Bengali

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Etymology

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From Arabic آلات (ʔālāt), plural of آلة (ʔāla).

Noun

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আলাত (alat)

  1. machinery; tools and implements.
  2. equipment; outfit; equipage; furnishings.
  3. thick rope for mooring boats and ships; mooring rope.
    ভাল ভাল আলাত লৈল মোটাসোটা কাছি
    bhalô bhalô alat loilô moṭaśoṭa kachi
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    - Purbabanga-Gitika (Eastern Bengal Folk Ballads)

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