Bengali

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian وعظ (wa'z), from Arabic وَعْظ (waʕẓ).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /o̯az/, [ˈo̯az], /o̯ad͡ʒ/, [ˈo̯ad͡ʒ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /o̯az/, [ˈo̯az], /o̯adʑ/, [ˈo̯adʑ]

Noun

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ওয়াজ (ōẇaj)

  1. (Islam) waaz, a type of Islamic sermon