মঞ্জিল

Bengali

Alternative forms

• মঞ্জিলা (monjila), মনজিল (monojil)

Etymology

From Arabic مَنْزِل (manzil). Cognate with Hindi मंजिल (mañjil), Turkish menzil.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /mond͡ʒil/, [ˈmond͡ʒil]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /mondʑil/, [ˈmondʑil]

Noun

মঞ্জিল • (monjil) (objective মঞ্জিল (monjil) or মঞ্জিলকে (monjiloke), genitive মঞ্জিলের (monjiler), locative মঞ্জিলে (monjile))

1. a day’s journey; stage
2. hotel; serai

   মঞ্জিলে মঞ্জিলে যায় প্রবাস করিয়া

   Dwelling from serai to serai

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   - Heyat Mahmud

3. dwelling; lodging

   নওশার মঞ্জিলে সামাইয়া

   noōśar monjile śamaiẏa

   Entering the groom's abode.

   Synonyms: বাড়ী (baṛi), ঘর (ghor), মকান (mokan)

4. house; mansion
5. storey of a building
6. destination
7. dignity, rank
8. boundary

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “মঞ্জিল, মঞ্জিলা, মনজিল” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “মঞ্জিল” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh