আজাদ

Bengali

Alternative forms

আযাদ (ajad) — less common

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (āzād), from Middle Persian ʾcʾt' (/⁠āzād⁠/, “noble; free”), from Old Persian *𐎠𐏀𐎠𐎫 (*a-z-a-t /⁠āzāta-⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *āzāta-. Compare Hindustani آزاد (āzād) / आज़ाद (āzād).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /adʒad̪/, [ˈadʒad̪]

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /adʑad̪/, [ˈadʑad̪]

Adjective

আজাদ • (ajad) (comparative আরও আজাদ, superlative সবচেয়ে আজাদ)

free, independent
Synonyms: স্বাধীন (śadhin), মুক্ত (mukto)

পেরেশানি হৈতে দেল হইল আজাদ
pereshani hôite del hôilo ajad
Heart became free of distress
- Syed Hamza

Proper noun

আজাদ • (ajad)

a male given name from Persian, equivalent to English Azad
a surname from Persian, equivalent to English Azad

Related terms

আজাদী (ajadi)
আজাদ দিল (ajad dil)

References

Accessible Dictionary, “আজাদ” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
Accessible Dictionary, “আজাদ” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh

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