Meanings
proper noun
- One of the thirteen districts in the Dhaka Division of Bangladesh.
Origin
- Arabicشَرِيعَة“law, shari'a”
- EnglishShariatpur District
Refers to the district of Shariatpur, a transliteration of শরীয়তপুর, ultimately a bilingual compound of Arabic شَرِيعَة (šarīʕa, “law, shari'a”) + Bengali পুর (pura, “city”), named in honor of Haji Shariatullah.
More words from Arabic
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Arabic ضِلْع شَرِيعَتْبُور
- ضِلْع شَرِيعَتْبُور (ḍilʕ šarīʕatbūr)Shariatpur District
Bengali শরীয়তপুর জেলা
- শরীয়তপুর জেলা (śoriẏtopur jela)Shariatpur District
Hindi शरीअतपुर ज़िला
- शरीअतपुर ज़िला (śarīatpur zilā)Shariatpur District
Urdu شریعتپور ضلع
- شریعتپور ضلع (sharīatpūr zila)Shariatpur District
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