সদকা

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian (sadaqa), from Arabic صَدَقَة (ṣadaqa).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /sɔd̪ka/, [ˈsɔd̪kaˑ]

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /sɔd̪ka/, [ˈsɔd̪kaˑ]

Noun

সদকা • (śodoka) (objective সদকা (śodoka) or সদকাকে (śodkake), genitive সদকার (śodokar), locative সদকায় (śodokaẏ) or সদকাতে (śodkate))

(Islam) charity, alms
Synonyms: দান (dan), খয়রাত (khoẏorat)

শীঘ্র দাও সদকা অসুস্থ হইলে গাত্র
śighro daō śodoka ośustho hoile gatro
Instantly give charity, when the body becomes unwell
- Syed Alaol

Related terms

মোসাদ্দেক (mōśaddek)
সাদিক (śadik)
সিদ্দিক (śiddik)

References

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

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