আমামা

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ('imāma), from Arabic عِمَامَة (ʕimāma).

Noun

আমামা • (amama) (objective আমামা (amama) or আমামাকে (amamake), genitive আমামার (amamar), locative আমামায় (amamaẏ))

turban, men's headdress
Synonyms: পাগড়ী (pagoṛi), দস্তার (dostar), সরবন্দ (śôrbônd), পাগ (pag)

বাজিছে দামামা, বাঁধরে আমামা
bajiche damama, bãdhre amama
The war drum has beaten, tie your turbans!
- Kazi Nazrul Islam

References

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

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