শারমেন্দাগী

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شرمندگی, a compound of شرمنده (“ashamed”) (which is taken from Classical Persian شرم, which is ultimately from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭥𐭬 (šarm), from Avestan 𐬟𐬱𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬨𐬀 (fšar^əma), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱormo- (“suffering, pain”). Cognate with Khotanese [script needed] (kṣär-, “be ashamed”) and English harm) and the suffix گی (gē).

Noun

শারমেন্দাগী • (śaromendagi)

1. embarrassment, shame

   শারমেন্দাগী হবে হাশরের মাঝে

   śarmendagi hôbe haśôrer majhe

   There will be embarrassment in the Final Gathering.

   - Kazi Nazrul Islam

See also

• শরম (śorom)