মরদ

Bengali

Alternative forms

• মর্দ (môrdô)

Etymology

From Classical Persian مرد (mard), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mŕ̥tas, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tós (“dead, mortal”), from *mer- (“to die”); whence also মরা (mora, “to die”), and মরদান (mordan, “men”). Cognates include Sanskrit मर्त (marta, “mortal, man”), Ancient Greek βροτός (brotós, “mortal”), English mortal. Other borrowings from Persian are Hindi मर्द (mard), Turkish mert (“manly”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /mɔ.ɾɔd̪/, [ˈmɔ.ɾɔd̪]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /mɔ.ɹɔd̪/, [ˈmɔ.ɹɔd̪]

Adjective

মরদ • (morod) (comparative আরও মরদ, superlative সবচেয়ে মরদ)

1. manly

   কে বেশী মরদ, দেখি তো?

   ke beśī môrôd, dekhi to?

   Who is more manly, let us see?

Noun

মরদ • (morod) (objective মরদ (morod) or মরদকে (mordoke), genitive মরদের (morder), locative মরদে (morde) or মরদেতে (mordete))

1. man; an adult male human.

   Synonym: আদমী (adomi)

2. mensch; a man who has, to an eminent degree, qualities considered masculine, such as strength, integrity, and devotion to family.

   এমন জোয়ান মরদ

   emôn joan môrôd

   Such a young mensch

   - Shamsuddin Abul Kalam

Derived terms

• মরদানা (mordana)
• মরদ আদমি (morod adomi)
• মরদামি (mordami)
• মরদ বাচ্চা (morod bacca)
• মরদের বাচ্চা (morder bacca)
• মরদ কা বাত হাতি কা দাঁত (môrôd ka bat hati ka dãt)
• মরদবাজ (môrôdbaz)

References

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