রোকেয়া

Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic رُقَيَّة (ruqayya, charming), from the root ر ق ي (r q y). Doublet of রুকইয়া (rukoiẏa).

Proper noun

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রোকেয়া (rōkeẏa) (objective রোকেয়া (rōkeẏa) or রোকেয়াকে (rōkeẏake), genitive রোকেয়ার (rōkeẏar), locative রোকেয়ায় (rōkeẏaẏ))

  1. (Islam) The second daughter of the prophet Muhammad.
  2. a female given name from Arabic, Rokeya, Ruqayyah