Bengali

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नगर (nagara).

Pronunciation

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

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নগর (nogor)

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

Declension

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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

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