Sirajganj District

proper noun

One of the eight districts in the Rajshahi Division of Bangladesh.

OriginArabic سراج ← Persian گنج →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. One of the eight districts in the Rajshahi Division of Bangladesh.

Origin

  1. Persianگنج“treasury, store”
  2. Arabicسراج“lamp, lantern”
  3. EnglishSirajganj District

Named after a local zamindar called Sirajuddin Chowdhury; thus ultimately a bilingual compound of Arabic سراج (“lamp, lantern”) + Persian گنج (“treasury, store”).

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Translations

Arabic ضِلْع سِرَاجْغَنْج
  • ضِلْع سِرَاجْغَنْج (ḍilʕ sirājḡanj)Sirajganj District
Bengali সিরাজগঞ্জ জেলা
  • সিরাজগঞ্জ জেলা (śirajgôñj zela)Sirajganj District
Hindi सिराजगंज ज़िला
  • सिराजगंज ज़िला (sirājgañj zilā)Sirajganj District
Persian ضلع سراجگنج
  • ضلع سراجگنج (zel' serâjganj)Sirajganj District
Urdu سراجگنج ضلع
  • سراجگنج ضلع (sirājganj zila)Sirajganj District
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Chicago

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