জুলুম

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ظلم (zulm), from Arabic ظُلْم (ẓulm). Compare Hindi ज़ुल्म (zulm).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /dʒulum/, [ˈdʒulum], /zulum/, [ˈzulum]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /dʑulum/, [ˈdʑulum], /zulum/, [ˈzulum]

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Noun

জুলুম • (julum)

1. oppression; persecution; annoyance

   জালিমে জুলুম কৈলে করিব সবর

   jalime julum kōile koribo śobor

   If the oppressor feigns oppression we shall be patient

   — Sayed Alawal

   Synonyms: জোরাজুরি (jōrajuri), অত্যাচার (ottacar)

Derived terms

• জুলুমকারী (julumkari)

Related terms

• জালিম (jalim)
• মজলুম (mojlum)

References

• Accessible Dictionary, [1] Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, [2] Government of Bangladesh