কায়েম

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَائِم (qāʔim, literally “standing, erect, upright”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /kae̯m/, [ˈkae̯m]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /kae̯m/, [ˈkae̯m]

Adjective

কায়েম • (kaẏem) (comparative আরও কায়েম, superlative সবচেয়ে কায়েম)

1. (Islam) firm, steadfast (in terms of religious duties)
2. (Islam) established (in terms of religious duties)

   আল্লাহ বলেছেন সালাত কায়েম করতে।

   allah bolechen śalat kaẏem korote.

   God ordered for the establishment of prayer.

   (literally, “God has told to make prayer established.”)

3. intact

Related terms

• একামত (ekamot)
• কওম (koōm)
• কেয়ামত (keẏamot)
• সিরাতুল মুস্তাকিম (śiratul mustakim)