  • হবিবগঞ্জ জেলা (hôbibgôñj zela)Habiganj District
Hindi हबीगंज ज़िला
  • हबीगंज ज़िला (habīgañj zilā)Habiganj District
Persian ضلع حبیبگنج
  • ضلع حبیبگنج (zel' habibganj)Habiganj District
Urdu حبیبگنج ضلع
  • حبیبگنج ضلع (habībganj zila)Habiganj District
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