Sunamganj District

proper noun

One of the four districts in the Sylhet Division of Bangladesh.

OriginBengali সুনাম ← Persian گنج →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. One of the four districts in the Sylhet Division of Bangladesh.

Origin

  1. Persianگنج“treasury, store”
  2. Bengaliসুনাম“fame, reputation”
  3. EnglishSunamganj District

Named in honor of a soldier called Sunam Uddin; thus ultimately a bilingual compound of Bengali সুনাম (śunam, “fame, reputation”) + Persian گنج (“treasury, store”); the first element is a compound of সু- (su-, “good”) + নাম (nam, “name”).

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Translations

Arabic ضِلْع سُنَامْغَنْج
  • ضِلْع سُنَامْغَنْج (ḍilʕ sunāmḡanj)Sunamganj District
Bengali সুনামগঞ্জ জেলা
  • সুনামগঞ্জ জেলা (śunamgôñj zela)Sunamganj District
Hindi सुनामगंज ज़िला
  • सुनामगंज ज़िला (sunāmgañj zilā)Sunamganj District
Persian ضلع سنامگنج
  • ضلع سنامگنج (zel' sonâmganj)Sunamganj District
Urdu سنامگنج ضلع
  • سنامگنج ضلع (sunāmganj zila)Sunamganj District
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