শাহী নহবত
Bengali
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editEtymology
editFrom শাহী (śahī) + নহবৎ (nohobot), the latter of which is a corrupted form of নওবৎ (noubôt). Both terms are derived from Classical Persian شاهی and نوبت, with the latter being ultimately derived from Arabic نَوْبَة (nawba).
Noun
editশাহী নহবত • (śahī nôhbôt) (objective শাহী নহবত (śahi nohobot) or শাহী নহবতকে (śahi nohobtoke), genitive শাহী নহবতের (śahi nohboter), locative শাহী নহবতে (śahi nohbote))
- A clock that sounds at the monarch's main gate
References
edit- Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh