জিয়ারত

Bengali

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /dʑi̯aɹɔt̪/, [ˈdʑi̯aɹɔt̪]

Noun

জিয়ারত • (jiẏarot) (chiefly Islam)

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

Related terms

• মাজার (majar)