Meanings
proper noun
- One of the four districts in the Sylhet Division of Bangladesh.
Origin
- Arabicمَوْلَوِيّ“maulvi, master”
- EnglishMaulvibazar District
Named after the maulvi Syed Qudratullah; thus ultimately a bilingual compound of Arabic مَوْلَوِيّ (mawlawiyy, “maulvi, master”) + Bengali বাজার (bajar, “bazar, market”).
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Arabic ضِلْع مَوْلَوِي بَازَار
- ضِلْع مَوْلَوِي بَازَار (ḍilʕ mawlawī bāzār)Maulvibazar District
Bengali মৌলভীবাজার জেলা
- মৌলভীবাজার জেলা (moulôbhī bazar zela)Maulvibazar District
Hindi मौलवीबाज़ार ज़िला
- मौलवीबाज़ार ज़िला (maulavībāzār zilā)Maulvibazar District
Persian ضلع مولوی بازار
- ضلع مولوی بازار (zel' mawlavi bâzâr)Maulvibazar District
Punjabi ਮੌਲਵੀਬਾਜਾਰ ਜਿਲ੍ਹਾ
- ਮੌਲਵੀਬਾਜਾਰ ਜਿਲ੍ਹਾ (maulvībājār jilhā)Maulvibazar District
Urdu مولوی بازار ضلع
- مولوی بازار ضلع (maulavī bāzār zila)Maulvibazar District
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