বরাত

Bengali

Alternative forms

• বরাৎ (borat)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian براءت (barāat) which is from Arabic بَرَاءَة (barāʔa, “innocence, blamelessness”).

Noun

বরাত • (borat) (objective বরাত (borat) or বরাতকে (boratoke), genitive বরাতের (borater), locative বরাতে (borate))

1. fate, good luck, fortune

   Synonyms: নসিব (nosib), তকদির (tokodir), কিসমত (kismôt)

   বদনসিবের বরাত খারাব।

   bôdnosiber bôrat kharab.

   The unfortunate one's luck is bad.

   - Kazi Nazrul Islam

Derived terms

• বরাতী (borati)
• শবেবরাত (śobeborat)
• বরাত দেওয়া (bôrat deẇa)
• বরাত গুণে (borat gune)
• বরাত জোরে (borat jōre)
• বরাত চিঠি (borat ciṭhi)
• বরাতে (borate)
• বরাতিয়া (boratiẏa)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hindi बरात (barāt). Cognate with Sanskrit বরযাত্রা (barayātrā).

Noun

বরাত • (borat) (objective বরাত (borat) or বরাতকে (boratoke), genitive বরাতের (borater), locative বরাতে (borate))

1. marriage procession from the groom's home to the bride's
2. (figurative) party, crowd

Derived terms

• বরাতী (borati)

Etymology 3

From বরাবর (borabor), which is from Classical Persian برابر (barābar).

Noun

বরাত • (borat) (objective বরাত (borat) or বরাতকে (boratoke), genitive বরাতের (borater), locative বরাতে (borate))

1. vicinity, proximity, reach

   Synonyms: পাশ (paś), কাছ (kach)

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   dhôirra neẏ kazir bôrate

   ধইর‍্যা নেয় কাজীর বরাতে

   - Mymensingh Geetika

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “বরাত” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “বরাত” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh