মুরুব্বি

Bengali

Alternative forms

• মুরুব্বী (murubbi), মুরব্বি (murobbi), মুরব্বী (murobbi)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُرَبِّي (murabbī, “educator; guardian”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /muɾubːi/, [ˈmuɾubːiˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /muɹubːi/, [ˈmuɹubːiˑ]

Noun

মুরুব্বি • (murubbi)

1. elder, senior

   চল, মুরুব্বিদের সাহায্য করি!

   col, murubbider śahajjo kori!

   Let's go and help the elders!

2. guardian, protector, caretaker, fosterer