Bengali

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian حمله (hamla), from Arabic حَمْلَة (ḥamla). Compare Hindustani حملہ / हमला (hamlā).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /hamla/, [hamlaˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /hamla/, [hamlaˑ]
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Noun

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হামলা (hamola)

  1. attack
  2. assault
  3. raid