জিয়ারত

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Bengali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian زِیارَت (ziyārat), from Arabic زِيَارَة (ziyāra). Compare Hindi ज़ियारत (ziyārat), Gujarati જિયારત (jiyārat).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /dʒi̯aɾɔt̪/, [ˈdʒi̯aɾɔt̪]

Noun[edit]

জিয়ারত (jiẏarot) (chiefly Islam)

  1. visiting the grave of and praying for the dead
  2. pilgrimage

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