Madaripur District

proper noun

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

OriginArabic مَدَار ← Bengali -ঈ ← 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. Bengali-ঈ
  3. Arabicمَدَار“orbit”
  4. EnglishMadaripur District

Named after the saint-preacher Shah Madar; thus ultimately a trilingual compound of Arabic مَدَار (madār, “orbit”) + Bengali -ঈ (-i, adjectival suffix) + Sanskrit पुर (pura, “fortress, town”). The Bengali suffix itself is influenced by both Sanskrit and Arabic

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Translations

Bengali মাদারীপুর জেলা
  • মাদারীপুর জেলা (madaripur jela)Madaripur District
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