Bengali edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नगर (nagara).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /nɔɡoɾ/, [ˈnɔɡoɾ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /nɔɡoɹ/, [ˈnɔɡoɹ]
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Noun edit

নগর (nogor)

  1. city, town
    Synonyms: শহর (śôhôr), টাউন (ṭaun)
  2. metropolis
    Synonym: মহানগর (môhanôgôr)
  3. borough
  4. capital
    Synonym: রাজধানী (rajdhanī)

Declension edit

Inflection of নগর
nominative নগর
nôgôr
objective নগর / নগরকে
nôgôr (semantically general or indefinite) / nôgôrke (semantically definite)
genitive নগরের
nôgôrer
locative নগরে
nôgôre
Indefinite forms
nominative নগর
nôgôr
objective নগর / নগরকে
nôgôr (semantically general or indefinite) / nôgôrke (semantically definite)
genitive নগরের
nôgôrer
locative নগরে
nôgôre
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative নগরটা , নগরটি
nôgôrṭa (colloquial), nôgôrṭi (formal)
নগরগুলা, নগরগুলো
nôgôrgula (colloquial), nôgôrgulo (formal)
objective নগরটা, নগরটি
nôgôrṭa (colloquial), nôgôrṭi (formal)
নগরগুলা, নগরগুলো
nôgôrgula (colloquial), nôgôrgulo (formal)
genitive নগরটার, নগরটির
nôgôrṭar (colloquial), nôgôrṭir (formal)
নগরগুলার, নগরগুলোর
nôgôrgular (colloquial), nôgôrgulor (formal)
locative নগরটাতে / নগরটায়, নগরটিতে
nôgôrṭate / nôgôrṭay (colloquial), nôgôrṭite (formal)
নগরগুলাতে / নগরগুলায়, নগরগুলোতে
nôgôrgulate / nôgôrgulay (colloquial), nôgôrgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms edit