isshar

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noun

The symbol ৺ in Bengali script, used before the name of a deceased person.

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Meanings

nounisshar (plural isshars)

plural isshars

  1. The symbol ৺ in Bengali script, used before the name of a deceased person.

Origin

  1. Bengaliঈশ্বর“God”
  2. Englishisshar

Borrowed from Bengali ঈশ্বর (iśśor, “God”). Doublet of Ishwar.

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APA

isshar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isshar

MLA

“isshar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isshar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “isshar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isshar.

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