আঞ্জুমান

See also: আঞ্জাম

Bengali

Alternative forms

• আঞ্জুমন (anjumon)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian انجمن (anjaman), which is from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭭𐭰𐭬𐭭 (hanjaman, “congregation, assembly, community”), from Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬧𐬘𐬀𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬀 (haṇjamana, “assembly”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /and͡ʒuman/, [ˈand͡ʒuman]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /andʑuman/, [ˈandʑuman]

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Noun

আঞ্জুমান • (anjuman) (objective আঞ্জুমান (anjuman) or আঞ্জুমানকে (anjumanoke), genitive আঞ্জুমানের (anjumaner), locative আঞ্জুমানে (anjumane))

1. society, forum, association, club, meeting

   Synonym: মজলিস (mojoliś)

   এখানকার আঞ্জুমানের তরফ থেকে প্রেরিত হয়ে এসেছি

   ekhankar añjumaner tôrôf theke preritô hôẏe eśechi

   I have been sent on behalf of the association of this place.

   - Syed Emdad Ali

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “আঞ্জুমান” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “আঞ্জুমন , আঞ্জুমান” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh