Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian اقامت (iqāmat), from Arabic إِقَامَة (ʔiqāma). Cognate with Hindustani اقامت / इक़ामत (iqāmat).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ekamɔt̪/, [ˈekamɔt̪], /ikamɔt̪/, [ˈikamɔt̪]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ekamɔt̪/, [ˈekamɔt̪], /ikamɔt̪/, [ˈikamɔt̪]

Noun

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একামত (ekamot)

  1. (Islam) iqamat (second or last call for prayer)
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