শোহরৎ

Bengali

Alternative forms

• শহরৎ (śôhôrôt), শোহরত (śohôrôt), শুহরত (śuhôrôt)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شهرت, from Arabic شُهْرَة (šuhra).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʃɔhɔɾɔt̪/, [ˈʃɔhɔɾɔt̪]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ʃɔhɔɹɔt̪/, [ˈʃɔhɔɹɔt̪]

Noun

শোহরৎ • (śohôrôt) (objective শোহরৎ (śōhorot) or শোহরৎকে (śōhorotke), genitive শোহরতের (śōhroter), locative শোহরতে (śōhrote))

1. fame, renown, reputation

   Synonym: আব্রু (abru)

   আমার শোহরতের কোন চাহিদা নেই।

   amar śohôrôter konô cahida nei

   I have no need for fame.

2. proclamation, announcement

   শোহরত দাও নওরাতি আজ

   śohôrôt dao norati aj

   Give a proclamation that tonight is one of festivities.

   - Kazi Nazrul Islam

Derived terms

• ঢোল শোহরৎ (ḍhol śohôrôt)

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “শোহরত, শুহরত, শহরৎ, শোহরৎ” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “শোহরত” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh