সফল

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सफल (saphala). Compare Assamese সফল (xophol), Nepali सफल (saphal), Hindustani सफल (saphal) / سپھل, Sinhalese සඵල (saphala).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʃɔfɔl/, [ˈʃɔfɔl]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ʃɔfɔl/, [ˈʃɔfɔl]

Adjective

সফল • (saphala) (comparative আরও সফল, superlative সবচেয়ে সফল)

1. successful
2. fruitful
3. effective

Antonyms

• অকৃতকার্য (okritokarjo)
• অসফল (ośophol)

Derived terms

• সফলকাম (śophlokam)
• সফলমনোরথ (śopholomnōroth)
• সফলতা (śophlota)

References

• Biswas, Sailendra (2000) “সফল”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3^rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.
• Bhaṭṭācārya, Subhāsha (2003) “সফল”, in Saṁsada Bāṁlā uccāraṇa abhidhāna, 2^nd edition, Kalikata: Sāhitya Saṃsada, →OCLC.
• Dāsa, Jñānendramohana (1937-1938) “সফল”, in Bāṅgālā bhāshāra abhidhāna (in Bengali), 2^nd edition, Kalikata: Indian Publishing House, →OCLC.
• Accessible Dictionary, সফল Government of Bangladesh