আফজল

Bengali

Alternative forms

• আফজাল (aphjal)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian افضل (afzal), derived from Arabic أَفْضَل (ʔafḍal, “best”). Doublet of ফজল (phojol), ফাজিল (phajil), and ফজিল​ৎ (phojil​t).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /afd͡ʒɔl/, [ˈafd͡ʒɔl]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /afdʑɔl/, [ˈafdʑɔl]

Adjective

আফজল • (aphjol) (comparative আরও আফজল, superlative সবচেয়ে আফজল)

1. good, better

   Synonym: ভাল (bhal)

   গালি দেওয়ার চেয়ে চুপ থাকা আফজল।

   gali deōẇar ceẏe cup thaka aphjol.

   It is better to stay silent than to swear.

Proper noun

আফজল • (aphjol) (more common as আফজাল)

1. a male given name from Arabic, Afzal

References

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