Narayanganj District

proper noun

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

OriginBengali নারায়ণ ← Persian گنج →
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Meanings

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

Origin

  1. Persianگنج
  2. Bengaliগঞ্জ“treasury, store”
  3. Bengaliনারায়ণ
  4. EnglishNarayanganj District

Named after a market which was dedicated to the god Narayana; thus ultimately a bilingual compound of Bengali নারায়ণ (naraẏon) + Bengali গঞ্জ (gonj, “treasury, store”), from Persian گنج.

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Translations

Arabic ضِلْع نَارَايَنْغَنْج
  • ضِلْع نَارَايَنْغَنْج (ḍilʕ nārāyanḡanj)Narayanganj District
Bengali নারায়ণগঞ্জ জেলা
  • নারায়ণগঞ্জ জেলা (naraẏnogonj jela)Narayanganj District
Hindi नारायणगंज ज़िला
  • नारायणगंज ज़िला (nārāyaṇgañj zilā)Narayanganj District
Persian ضلع ناراینگنج
  • ضلع ناراینگنج (zel' nârâyanganj)Narayanganj District
Urdu ناراینگنج ضلع
  • ناراینگنج ضلع (nārāyanganj zila)Narayanganj District
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